50 YEARS AGO.

Jet squadron leads to noise complaints COMPLAINTS of noise caused by low flying aircraft had mounted throughout the Teesside area, letters had appeared in the Evening Gazette and questions were raised in Parliament. The cause was a squadron of Javelin aircraft operating from Middleton almost every night and flying over Stockton and Middlesbrough.

Court told boy could not read newspapers MIDDLESBROUGH magistrates were told a 16-year-old boy could not read newspapers and was of low intelligence. He was found guilty of stealing 13 pigeons worth pounds 10 and was sent to a remand home for a month. He was already on probation for another offence.

Station gate stays closed due to staff costs REDCAR station would not have its south side gate opened despite the inconvenience caused to people who had to cross the level crossing on West Dyke Road to get to the station entrance. British Rail said it would have to employ two extra staff to open the gate and could not justify the cost.

'Ice cream war' disturbs shift workers' sleep IN Billingham there was a 'sort of war' between ice cream vendors as they went round repeatedly sounding their chimes and annoying residents. Several night shift workers had got out of bed and complained Stockton magistrates heard, the two ice cream men were fined pounds 3 each.

Steepleworkers' chimney ordeal TWO Teesside steeplejacks had a three-hour ordeal stuck on top of a 150ft chimney at Craghead colliery. Cyril Grant and Edward Russell had been demolishing the chimney brick by brick when their ladders moved, leaving them unable to descend. New ladders were rushed 35 miles from Middlesbrough to rescue the pair.

Four-goal Clough 'back on goal standard' BRIAN Clough was back 'on the goal standard' reported Cliff Mitchell after he scored four goals, all in the second half of Boro's match with Plymouth Argyle. The first half had been goalless but by the end of the match Boro won 6-2.