A lifting of textile sanctions against Japan by three East African nations would have little adverse impact on the textile trade in Lancashire, according to the Radcliffe Cotton Manufacturers Association.

IN an attempt to stave off an anticipated shortage of teachers due to the baby boom, Lancashire Education Committee proposed setting aside £23,000 for the "stockpiling" of staff.

MATHEMATICS, English, French and history classes at Radcliffe Technical College were under threat due to a shortage of students.

GREGORY Peck and Susan Hayward were starring in Snows of Kilimanjaro at the Odeon, while over at the Picturedrome Penny Edwards and Ross Elliott appeared in Woman in the Dark.

RADCLIFFE Borough were beaten 2-1 by Manchester League opponents Leek Town, and succumbed to a 4-3 defeat by English Steel in the South East Lancashire League.