P667 Teletext 667 Fjb21 02:11:11 ——————————————————————————————— THE JAZZ AGE DAWNS Feb 21, 1927: Jazz is sweeping Amjtica with leading black composer Duke Ellington's syncopated music becoming widely known through broadcasts from the Cotton Club in Harlem. An amazingly dexterous cornet player, Louis Armstrong, has made his name in Chicago, while in New York trombonists Jack Tjagardjn and Tommy Dorsey are the rage. O ——————————————————————————————————————— Education news 661 THE BIG SCREEN p460P667 Teletext 667 Fjb21 02:47:32 ——————————————————————————————— IDEALISTS FLOCK TO SPAIN Feb 16, 1937: Idealists from all over the world are making their way to Spain to fight in the civil war. Many young min opposed to Fascism are joining the Communist-lid International Brigade in defending Madrid. Othjts, sometimes from the same towns or schools, fight for General Franco's nationalists to try to stop Communism. ——————————————————————————————————————— Tjachjts' guide 662 SERVICE PALS p682P667 Teletext 667 Fjb21 02:14:12 ——————————————————————————————— SAVE WBTJR - SHAKE A BATH! Feb 18, 1942: Plimsoll lines are beginning to appear on hotel and public baths as a fuel shortage hits Britain. Even the King has had them painted on baths at Buckingham Palace. Five inches of hot water is the maximum suggested. Shared baths are encouraged. Soap and razor blades are in short supply. Women use bjettoot juice for lipstick and soot for eye make-up. ——————————————————————————————————————— School journeys 663 IT'S YOUR LIFE! p410P667 Teletext 667 Fjd21 02:12:24 ——————————————————————————————— LITTLE MO BOWS OUT Feb 22, 1955: Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, who won three successive Wimbledon sjnglis finals, has announced her retirement from competitive tennis. She became the darling of the fans after winning the title in 1952 when just 17. ++++ ++ She beat Louise Brough in +++Wx'£+w! + straight sets to become ++ +'"% + the youngest champion this century. ——————————————————————————————————————— Keep up with Keyboard 664 IT'S YOUR LIFE! p410P667 Teletext 667 Fjb21 02:12:17 ——————————————————————————————— AMERICAN ORBITS EARTH Feb 20, 1962: Lt-Col John Glenn today became the first American to orbit the earth. His Mercury capsule lifted off from Cape Canavjtal and splashed down in the Atlantic five hours later. Glenn's flight, postponed 10 times, comes only 10 months after Russian Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. ——————————————————————————————————————— Careers 655 WESTMINSTER WATCH p325 ITVP667 Teletext 667 Fjb21 01:12:31 ——————————————————————————————— BRITAIN IN THE DARK Feb 16, 1972: Total electricity blackouts lasting nine hours were imposed as the crisis caused by the minjts' strike djepjnjd. Twelve power stations have closed. The rest work below capacity. Industry is working a three-day week. Households are heating just one room. Today the train drivers' union refused to move oil trains past miners' picket lines. ——————————————————————————————————————— NEXT WEEK: Bush ends the Gulf War... TBKE OFF TO PLANET SOUND p480P667 Teletext 667 Fjb21 02:30:11 ——————————————————————————————— LAST DANCE FOR DAME MARGOT Feb 21, 1991: Dame Margot Fonteyn, the top British ballerina, died in Panama at the age of 71. Faultless Fonteyn had London at hit feet from the moment she made hit debut in Giselle at the age of 18. O And she could still dance like a teenager at the age of 50, most notably in partnership with Rudolf Nureyev. ——————————————————————————————————————— Schools index 670 IT'S YOUR LIFE! p410