From the Evening News, October 7, 1971

THE 45-day hunt for Frederick Joseph Sewell, Britain's most wanted man, ended at dawn today at a terraced house in a dingy north London street when police, some of them armed, burst into a bedroom. He will now appear in court charged with the murder of Blackpool police chief Supt. Richardson.

BOLTON is fast becoming one of the dirtiest towns in England, Labour Group leader Ald. Harry Lucas said at last night's meeting of Bolton Town Council. He complained about lack of police action against litter louts.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, October 8, 1946

ANOTHER post-war reaction against uniformity and simplicity is to be seen in the trend towards more elaborate and romantic hair styles. But before attempting a new-fangled and glamorous way of doing your hair, remember that war time (and peace time) food, with its lack of fruits and fats, is almost certain to have had an unfortunate effect on your hair, making it lack lustre and perhaps dandruffy. Constant brushing with a stiff brush is the first step toward remedying matters. And any woman who will spend five minutes each day in massaging a good hair lotion into her scalp with the fingertips will be amply rewarded.

125 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, October 7, 1871

THE Manchester Racecourse Company Limited adopted at their recent meeting the unusual course of dispensing with the services of the police. The complaint most commonly urged against horse racing is that it leads to the assemblage of thieves and blackguards in such large numbers that respectable people cannot attend with comfort and safety. Hitherto the Salford police have attended the races held in the borough in such force as the Chief Constable thought necessary for the prevention of crime and the preservation of good order.

The Manchester Racecourse Company are in the habit of charging for admission to the ground, as well as to the stands, and the Salford Corporation, of course, have always charged for the services of the police.

The company appear to be of the opinion that as they pay for the services rendered they have the right to dispense with them, or to limit them as they think proper. This view is not shared by the Mayor or Chief Constable, and it was because they refused to be tied down as to the number of policemen to be employed that the services of the police were at the recent meeting dispensed with. What will be the result of this determination if it be persisted in, and if it becomes widely known amongst the dangerous classes, is not for us to predict.

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