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Friday 5 April 1963
Not so long ago wearing an ankle bracelet meant that you were either a film starlet with an eye for a publicity gimmick, or a woman who put impact before good taste. But today things are changing fast and rings on her toes are just as acceptable as rings on her fingers. Foot jewellery is selling fast and likely to become a fashion trend.
Many modern chairs look good, but just try sitting on one for half an hour. They are uncomfortable. The loudest complaints come from women. Many feel that modern chairs are designed with men in mind. And that should come as no surprise because out of 59 designs submitted to a competition organised by the British Latex Foam Manufacturers’ Association only three were by women.
Most motorists are wearing out their cars by not driving them enough. Two-thirds of Europe’s motorists use their cars on journeys of eight miles or under. And that is wearing out the engines. Why? Because the engine never gets to its proper working temperature and therefore never works efficiently. A car thrives on a good long run whereas stop-and-start motoring has the opposite effect.
There’s a drive to persuade us to eat turkey for Easter, not with quite the same abandon as at Christmas; just a modest turkey dinner. Oven-ready mini-turkeys weighing between 4lb and 6lb, and costing 23s, are available this weekend. Don’t expect quite the same succulent flavour of a big bird, but with the right trimmings they do make a change.
Abolish the policeman on the beat and replace him with patrol cars, says a report in Police Review. A criminal can evade a constable on the beat, but a police car is better equipped to give chase.
Television highlights: Gardening Made Easy. Donegan’s On Again! with Lonnie Donegan. Close-Up - Peter Sellers’ films.
Radio highlights: The Navy Lark. Latin-American Music.
Weather: cold and cloudy with showers. Outlook - little change. 7c, 45f.
@HannahHowe Abolish the policeman on the beat and replace him with patrol cars, says a report in Police Review.
What would Dixon of Dock Green make of that!
Was this the start of the move away from the local Bobby to the copper in the car?
@DazzlingDamo Z-Cars was popular on television at the time. The times were a-changing.