From the Evening News, January 21, 1993: BILL Clinton, whose secret service codename was Elvis, celebrated his inauguration as US President by rockin' on through a night of inaugural balls - he stopped at 12 galas attended by more than 63,000 people, and at one be borrowed a tenor saxophone and played with the band.

AUDREY Hepburn has died in her home in Switzerland after a long battle with colon cancer. She was 63.

25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

January 21, 1978

BOLTON'S three faithful Green Goddess fire engines finally pulled out of town today to be put back in mothballs. The Olive green engines have been on stand-by since Monday "just in case" the firemen's return to work failed to go ahead smoothly.

BOLTON West MP Mrs Ann Taylor has hit back at accusations in a letter to the Evening News that her experience of hooligans and vandals is obtained "from behind safe closed doors." The reader said that an election manifesto based on discipline, corporal punishment and "even capital punishment for certain crimes would sweep the board." But Mrs Taylor has replied that she has seen at first hand the actions of soccer hooligans. "I do believe in discipline, but am convinced that this has to commence in the home," she said.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

January 21, 1953

MR Gammans, Assistant Postmaster-General, said in the house of Commons this afternoon that special licensing arrangements would be made to enable television broadcasts of the Coronation ceremony and procession to be shown in halls, cinemas and other public places whether to paying or non-paying audiences.

THE body of a Scottish seaman who died suddenly in Sydney 20 months ago is to be exhumed to see if he had a fortune buried with him in his wooden leg.

100 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

January 21, 1903

MARTIN J. Case, a man of fifty, has besought and obtained the protection of Judge Carpenter's Court, at Milwaukee, against the wiles of Miss Ormerod, who insists on marrying him whether he desire it or not.

He avers that he loves her passionately when in her presence, and that her letters exercise complete sway over his mind, but when the influence of both has departed he experiences the utmost loathing for the woman.

He had intended to engage her as housekeeper. At the interview he felt her hypnotic influence. She fixed her gaze upon him, turned down the lamp, sat upon his knee, and asked if he would not like to marry her. Although he wished to say no, he found himself unable to answer except in the affirmative. She held him to this pledge, and when he sought release, instructed a lawyer to take legal proceedings.

Dr Kempster, a famous mental expert, informed the Court that Case's mind was strangely affected by some strange influence, and he was not responsible for his actions.

The wedding was to have taken place some days ago, but the Court has taken the case under advisement, and the action stands adjourned.