THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

Tonight’s official communique states: There were moderate artillery actions to the north of Braye en Laonnois and towards Hurtebise and rather violent ones to the north-west of Rheims. In the Champagne the fighting which took place last night at Mont Haut terminated in the complete check of the Germans, who were unable, in spite of their efforts, to recapture the ground which we took on the 14th. Latest information shows that these attacks were very violent and deadly for the enemy.

50 years ago

Angus golfers have a record to maintain in this week’s Scottish amateur championship. Every year it has been played at Carnoustie the county has had at least one man in the semi-final. This is the challenge which faces the Angus entrants and it’s no easy one in such a field of Scotland’s cracks. Only outstanding players have done it in the past. It was the late James R. Hosie who set the ball rolling when the championship first went to Carnoustie in 1930. He beat Jack Bookless (Inverness).

25 years ago

Texas billionaire Ross Perot stunned his supporters and rivals by pulling out of the presidential race. He also stole the show from Democrat Bill Clinton as he awaited his moment of glory after his party chose him as nominee. In Dallas, Perot claimed his campaign had changed the course of American politics but said it was now time to pull out for the sake of the country. Clinton appealed to Perot supporters to join him. Polls showed Perot running a distant third in the presidential race.

One year ago

World leaders have united in condemning the Nice terror attack that claimed 84 lives including “several” from the UK. Two Taysiders were among hundreds who cheated death as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel zig-zagged a truck down Promenade des Anglais, killing men, women and children. Police shot the 31-yearold dead in a hail of bullets through the vehicle’s windscreen. Perthshire woman Sandra Kinloch revealed the truck flashed within two metres of her with no lights on.