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The Cartridge Years: 1966, 1980 and 1997

Richard turns back the clock with the hits and local headlines from 1966, 1980 and 1997.

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Sun 14 Apr 2013 14:00
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April 1966

  • Southampton FC were aiming for promotion to the 1st division.
  • HMS Nubian returned to Portsmouth after a deployment
  • Three hundred mile an hour Hovertrains and one thousand ton Hoverships were predicted by the British Hovercraft Association.
  • Ian Brady & Myra Hindley pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder.
  • Sophia Loren married Carlo Ponti the film producer
  • New cars on the road included the Mark 4 Ford Zephyr and the Zodiac.
  • New high speed electric rail services between London, Manchester & Liverpool began.
  • BOAC predicted lower fares when the Bowing 747s were introduced into service.
  • A cheque for Β£1000 was presented to David Corbett - the man who found the stolen World Cup trophy... Along with his dog Pickles.
  • The cup was found in the Beulah Hill district of South East London, having been stolen in March from Westminster Central Hall

April 1980

  • The British Rail ferry Cuthred ran aground in Portsmouth harbour
  • Destroyer HMS Kent came into Portsmouth for the last time as a serving warship. Β She was later used as a fleet training ship
  • Sailors from the south were dealing with the disappointment of finding out their squad would not be going to the summer Olympics in Moscow
  • Langston Harbour Board turned down a proposal by the nature conservancy council to turn part of the harbour into a nature reserve.
  • Isle of Wight hoteliers were angry at proposals to turn the island's ports into havens for stricken ships.
  • A diesel locomotive was named 'Eastleigh' in honour of the railway town's heritage.
  • The national student drama festival was under way in Southampton - the festival was celebrating it's 25th anniversary.
  • Southampton's Bargate Museum held an exhibition to mark 100 years of public transport.
  • The Alexander Kielland North Sea accommodation platform for oil workers collapsed into the sea, killing 123 oil workers.Β 
  • A massive wave hit one of the legs of the platform, causing it to break and fall into the water.Β 
  • The Iranian Embassy Siege began.Β 

April 1997

  • A new Tropical House was being built at Marwell. A TV Documentary looked at the requirement to build a bridge for the public to cross over the crocodile pool.
  • HMP Weare was in Portland being made ready to accept it's first inmates
  • Natural Law Party were demonstrating Yogic Flying in Bournemouth
  • 300 abseilers jumped off Ark Royal which was in portsmouth for a re fit
  • Portsmouth FC announced a redevelopment of Fratton Park
  • P&O announced it was to build a sister ship to Oriana
  • Britain was getting ready to go to the polls.
  • British Waterways introduced new technology to ensure that the country's 200 year old canal network will survive into the next centuryΒ 
  • Saddam HUSSEIN celebrated his 60th birthday

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  • Sun 14 Apr 2013 14:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Solent