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MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1978
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TEMPERATURE DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY AND ON THE EARLY MORNING OF MARCH 24 A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 11.2 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED, THE LOWEST IN THE MONTH.
TEMPERATURE ROSE GRADUALLY AND CONDITIONS BECAME INCREASINGLY HUMID WITH WIDESPREAD FOG FROM MARCH 26 UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.
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DURING THIS PERIOD VISIBILITY DROPPED TO A VERY LOW LEVEL AND SEA AND AIR TRAFFIC WERE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.
TWO SHIP COLLISIONS WERE REPORTED ON THE EVENINGS OF MARCH 27 AND 28 WITH MANY FERRIES DELAYED. MANY SCHEDULED FLIGHTS WERE ALSO DELAYED OR DIVERTED,
ON THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 31, TEMPERATURE ROSE TO A MAXIMUM OF 26.7 DEGREES CELSIUS WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST IN THE MONTH.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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RETIREMENT OF SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT STAFF *****
TWENTY STAFF OF THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL SOON RETIRE AFTER SERVING AN AVERAGE OF 28 YEARS IN THE GOVERNMENT.
THEY INCLUDE ONE SENIOR FOREMAN, ONE CHARGEHAND AND 18 ARTISANS, WHOSE LENGTH OF SERVICES RANGE FROM 20 TO 44 YEARS.
TO MARK THEIR RETIREMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES MR. FREDERICK YOUNG, WILL PRESENT GIFTS TO THEM ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN THE CANTEEN OF THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS, TOP FLOOR,
TOP FLOOR, OIL STREET, NORTH POINT, AT 4 P.M. ON THURSDAY (APRIL 13).
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY.