Can you name the year?

A look back at this day in Peterborough’s history from the Telegraph archives

The dramatic front page of the Evening Telegraph on Monday, March 7, 1977, told of a lucky escape for city man Bob Clarke.

Sales engineer Mr Clarke, from Netherton, was on business trip to Bucharest Romania for Newalls in Woodston.

There he suffered ‘the most frightening’ experience of his life. He was about to leave his hotel room for an evening meal when a huge earthquake struck. He told the ET: “I thought it was the end for me.’’

Also on the front page was the story of a desperate search for a barge hand who had fallen off a vessel into the River Nene at Wisbech. Inside, there was bad news for jazz fans with Peterborough a Jazz Club, which met at in the Halcyon in Westwood, set to close.

In an opinion piece, ET’s John Harper-Tee speculated about the possibility of the Government giving the go to the building of a new township at Castor. He concluded: “In other words, Castor will be built. Only question is know when the – answer and I doubt to that we for will a long time.’’ Nationally, there were fears thousands of jobs were at risk as there was no end in sight to a strike by British Leyland toolmakers. Meanwhile, angry police officers were demanding the pay the right dispute. to strike in a a bitter On the telly, BBC1’s top show was Poldark, while ITV ahead Anglia had Charlie’s Angels. At the movies, the Odeon was showing Mel Brooks’ Silent Movie and the ABC had Monty Python and the Holy