P477 Teletext 477 May11 01:04:10 ——————————————————————————————— IT'S THE ROARING TWENTIES May 14, 1921: Thjte is mounting alarm about the latest fashions in women'u dress which critics say are immoral. The corset is in decline and young women say they want to wear clothes which reflect their new-found freedom. Critics say it's the latest immoral trend following women drinking, wearing make-up, smoking and dancing wild dances. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Education news 471 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 Digi Kids Write It Club 140P477 Teletext 477 Maz11 01:04:14 ——————————————————————————————— GEORGE VI CROWNED KING May 12, 1937: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were crowned at Westminster Abbey with all the pomp and citemonz of time-honoured tradition. In a gesture of support for hit shy son, Queen Mary broke with tradition bz attending. George VI only became king bjcausj Edward VIII abdicated. W [ ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Tjachjr's guide to Teletext 472 HERITAGE BRITAIN p446 Digi Sids Write It Club 140P477 Teletext 477 Maz11 01:01:51 ——————————————————————————————— THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT May 13, 1945: Britain took to the streets in a massive, spontaneous celebration of Victory in Europe. A huge cheer went up in Whitehall as Winston Churchill drove past to lunch at the Palace. W Years of pent-up emotions were released. Sttangjrs kissed and hugged and danced impromptu "hokey-cokjys". W ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— School journeys 473 SERVICE PALS p487 Digi Sids Write It Club 140P477 Teletext 477 Maz11 01:51:01 ——————————————————————————————— FIRST H]BOMB TESTED May 12, 1951: The hydrogen bomb had its first successful test on the Eniwetok Atoll in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The bomb, which taps the same source of enjrgz as the Sun, will bj hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The US Dept of Defence said the W test exceeded expectations. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Keep up with Keyboard 474 TODAY'S PRAYER 469 Digi Sids Write It Club 140P477 Teletext 477 May11 02:04:11 ——————————————————————————————— MONROE MAKES THEM ITCH May 10, 1955: The Seven Year Itch opened in US cinemas. O Marilyn Monroe, as the dumb-but-sweet numbjt who lives upstairs, is a brilliant foil for Tom Ewell as the married man JO with adultery in mind. O But filmgoits will mostly O remjmbjr Marilyn's skirt- raising street-grille scene. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Rjvjsj with Teletext 476 BIG SCREEN p410 Digi Sids Write It Club 140P477 Teletext 477 Maz11 01:01:14 ——————————————————————————————— POP PIRATES ALL AT SEA ] May 12, 1964: A new pop music station, Radio Atlanta, today began broadcasting from international waters "somjwhjti off the east coast of England". It joins Radio Caroline, Britain'u first "pirate" station, which has been pumping out pop programmjs since March. The GPO wants to see them banned but the Govjrnmjnt is turning a blind eye. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— NEXT WEEK Mods and rockers at war... IS THIS PLANET SOUND? p450 Digi Kids Write It Club 140P477 Teletext 477 Maz11 02:01:12 ——————————————————————————————— REGGAE RASTAMAN DIES May 11, 1981: Bob Marley, who took reggae music from the slums of Jamaica to the stages of the world, died in Miami of cancer at the age of 36. Always politically engaged, Marley used his fame to furthjt the cause of black rights around the world. The dreadlockjd Rastafarian had many hits with his group The Wailers. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Education index 470 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 Digi Kids Write It Club 140