1974 - 50 Years Ago - December Part 1

1974 - 50 Years Ago - December Part 1

2.-PAC to consider new States Committee on Energy. Housing Committe lift ban on pets on estates.

3.--Jersey is not affected by the bakery workers' strike on the mainland, and there is no question of there being any bread shortage in the Island.

4.-Heads of• Roman Catholic schools' on the Island were surprised to .hear that Education Committee president Senator Reg Jeune, had revealed the existence of a confidential working party looking. into States aid to private schools.

5.-The anti-terrorism Order in Council was formally registered in the Royal CoUrt this afternoon.

6.-Jersey is likely to introduce voluntary restrictions on lighting, heating and motoring in order to reduce .winter oil consumption. But no decisions will be taken until controls are imposed in the UK-probably next week.

7.-Capt. Francis Ahier, a Jurat of the Royal Court and former Merchant Navy Captain who saw service at sea during two world, wars, died at a local nursing home. He was 86.

9.-About .600 local teachers should be getting a £100 bonus in time for Christmas. The Burnham Committee decided at the end of last week to award a lump sum payment of £100 as an interim award, pending the full report and recommendations, later this month,' of the Houghton Committee on teachers' pay.

10.-The Barrett Plan is not to be updated by an outside adviser. The States decided this today by a substantial majority, after a: long debate, on Senator John Le Marquand's proposal.

12.-Senator Wilfred Krichetski died this morning when his car crashed into a lorry near the Airport. He was 58. •

13.-Hotel charges in Jersey will be up by an average of 30 per cent next year, and some establishments have reserved the right to put oiv a further increase of between five 'and 20 per cent from July 1.

15.-The funeral of Senator Wilfred Krichefski . took place at the Jewish Synagogue at Tabor, St. Brelade.