Teletext Recovery - 26/01/1999

P667 Teletext 667 Jan26 22:16:20    ———————————————————————————————  HITLER TAKES OVER    Jan 30, 1933: Adolf Hitler, high-school drop-out, house painter and  wartime army corporal, is  the new German Chancellor.   The 43-year-old Nazi boss  was appointed by President  von Hindenberg, 85.   Some think the Cabinet  can tame Hitler and his  wild men. Others fear the  swastika is here to stay.  —————————————————————————————  Education 660 THE BIG SCREEN p460

P667 Teletext 667 Jan26 22:16:12    ———————————————————————————————  FIRST DAYTIME RAID ON BERLIN   Jan 31, 1943: RAF Mosquitos launched daring daytime raids on Berlin just as Reichmarshal Hermann Goering was about to broadcast on 10 years of Nazi rule. The German defences were taken totally by surprise by the first daylight raid and there was little flak.  One pilot said: "I think  the gunners must have  left their posts to tune  in to Goering's speech."  ——————————————————————————————————————— Education 660 SERVICE PALS p682

P667 Teletext 667 Jan26 22:17:32    ———————————————————————————————  GANDHI ASSASSINATED   Jan 30, 1948: Mahatma Gandhi, who more than anyone else won India's freedom from British rule, was  assassinated in New Delhi.   He was going to a prayer  meeting when a young man  stepped from the crowd  and shot him three times.   The apostle of peace was  fatally wounded by the  assassin, a Hindu fanatic.  ————————————————————————————— Teachers' guide to Teletext 662 IT'S YOUR LIFE! p410

P667 Teletext 667 Jan26 22:17:53    ———————————————————————————————  MAU MAU UPRISING GROWS   Jan 26, 1953: Over a thousand white settlers marched through Nairobi in Kenya following the weekend murder of a European farmer and his family. They demanded tougher action against the anti-white Mau Mau secret   terrorist society.  W  Kikuyu leader Jomo Kenyatta,  known as Burning Spear by  his followers, denies any  connection with Mau Mau.  ——————————————————————————————————————— Keep up with Keyboard 664 IT'S YOUR LIFE! p410

P667 Teletext 667 Jan26 22:17:55    ———————————————————————————————  GRAND FAREWELL TO A HERO   Jan 30, 1965: Sir Winston Churchill was buried in a village churchyard near his family's ancestral home at Blenheim.   The simple ceremony ended  four days of worldwide  homage on a grand scale.   Sir Winston, 90, lay in  state for three days before  a funeral at St Paul's.  Thousands came to mourn  the great man of destiny.  ——————————————————————————————— Education 660 WESTMINSTER WATCH p325 ITV

P667 Teletext 667 Jan26 22:18:47    ———————————————————————————————  STRIKE STRIFE WORSENS   Jan 31, 1979: Dustbins overflowing ... streets piled with rubbish ... patients turned away from hospitals ... hundreds of thousands of workers laid off. Industrial chaos reigns in Britain during this winter of discontent.   Unions cannot control the wave  of unofficial strikes and the  Labour Government is worried  about the likely  electoral cost. ——————————————————————————————————————— NEXT WEEK: Rolls-Royce is bankrupt TAKE OFF TO PLANET SOUND p480

P667 Teletext 667 Jan26 22:18:38    ———————————————————————————————  SPACE SHUTTLE EXPLODES   January 28, 1986: The American space  shuttle Challenger exploded  seconds after take-off today,  killing all five crew members.   Teacher Christa McAuliffe, chosen  as the first "citizen in space",  died as her husband and children  witnessed the take-off.   The crew are the first American  fatalities in space.    ————————————————————————————————  Schools index 660 IT'S YOUR LIFE! p410

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