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Dark days! Tynesiders who recall the blackout during the second world war are to get a vivid reminder of those

... Dark days! Tynesiders who recall the blackout during the second world war are to get a vivid reminder of those days. Tonight, a powerful searchlisght will desperately search. Between 10 p.m. and 10.15 p.m., a beam will probe the darkness above Newcastle’s ...

ramme looks at the problem of rehousing people after the Second World War. Il (Tyne Tees, 10.35): MURDER ..

... ramme looks at the problem of rehousing people after the Second World War. Il (Tyne Tees, 10.35): MURDER ORDAINED (BBCI, Starring Anthony Perkins, Vera 9.30): First of a drama which Miles and Meg Tilly. Norman opens in the winter of 1982 in Bates is released ...

Plane found

... Plane found A Second World War British aircraft, believed to be a Lancaster bomber, has been found by workmen dredging part of the River Rhone in southern France. ...

Blown up

... Blown up A Second World War bomb uncovered by workmen, which led to the M 25 being closed. was blown up today at a chalk quarry by Army experts. ...

DESTRUCTION

... ferry goes into the river, the Government will have achieved what the Luftwaffe failed to do with their bombing in the Second World War — the dest- ...

Heart failure

... Imperial Navy who helped plan the attack on Pearl Harbour, died of heart failure todax. the 44th annivcmg of the end of the Second World War. ...

Grave find

... contains the remains of more than 600 men, women and children buried by Soviet and Polish secret police during and after the Second World War. according to reports. ...

Wednesday

... Wednesday TIMEWATCH A forgotten episode of the Second World War is highlighted in “The Hunger Winter” which shows how the Germans were persuaded by the Allies to allow food and fuel to be air-dropped on millions of starving Dutch families. (BBC 2 8.10 ...

Tanks a lot for the gift

... this Christmas will take some wrappingit'’s a 32-ton Russian tank. A North Devon firm is offering the reconditioned Second World War T 34 tanks at £12,000 each. ...

New battle

... anniversary of the historic air victory. The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund needs the money to help former officers of the Second World War. ...

Tributes to ‘Cheerful Charlie’

... Charlie’ ONE of Wearside's best known characters, Charles Carney, who was awarded the British Empire Medal after the second world war, has died. Charlie, who suffered nearly four years as a Japanese prisoner of war, but remained cheerful throughout, will ...