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Hannah Howe

Monday 8 April 1963

Britain’s car planners are studying the Paris fashions, and the result will be more colour on the roads. A Ford spokesman said, “Women usually decide the colour of the family car, and they are influenced by fashions.” Computer analysis revealed that Triumph saloon car buyers prefer dark blue or dark green, while white or red is favoured for sports cars.

More and more wives are sending their husbands’ shirts to the new 48-hour shirt service shops that are opening up all over the country at a rate of one a week. They offer a professionally laundered shirt returned in a plastic packet at prices from 1s 9d to 2s 3d a time.

Canon Gervase Markham, Vicar of Grimsby, wants young people to be forbidden to marry until six months after the formal announcement of their engagement. He conceded that this might lead to an increase in the number of illegitimate births, but believes it would reduce the number of divorces.

The Post Office plans to switch its parcel traffic from the railways to the roads. This is in response to the Beeching railway cuts.

What’s wrong with British soccer? Sheffield Wednesday’s manager Vic Buckingham has an answer to this hoary question. “There are not enough oohs and aahs. Keep the ball in the penalty area to get the crowd oohing and aahing. The more you get the ball into the penalty area the more excitement there is - and more goals.”

Television highlights: Panorama - the Canadian elections. Ballroom Dancing. Rugby Union - Richmond v Wasps.

Radio highlights: Ballads. The World Tomorrow.

Weather: mainly dry with sunny spells. Outlook - dry and sunny. 12c, 54f.