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P149 Teletext 149 Aug30 21:21:11       ————————————————————————————  BLUE RIBAND BACK IN BRITAIN   August 30, 1936: Britain's super liner the Queen Mary regained the Blue Riband having crossed the Atlantic in a record 3 days, 23 hrs and 57 mink. The time of the 80,733-ton liner was 3 hrs and 51 mink faster than the record set by the French liner Normandie last June.   Today also marks a  double crossing by  the ship in 11 days.  ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Today on Lifestyle 140 IS LOVE IN THE AIR FOR YOU? p148 GameCentral Kids Write It Ace

P149 Teletext 149 Aug30 21:26:11       ————————————————————————————  SWASTIKA SWEPT FROM PARIS    August 25, 1944: French tanks  lead the Allies into Paris and  the swastika no longer flies  from the Eiffel Tower.   Entering the capital, General de  Gaulle said: "From the bottom  of my heart, 'Vive Paris!'"   German commander General  Dietrich von Cholitz defied  Hitler's order to destroy  Paris before surrendering.  ————————————————————————2/7——  Today on Lifestyle 140 NEWS AND SPORTS HEADLINES ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE: www.teletext.co.uk GameCentral Kids Write It Ace

P149 Teletext 149 Aug30 21:14:11       ————————————————————————————  TRAFFIC WARDENS PROPOSED   August 30, 1956: A new corps of traffic wardens will supervise parking meters when they are introduced next year, the Ministry of Transport announced. They will have no power of  arrest but will relieve  police of some of their  traffic duties.   Ex-servicemen and retired  policemen are considered  likely recruits. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Today on Lifestyle 140 NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING ITV1 p390 GameCentral Kids Write It Ace

P149 Teletext 149 Aug30 21:12:31       ————————————————————————————  HI-FE HERE TO STAY   August 25, 1958: High fidelity does not refer to marriage vows but to the latest technique for record buffs — stereophonic recording. Stereo — hi-fe — dominates the Radio  Show this year. You need two loud-  speakers strategically   placed in the room.     Experts say stereo will   mean the end of mono   recording.  ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Today on Lifestyle 140 IS THIS PLANET SOUND? p160 GameCentral Kids Write It Ace

P149 Teletext 149 Aug30 21:10:11       ————————————————————————————  'I HAVE A DREAM,' SAYS KING   Aug 28, 1963: More than 200,000 people marched through Washington today in the biggest demonstration 9et to press for civil rights.  Orator of the day was  negro leader the Rev  Martin Luther King.  He told the throng: "I have a dream that the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will sit together at the table of brotherhood." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Today on Lifestyle 140 VACATION IN THE STATES? p222 ITV GameCentral Kids Write It Ace

P149 Teletext 149 Aug30 21:11:11       ————————————————————————————  MOUNTBATTEN KILLED BY IRA   Aug 27, 1979: Lord Mountbatten, 79-year-old statesman, warrior and cousin to the Queen, was killed b9 an IRA bomb while on holiday in Ireland. The bomb was planted on his boat in the quiet fishing village of Mullaghmore, Co Sligo, where he spent each August.  His grandson, Nicholas, 14,  and a 15-year-old boatman  also died in the blast. Other  family members are critical. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— NEXT WEEK: Arlott's last broadcast... TODAY'S PRAYER p177 GameCentral Kids Write It Ace

P149 Teletext 149 Aug30 21:13:11       ————————————————————————————  HELLRAISER HUSTON IS DEAD   Aug 28, 1987: Only Orson Wells made a more impressive debut as film director than John Huston, who died today at 81. He kicked off with The Maltese Falcon. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The African Queen soon followed. His private life was less   successful. A notorious   hellraiser, he had five  failed marriages.   ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Today on Lifestyle 140 THE BIG SCREEN p410 GameCjntral Kids Write It Ace

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