THIS DAY IN OUR PAST

The following events took place on April 6 in the years identified:

1968: Amid resounding cheers of “Fortis Cadere, cedere non Potest” ; ‘The Brave May Fall but Never Yield’, Kingston College marched home to their 14th winning of the Inter-Secondary Schoolboys, Athletic Championship crown at the National Stadium. The ‘North Street Giants’ historic triumph makes them the first school in the long history of the championships to attain this feat for the seventh year in succession. An estimated crowd of over 9,000 spectators cheered the ‘Purple and White boys’ as they circle the track in a victory parade. The top twelve schools are Kingston College 62, Excelsior 51, Cornwall 39, Camperdown 37, Jamaica College 20, Wolmer’s 16, St George’s College 15, Calabar and Munro 12 each, Mannings and Titchfield 10, Vere Technical 8, Holmwood and St Elizabeth Technical 6, Clarendon College 5, and York Castle 4.

1984: Over the three-day meet, seven records were broken and two equalled. Overseas buyers attending the JMA/JEA Expo ’84 place firm orders valued at approximately $J8, 293,021.80. It is disclosed that to date, an estimated 200 foreign buyers and trading companies are attending the show. The company receiving the largest order to date is Zesty Food Processors and Exporters. Orders received by Zesty from US and Canadian firms, and for which contracts are signed, total J$4, 460, 700.

1995: The presence of scanner machines at the island’s international airports would greatly assist the police and Customs in identifying contraband goods and illegal firearms that are smuggled into the island. The

Gleaner understands that sometime ago one such machine was imported, but until now it has not been installed, while another that was in place before is now out of service. When asked what was the problem with the scanner machine, Minister of National Security and Justice K. D. Knight says, “We have been encountering installation problems.”