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The Cartridge years: 1966, 1976 and 1980
Richard turns back the clock with the hits and local headlines from three Cartridge years: 1966, 1976 and 1980
This week Richard turns back the clock with the hits and local headlines from the November of 1966, 1976 and 1980 and hears your stories of the relevant years.
Plus tracks from his featured album of the week, the Searchers鈥� 1963 album Meet The Searechers.
And Richard highlights some of the lighter stories of the week that you may have missed and looks ahead to the news for Monday.
It's the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Last on
Sun 24 Nov 2013
14:00
麻豆社 Radio Solent
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November 1966
- The inventor of the hovercraft Christopher Cockerill was awarded the Albert Medal at Buckingham Palace.
- A prototype concorde was shown off to the press.
- Students were demonstrating in Los Angeles over their 10PM curfew.
- The inquiry into the landslip that destroyed a school in Aberfan started.
- Pirate radio station 390 broadcast for the last time before being closed down.
- Car workers at Longbridge were on strike.
- The Beatles started recording their Sgt Pepper album.
- Winston Churchill's 92nd birthday was marked with a banquet in London.
- Television history was made with the first live broadcast from Australia using the 聽Early Bird II satellite.
- Members of the NUT said they thought teachers' pay was inadequate.
- Comedian Arthur Haynes was buried in London.
- A coalition government was formed in Germany.
November 1976
- Dockers in Portsmouth refused to handle cargo from France coming in through the new Cross Channel Ferry terminal.
- Lord Mountbatten of Burmah was made a Freeman of the city of Portsmouth.
- Southampton FC was given the freedom of the city of Southampton.
- A drum of toxic chemicals was found on Sandown beach.
- The White Horse in Osmington was given a spruce up by girls from Convent of the Sacred Heart in Weymouth.
- RJ Mitchell Court, which provided accommodation for 40 ex servicemen in Boyatt Wood was opened.
- Prince Sultan, the Saudi defence minister visited Bovington Camp and Lulworth Cove.
- The Chewton Glen Hotel in the New Forest was named Hotel of the Year in Egon Ronay's guide.
- Peter Osgood left Southampton FC to go to Norwich City on a month's loan.
- Portland fair was about to start.
- A brand new text service from the 麻豆社 was given the go ahead by the government. 聽It was to be called Ceefax.聽
- Prime Minister was James Callaghan.
- 71 candidates were standing in the Isle of Man General election.
- Workers at Ford's Halewood plant were on strike.
- Concorde landed at Manchester Airport for the first time - having been diverted from London because of heavy fog.
- The two-man world hang gliding record was set at 13,500 feet. After a 30 minute Glide in Shropshire.
- The Queen Mother opened the Commonwealth War Graves exhibition at Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day.
- British Leyland confirmed that a number of Range Rovers disappeared from their Solihull plant.
November 1980
- Traffic was held up in Brading - by a stuffed camel. 聽It was being carried to take part in a nativity scene.
- A brand new 拢100,000 yacht was waved off from Lymington - heading to Australia to take part in the America's cup.
- Workers were on strike at the Power Brakes factory in Southampton.
- Tim Coleman failed in his bid to set a new speed record off Portland in a catamaran. 聽He reached 31 knots - the record stood at 40.
- It was estimated that 拢6000 Million worth of oil was sitting in an oilfield under Dorset.
- Fairey Marine in Gosport took on 120 new staff to complete a new order.
- A dispute between cunard and the NUS was settled. 聽The disagreement was over the ships flying flags of convenience.
- A group of travellers were moved from an illegal site in Netley Marsh.
- The first Chinook destined for the Ministry of Defence arrived in Southampton.
- Fire fighters on strike - the Army were using Green Goddesses.
- An explosion destroyed a house in Hebden bridge, West Yorkshire .
- Security guard was shot dead in a wages snatch in Birmingham.
- David Essex switched on the Xmas lights in London.
- British Steel closed their plant at Workington in Cumbria.
- Unions called off a strike at British Leyland.
- Using car, helicopter & Concorde, London Businessman Gordon White set a new record when he reached New York in just over 4 hours, 23 minutes.
- Miss World - Gabreilla Brum from West Germany resigned the day after winning the title.
- A school bus was hijacked in Belgium.
- In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe reassured white farmers & families that the Government had no plans to seize their land.聽
- Pope John-Paul was in West Germany.
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- Sun 24 Nov 2013 14:00麻豆社 Radio Solent