Monday 25 February 1963
“The sensation of Paris, I nominate the Shift (pictured) as the dress most likely to succeed in 1963. As a style it does most for most figures. It glides tactfully over the shape beneath, looks brilliant on good statistics, and cheats a little over bad ones.” - Felicity Green.
Out came the sun yesterday - and so did thousands of motorists attracted by the best road conditions since the Big Freeze began two months ago. Although temperatures were a little above freezing the RAC estimated that in London alone 8,000 cars an hour were leaving for the coast and country.
The Loch Ness Monster reared its ugly head again yesterday, this time on television. Furthermore, viewers were told that the monster may have several mates, in Loch Ness and other lochs. Mr Alec Campbell, thirty years water bailiff at Loch Ness said, “I saw something. The hump simply rolled up out of the water and sank gently out of sight. The skin was exactly like that of an elephant.”
The Conservative government has announced that married women employed as civil servants will be sacked if they do not return to work within three months of having a baby.
Classified Advertisements: Do you want to sing like Helen Shapiro or Cliff Richard? Phone the Maurice Burman School of Modern Pop Singing for details.
Television highlights: Blue Peter. BBC News (two ten minute programmes). World in Action - the fashion business.
Radio highlights: Mr Acker Bilk Requests. Big Ben Banjo Band.
Weather: mainly dry, sunny spells, very cold. Outlook - similar. Maximum temperature 1c, 34f.