ON THIS DAY
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE APRIL 1, 1959
THe Dalai Lama, fleeing from the Chinese in Tibet, is within a few hours’ journey of the Indian frontier. He could cross it within 12 hours of receiving a promise that he would not be handed back to the Chinese. With the 24-year-old god-king of Tibet are his mother and sisters and most members of his Cabinet. Fifty thousand Chinese troops are searching for them.
APRIL 1, 1967
SCHOOLMASTeRS decided yesterday that they should keep the right to use the cane in State schools. They made it clear that they did not want to cane pupils but that it was sometimes necessary. The subject was discussed at the annual conference of the 45,000- strong National Association of Schoolmasters, held at Torquay.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
CHRIS evANS, 53. The Warrington- born virgin Radio host (right) started out in showbiz opening presenter Timmy Mallett’s mail, having set up his own Tarzan-o-gram service as a teenager. He resigned live on air from his job as Radio 1 breakfast host in 1997. The car nut — who was formerly married to actress Billie Piper — has James Hunt’s winning Formula 1 Hesketh 308. ALI MACGRAW, 80. The American star of Love Story and Goodbye, Columbus was named the world’s most popular actress in 1972. MacGraw, whose three husbands included actor Steve McQueen, started out as a stylist for Harper’s Bazaar magazine, where she met artist Salvador Dali, who sent her a pearl-encrusted live iguana.
BORN ON THIS DAY
eDGAR WALLACe (1875-1932). The english novelist and playwright, once the world’s most widely read author, started out as a war correspondent for the Daily Mail. While writing up to 18 novels a year, he drank 40 cups of tea and smoked up to 100 cigarettes a day. As a screenwriter, he penned the empire State Building scene in King Kong, but died while working on the script. DeBBIe ReyNOLDS ( 1932- 2016). The U. S. actress, who was discovered at a beauty pageant at just 16, made her name three years later in the 1952 musical Singin’ In The Rain. Her parents were members of the Church of the Nazarene and regarded movies as sinful. Reynolds died of a stroke one day after the death of her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher (pictured above with her mother). Her son, Todd, said ‘she willed herself right off this planet’ so she could be with Carrie.
ON APRIL 1…
IN 1999, a minimum wage was introduced in Britain. All workers over the age of 22 had to be paid at least £3.60 an hour. IN 2004, Google announced the launch of its Gmail email service.
WORD WIZARDRY GUESS THE DEFINITION: Robata (1975)
A) A translucent Japanese dessert. B) A meat-substitute made of wheat. C) A Japanese method of grilling meat on skewers over charcoal. Answer below PHRASE EXPLAINED Stick in the mud: A person who resists change; first recorded in 1733, it suggests a person who is stolid and unimaginative.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
I Do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. Jane Austen, English novelist (1775-1817)
JOKE OF THE DAY
WHy don’t fish play football? They’re scared of the net. Guess The Definition answer: C.