The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were the ‘in’ thing for youngsters in the 1990s when the four crime fighters from the New York sewers became a massive hit worldwide.
But they were the subjects of a crime investigation in Glasgow in November 1990 when they were among the items stolen during a break-in, at Pick ‘n’ Mix in Gallowgate.
The haul also included designer collector cases, sewer hockey sets, catapults, giant turtles, turtle cookie jars, sewer plant sets and calculators.
Youngsters were keen to collect the Ninja Turtle toys and their proposed sale that Saturday morning had been well advertised, meaning queues of youngsters turned up at the store at 8am, two hours before it was due to open. but they were left disappointed when the theft was discovered.
Fortunately, there was still another seven weeks before Christmas, giving parents the opportunity to ensure they got the desired presents for their children.
And it appears the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are still popular. There was a movie last year and a new one is now being filmed, to be released in 2016.
Retired railwayman Jock Williamson, 70, was happy to help tidy the grounds of St James The Less Episcopal Church in Bedlay Street, Springburn, in 1963. The building was demolished in the mid-1970s, but the congregation remained faithful and still meets in its new site in nearby Bishopbriggs.
On this day...
AUGUST 4, 2014: The city celebrated the end of the Commonwealth Games, described as “the best Games ever” by officials.
1914: Britain declared war on Germany after it invaded Belgium.
1999: The Government proposed to give all working parents up to 13 weeks of unpaid leave in their child’s first five years.
1957: Argentinian Juan Manuel Fangio won the German Grand Prix.
1979: Rangers beat Celtic 3-1 in the Drybrough Cup Final at Hampden. A keepie-up goal by Davie Cooper, above, was later voted Best Ever Scottish Goal in a radio poll.
1999: American actor Victor Mature died of leukemia, aged 86.
1984: Phil Collins married Jill Tavelman.
2002: Bearsden boy Darius Danesh, above, became the third Pop Idol contestant to hit No 1, with Colourblind.
Birthday
lBilly Bob Thornton, actor, 60.
lBarack Obama, US President, 54.
lLee Mack, comedian, 47.
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