1965 - 60 years ago - February Part 1
1.—At the inquest held on the body of Centenier W, A. Parker, of St Helier, a verdict was returned that he died from injuries received when he was struck on the head by a metal traffic sign after it had been hit by a furniture van as he was walking along the pavement in Lempriere. Street. It was announced by the Motor Taxation Department today that 23,806 tax discs were issued last month ; this is almost 1,500 above the total issued in January last year. A shock for Jersey's business life came today with the announcement that the Jersey Tobacco Company will close at the end of March, the reason being that the factory is too large for its production and can no longer cover its overheads.
2.—At a nomination meeting .held in St. Saviour's Parish Hall, Mr. G. Gallichan, of La Tourelle, was returned unopposed as Centenier, replacing Mr. V. E. Collins (resigned).
3.—At the Royal Court today Mrs. M. O. Ozard_described as a "professional abortionist". was jailed for 18 months ; Alan Edgar Talibard and his wife Linda, who pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy to unlawfully use an instrument to procure a miscarriage, were bound over for three years and ordered to pay costs of £25,—After nearly 40 years as one of the Island's best known laundries, the Lilywhite Laundry Ltd., of Maison Labey, St. Aubin, is to close down for economic reasons.—The most famous of all hockey journalists, Mr. R. L. Hollands, guest of honour at annual dinner of Jersey Hockey Club.
1.—At the inquest held on the body of Centenier W, A. Parker, of St Helier, a verdict was returned that he died from injuries received when he was struck on the head by a metal traffic sign after it had been hit by a furniture van as he was walking along the pavement in Lempriere. Street. It was announced by the Motor Taxation Department today that 23,806 tax discs were issued last month ; this is almost 1,500 above the total issued in January last year. A shock for Jersey's business life came today with the announcement that the Jersey Tobacco Company will close at the end of March, the reason being that the factory is too large for its production and can no longer cover its overheads.
2.—At a nomination meeting .held in St. Saviour's Parish Hall, Mr. G. Gallichan, of La Tourelle, was returned unopposed as Centenier, replacing Mr. V. E. Collins (resigned).
3.—At the Royal Court today Mrs. M. O. Ozard_described as a "professional abortionist". was jailed for 18 months ; Alan Edgar Talibard and his wife Linda, who pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy to unlawfully use an instrument to procure a miscarriage, were bound over for three years and ordered to pay costs of £25,—After nearly 40 years as one of the Island's best known laundries, the Lilywhite Laundry Ltd., of Maison Labey, St. Aubin, is to close down for economic reasons.—The most famous of all hockey journalists, Mr. R. L. Hollands, guest of honour at annual dinner of Jersey Hockey Club.
[Before the introduction of the 1997 law, termination of pregnancy in Jersey constituted the crime of murder or manslaughter unless performed “in good faith for the purpose only of preserving the life of the mother” or “when the continuance of the pregnancy would make the woman a physical or mental wreck” The UK law came in 1967.]
5.—Jersey Blind Society's annual ball held at West Park Pavilion.—Jersey Debating Club motion "That all progress depends on the rebel” carried by 28 votes to 18 at usual fortnightly meeting.
9.—Copper piping valued at £580 and weighing more than a ton was stolen between midday Sunday and midday yesterday from a shed on a building site at Les Quennevais, St. Brelade.
10,—Thieves who broke into the warehouse of Burnhams Transport Ltd., Victoria Road, Georgetown, during the night got away with a haul of 150 dozen bottles of lager and a quantity of tinned foodstuffs.—Public meeting at St. Saviour discusses the possible development of Fort Regent and the island site at the Weighbridge by the Burley group of companies, many opinions being expressed.
12.—Annual dinner of local branch of the British Legion, the national chairman, Lord Carew, being guest of honour.
13.-0ver the period of the past three weeks tinned foodstuffs, fish and fruit, valued at more than £300, have been stolen from the store of A. P. Falle and Sons, the merchants of Commercial Street. At the Opera House the celebrated Amadeus String Quartet received a rousing ovation from .an. enthusiastic audience.
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