NEWS OF THE WEEK

UK-MADE ROCKET LAUNCHED

FEBRUARY 19: The first Skua rocket supplied by the United Kingdom was launched from the Thumba equatorial rocket launching station (February 18). The experiment was part of a Commonwealth collaboration programme between the UK and India

FRAZIER BAGS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CROWN

FEBRUARY 18: Joe Frazier became the first world heavyweight boxing champion for nearly three years when he battered Jimmy Ellis. A near-capacity crowd of 18,000 paid some $600,000 to watch the fight last night