DIARY OF THE YEAR
Thursday, November 18: As the 37th soldier was gunned down in Belfast, Mr Wilson labelled the situation des perate' in another quarter of the city. Hopes of a Common
Ulster debate were abandoned but the Opposition tabled a severe motion on unemployment as the figures neared the million mark. In Salisbury, Sir Alec had an unproductive Meeting with the hard-line Rhodesia front, the Nixon administration clashed with the Senate over proposed European troop reductions and in London, a 14-year-old boy was fatally knifed in his school playground. Fyiday, November 19: Two monks were charged with assisting the Crumlin Road escapes as the RUC and army
searched their Cistercian monastry. Arrivals in London include Mr Wilson from his talks in Eire and the 20-year91d n the IRA 'death list '. The UN voted overwhelmingly
In favour of 'no Rhodesia independence before majority rule', 500 were reported dead after an eight day IndoPakistan border battle and in Honolulu, the major airlines agreed to reduce North Atlantic airfares.
Saturday, November 20: The Rhodesians postponed negotiations after an apparent deadlock over the ending of racial discrimination and Sir Alec met detained Nationalist, Joshua Nkomo. In Ulster, the Cistercian monastry search drew a blank but arms were found in a convent's grounds
instead. A warlike President Sadat reviewed the Egyptian front line, forty were feared dead after a motorway collapsed in Rio de Janiero and a prisoner was murdered in Parkhurst jail.
Sunday, November 21: As the Rhodesian impasse continued, a British official unexpectedly left for London to rePort to Mr Heath. The Irish Primate, Cardinal Conway, condemned both terrorist murders and British interrogation Methods, while two firemen died in a blazing Londonderry
hotel. Cunard's latest £10m cruiser ran into trouble on her maiden voyage, the NUS Conference approved protests against Government reform of their unions and three people were drowned in heavy seas near Margate.
Monday, November 22: It was reported that Lord Goodman Was returning from Rhodesia to consult the Prime Minister
,On events in Salisbury; Pakistan claimed they killed 90 Indian troops in a tank battle. RAF helicopters went to the rescue of girls stranded in deep snow on Cairngorm Mountains IAA six of them were dead, five being children.
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