25 YEARS AGO

THE Home Secretary, Mr Roy Jenkins, this afternoon rejected in the Commons a request to introduce capital punishment for crimes of terrorism.

A WOULD-BE rapist chose unwisely when he picked up a pretty 19-years-old hitchhiker near Bratislavia. His intended victim was a Czech judo international. She resisted his advances by breaking his arm and then knocking him out.

50 YEARS AGO

THERE has been much speculation, from time to time, as to what Bolton Corporation intends to do with the old reference library on Victoria Square. Although the interior has, we believe, deteriorated considerably during the past ten years or so, and although the roof is in poor condition, it is still a building of pleasing proportions as well as having an interesting history. Ald James Bleakley told the Highways Committee recently that another change is now on the way. A scheme has been prepared by the Borough Engineer for the renovation of the building, including the provision of a new roof, and negotiations are proceeding with the Ministry of Works for the premises to be used eventually by the Inland Revenue as offices.

125 YEARS AGO

SIR,- I would like to ask a question through your valuable paper. It is one that the Corporation officials of the Waterworks may answer if they can, or look into the affair if they wish to hear that their servants do their duty - I mean the men that bring the water barrel in the Over Hulton and Middle Hulton district. They should stop and let people have water in Hulton-terrace, and perhaps would do, but the people towards Morris-green must give them more allowance money, for they scarce go anywhere besides Morris-green and Dean View. All they seem to think about is 'dunning' folks for allowance, and those that have enough to do to pay their way, and cannot afford to give them allowance, must have no water. I ask you if this kind of work is to be carried on? I would like an answer either by seeing that we have water or the reason why. The water has been off three days. Yours &c., One That Wishes to be Clean.

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