大象传媒 Radio Solent - Richard Cartridge, The Cartridge Years: 1966, 1980 and 1997

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The Cartridge Years: 1966, 1980 and 1997

Richard Cartridge

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

3 hours

Sun 14 Apr 2013 14:00

大象传媒 Radio Solent

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 拢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

The British Rail ferry Cuthred ran aground in Portsmouth harbour
Destroyer HMS Kent came into Portsmouth for the last time as a serving warship. 聽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.聽
A massive wave hit one of the legs of the platform, causing it to break and fall into the water.聽
The Iranian Embassy Siege began.聽

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 century聽
Saddam HUSSEIN celebrated his 60th birthday