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Clothes price reduction is welcomed THE government decided to reduce by five per cent the statutory maximum prices in the shops of utility clothing, utility footwear and utility household textiles. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, announced the reduction which was welcomed by Teesside retailers.

Steel plant reveals development plan DORMAN Long announced the second stage of their major pounds 8,000,000 development plan which was to be put into effect immediately. The centre-piece of the project was a new open-hearth steel plant at Lackenby with a capacity of 10,000 tons of steel a week.

Pupils moved after school demolished IN Middlesbrough workmen were clearing the site where Denmark Street school had once stood. The old school had to be demolished because the building was declared 'unsafe', pupils were transferred to a new school in Farrer Street.

Pine blaze destroys 500 trees THREE fire brigades from Redcar, Eston and Skelton fought for five hours to bring under control a blaze in a plantation of pine trees on top of the Eston Hills. The thick carpet of pine needles burned furiously and about 500 trees were destroyed.

pounds 17,500 Boro striker breaks ankle BORO centre forward Andy Donaldson was carried off shortly after the start of the first game of the season with a broken ankle. The injury was a blow to Middlesbrough FC as they had recently purchased the player for pounds 17,500, it was thought he would not be fit before Christmas.

Swimmers compete in Tees challenge More than 50 swimmers were taking to the waters of the Tees at Aislaby to compete in Stockton Swimming Club's two-mile river swim. The swimmers raced downstream around the bend in the Tees through Yarm to the finish line at Atlas Skinnery.