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Saturday 23 March 1963
The cost of living has gone up nine tenths of a point to 103.6, says the Ministry of Labour. The rise is mainly due to dearer vegetables and eggs.
Gold and jewels worth £4,000,000 lie buried in the wreckage of King Saud’s Comet, which crashed on the snowy Alpine peak of Monte Matto - the Mad Mountain. Among the jewels is the famous £30,000 Wells of Love diamond, which is said to carry a curse. Now Italian authorities are afraid looters will steal this fortune before official search parties find the plane.
Tomorrow is Mothering Sunday. Flowers - for best value go for daffodils, narcissi and tulips. Large quantities of these are being sent over from the Sicily and Channel Islands. Snowdrops are also delightful, so are violets, but they are very expensive. For those buying potted plants, choose cyclamen. If carefully looked after they should flower again next year.
Music teacher Christabel Carlisle, 24, from Kensington, London is now a racing motorist. She will make her debut driving a works MGB in the Sebring races in Florida. She made her name driving Minis faster than most of her male competitors.
Boxing: the Mineworkers National Championship saw wins for K.Tate (flyweight), W. Williams (bantamweight), T. Halpin (featherweight) and A. Rae (lightweight).
Top five television shows: 1 and 2 tied - Coronation Street (March 11 and 13) 3. Take Your Pick 4. I Can’t Bear Violence 5. The Cruel Kind
Television highlights: Juke Box Jury with Jane Asher and Henry Mancini. Eurovision Song Contest - Ronnie Carroll sings for Britain. Maverick.
Radio highlights: Late Night Saturday Records. Football Commentary - the second half of a leading match.
Weather: cold and mainly cloudy. Outlook - mainly dry, sunny intervals. 6c, 43f.
@HannahHowe I can see looters trying to locate it. That would be quite a find. Hopefully the Italian authorities find it first.
