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50 Years Ago – 12 May 1972

12 May 1972 Harold Wilson (pictured), the Leader of the Opposition, dismissed two of his front bench after they failed

6 January 1972 Viewing figures showed that nearly two thirds of the population of Ulster had watched a controversial BBC

3 January 1972 Last-minute negotiations to prevent a miner’s strike continued, with discussions held between Derek Ezra, the Chairman of

2 January 1972 The military in Northern Ireland confirmed that a woman had been shot in the town of Dungannon

31 December 1971 Dom Mintoff, the Prime Minister of Malta, was reported to be in Tripoli for discussion with Colonel

30 December 1971 Dom Mintoff (in photo above), the Prime Minister of Malta, survived a vote of confidence in the

29 December 1971 The BBC confirmed that they had dropped a proposed television debate on the Ulster crisis after complaints

28 December 1971 After a two-day period of no violence in the Province of Northern Ireland, a number of shootings

20 March 1971 It was reported that James Chichester-Clark (in main image above) would remain as the Prime Minister of

19 March 1971 Lord Stokes, the Chairman of British Leyland Motor Corporation, said that the future of the business was