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Hannah Howe

Monday 25 March 1963

Tory councillor Alan Riley believes that more canings are needed. “More whippings would do a lot of good,” Mr Riley said. He thought that some teachers were too scared to use the cane because of the risk of legal proceedings against them.

Wallpaper that is sound and not seriously discoloured can be given a new look. The old method was to use stale bread or stiff flour dough. But you can now buy a plastic dough that does the job much better. Cost 2s 6d for a moderate-sized room.

Thousands of people in Cumberland and Westmorland got up an hour early yesterday, by mistake. Local newspapers printed that Summer Time would begin on March 24, corresponding with Summer Time in 1962. But this year, Summer Time begins next Sunday.

Classified advertisements: JT (260) phone 26th, 9pm, STA 1147. PAP - D & C in a home.

On the stage: Ménage a Trois - Phyllis Calvert, Elizabeth Shepherd and Marius Goring in an eternal triangle with a new twist - the wife and mistress fall in love.

Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest with 42 points. Switzerland were second with 40 points and Italy third with 37. Britain, who have never won the ten-year-old contest, came fourth with 28 points.

Television highlights: World in Action - a report on gambling. Panorama - an investigation into fluoride. Come into the Garden.

Radio highlights: The Archeologist. Kenny Lynch.

Weather: dry with occasional rain later. Outlook - showers. 12c, 54f.