25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, October 23, 1971

THE Turkish Press has been giving front-page cover to the Queen's visit, but one provincial paper apparently was not quite sure who she was. The newspaper, in the Black Sea farming centre of Giresun, carried the heading, on the eve of the Queen's arrival: 'England's Queen Elizabeth Taylor coming to Turkey'.

50 YEARS AGO

MAKING an impassioned appeal at the TUC at Brighton today for 'a union of hearts between peoples', Mr Atleee declared: "It is one of the tragedies of the world situation that the Soviet Government appears deliberately to prevent intercourse between the Russian people and the rest of the world.

"They are not allowed to know what is being done and thought by their fellows in other parts of the world. The growth of personal friendship between individuals is frowned upon. The Russian newspapers give fantastic misrepresentation of the world outside Soviet Russia." The Premier added that a wall of ignorance and suspicion was built up between the nations. "We must hope for change.

125 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, October 24, 1871

THIS morning, shortly after ten o'clock, a building in Back Newport-street fell in with a loud crash, and at first it was feared that some persons who were at work on the spot the previous day, and who it was presumed had resumed their labours today, had either been killed or severely injured. Mr Crompton, oil and colour merchant, has recently entered into a contract with Mr Joseph Holden, builder, to take down a three-storey building adjoining his shop, and build larger and more commodious premises. The old building had already been taken down, and everything was ready to commence the new erection. The adjoining building is the property of Mr Greatorex, and was rented by Mr Morris. It was two storeys high, separated by a party wall, and it is stated that the slates taken from the roof of Mr Crompton's building were placed on Mr Morris's roof, and that the weight caused the wall to bulge out and fall. The building was not propped, and other portions of the building now standing threaten to fall every moment. There was fortunately no-one at work.

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