Ilustrated London News 1970

The Illustrated London News 1970

Events of this year in the Illustrated London News

January 1st - The age of majority lowered from 21 to 18 in Britain
January - The first Jumbo Jet arrives at Heathrow
January 12th - The civil war in Nigeria ended, with defeat of Biafran rebels
April - USA launched an attack on the Viet Cong in Cambodia and B52 bombers continued to pound the Ho Chi Minh trail
- Numerous outbreaks of violent demonstrating in Londonderry and Armagh
May - At Kent State University in Ohio USA 4 students were shot dead by the National Guard while protesting against the Vietnam War
June 19th - Edward Heath, Conservative, became Prime Minister in surprise election victory. The result was against the opinion polls with the lowest turn out of labour voters. A lot of confidence was lost in pollsters. Margaret Thatcher was appointed Secretary of State for Education
August - British soldiers in Belfast use rubber bullets, for the first time, against demonstrators in Belfast
October 5th - Anwar Sadat was nominated to succeed Nasser as Egyptian President
November 9th - Charles de Gaulle, former French President, died aged 79
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin both died from drug overdoses, aged 27
A South African cricket tour of England was cancelled because anti-apartheid protesters threatened to dirupt it
The New English Bible was published
Natalia Makarova danced Giselle, with the Kirov Ballet, at the Royal Festival Hall and promptly defected to the West
Salvador Allende elected president of Chile

January 10th

Must China Fight ?
DDT Menace
Docks New Hope
Stop the traffic chaos

January 17th

Tanks make a comeback
Kenya on the boil
Hypocrites we loved
Who`s going to invest in films

February 21st

What makes Japan smile ?
Master your motor
Can we afford Europe

July 25th

Salmon fishing in the Highlands
Chancellors Sudden Death
Field Sports Foot slogging
Motoring - The Range Rover
Bank Holiday 1872
Old Regiments never die
Who won the games : Why ! Edinburgh

August 1st

Cuban Point Of Honour
The Plight Of The Gurkhas
Ten Years That Have Changed London
Apartheid Through The Looking-Glass
Seaside Britain-5 - Scarborough

No 6838. Volume 257. August 22nd

Front Cover - The Navy - How many waves can we rule ?
Keeping death off the M_ways
Mr Heath - the chicken and the egg
The Common Market - whats in it for Britain

No 6839. Volume 257 August 29th

Front Cover - Tony Jacklin. Winner of the British and American Open Golf Championships. -
Car Industry Chaos
Which way now for British sport ?

September 5th

Front Cover - An Orange Order parade in Belfast
Inside - The long, long memory of Ireland
Best in Britain : Bonas Brothers
Profile of Georg Solti

September 12th

Front Cover - Surfing in California
Inside - Menace of the hijackers
Suffragettes of Sport
Memories of the Blitz
Amsterdams fear of Officialdom

October 3rd

C.P.Snow's Menacing Society
Traffic In Cities-1:The Problem Of London
Our Notebook By Sir Arthur Bryant
Learning To Live With Computers
Heroic Age Of English Landscapes
What British Farmers Should Gain From The Common Market
Growing Experetise Of The Gamekeeper
The Many Faces Of Julius Ceaser
Arabs Without A Leader
Liberals Struggle For Identity
Sun Shines For The French Government

October 17th