100 years ago

QUITE a new idea was the adding of Bird’s custard to Rice, Sago, and Tapioca puddings. There was a child in nearly every family who did not care for milk puddings, and the addition of this delicious and nutritious custard was an inducement to eat the pudding, which few children could resist.

With such children, it was also useful for mothers to know that Bird’s Custard in itself could replace milk puddings, providing similar nutrition in a tastier way. At this season of the year, Bird’s Custard was a great help to busy mothers, who could prepare with it in a moment a perfect custard for serving with stewed or tinned fruits, or a delicious hot sauce for boiled puddings. Bird’s Custard also froze into lovely ice cream.

 

50 years ago

WILLIAM Benton, a former United States senator, said that Mr Khrushchev had told him that the Russians had photographed US military bases from Outer Space.

Mr Khrushchev had made the remark to Mr Benton during a Kremlin interview. Mr Benton said Mr Khrushchev urged that the US abandon its reconnaissance flights over Cuba, and stick to “offshore flights in neutral waters” or reconnaissance from space satellites. Mr Benton quoted Mr Khrushchev as having said that the US did not need to make overflights. Mr Khrushchev said they were of international concern and that neither President Johnson nor he wanted another crisis over Cuba.

“These flights concern international law,” said Mr Benton. Mr Khrushchev had told him, “Do you need these flights? I don’t think you do need them. If you wish, and if you will stay here (in Moscow), I will show you photographs of your military bases taken from Outer Space.” Mr Benton said Mr Khrushchev then added jokingly: “Why don’t we exchange photographs?”

 

25 years ago

THE future of Scarborough’s 750-year-old harbour was to be studied by experts. The port’s cargo trade had folded and fish landing values had dropped, forcing reappraisal of a five-year plan drawn up three years before.

Harbour committee chairman Peter Jaconelli said it was vital that the harbour’s various interests - fishing, commercial trade and pleasure craft - should work together for its long-term benefit. “The harbour is at a crossroads. What we do in the next few months could well make or break its future,” he warned. The harbour committee had agreed to appoint consultants to work with officials. The commercial cargo trade was now virtually at a standstill.

The handling agent Leafe and Hawke was to make its nine remaining stevedores redundant in July. Fish landing values in the last financial year were down from £4.5 million to £4.1 million.