biARY OF THE YEAR
Wednesday June 23: Mr Rippon bubbled over With champagne and enthusiasm after reaching agreement with the Six in the small hours on the last problems over British entry. A former RAF sergeant was jailed for 12 years for spying for the Czechs. Thursday June 24: While Mr Rippon told MPs all about his hard day's night in Luxembourg, the Australian High Commissioner said the Conunonwealth would become "an empty ,shell " if Britain joined the EEC. The Archoi3hop of Canterbury voted against the Imraigration Bill in the Lords, deploring the Government's lack of imagination. 30,363 fewer People than in May were out of work this Lhonth, but the trend is still upward. FridayJune 25: Titian's Death of Actaeon realized £1,680,000 at Christie's. Mrs Thatcher promised £132 million for elderly Primary schools. Mrs Linda Desramault said r8 he might abandon her fight to get back her „oaby from her husband. aaturday June 26: The Queen was threatened With assassination during her visit to York hext Monday. Opposition from Mr Dom Mintoff, the new left-wing premier of Malta, may have led to the cancellation of the US Sixth Pleet's visit there. Sunday June 27: A Reading detective was shot after stopping a car for a routine check; he is Critically ill. The dramatic summit which the
Press has been wishing on the Foreign Secretary and Mr Ian Smith seemed less likely after Et setback in the secret talks in Salisbury on the Rhodesian problem.
monday June 28: Some parts of the British Steel Corporation are to be hived off to private Industry. President Yahja Khan broad
cast to his divided nation but made no concessions to East Pakistan. Joseph Colombo, supposed head of the New York Mafia, was critically wounded at a rally. The Queen was not assassinated..
Tuesday June 29: The Cunard shipping company faced a takeover from a secret bidder and Mr Heath's yacht was chosen to represent Britain in the Admiral's Cup in August. Food prices have soared my 10 per cent since last June and Lord Goodman, the Government's special Rhodesia commuter, arrived in Salisbury for more talks. Wednesday June 30: After setting up a new record for the length of time in orbit, the Soyuz cosmonauts returned to earth, but were dead on arrival.
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