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50 Years Ago – 19 May 1972

19 May 1972 There was a bomb threat to the QE2 ocean liner after a £130,000 ransom demand was received,

17 May 1972 William Craig (pictured), the leader of the Vanguard Movement, said that his supporters planned to “invade no-go

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

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

12 March 1971 Edward Heath (in main photo above), the Prime Minister, told union leaders at the TUC conference that

28 February 1971 Trade unions warned that 1.5 million engineers would strike on 1 March 1971 if the Government didn’t

25 February 1971 The Government defended a proposed pay rise for police officers of around 16%, despite this breaching the

Sir Edward du Cann, the former Conservative Party Chairman and MP for Taunton, has died at the age of 93.