DIARY OF THE YEAR
Wednesday 12 May: Negotiations over British entry into the Common Market continued late into the night in Brussels. Mick Jagger married a Nicaraguan girl in St Tropez and there was an earthquake in sw Turkey.
Thursday 13 May: Labour swept back to town- hall power in the local elections, while President Sadat swept out of power six members of his Cabinet and further upheavals were expected in Cairo. Mr Rippon and the Six reached agree- ment on the problem of Commonwealth sugar, while Russia protested at the invasion of her London embassy by a group of Jews.
Friday 14 May: There was great bother when Mr Davies hinted that import duty on foreign cars might be lifted. President Sadat said that he had discovered a plot by his opponents (dropped from the Cabinet and now- under house arrest), while the Russian Embassy said they had found a plot in a briefcase. Reports indicated that 100,000 refugees a day were leaving E Pakistan.
Saturday 15 May: Etna lava posed a severe threat to three mountainside villages; many orchards have already been engulfed. Tourists
continued to mass to watch the destruction. Mr Davies was unrepentant about his remarks of yesterday, and Mr Carr was keen to play them down. Sir Tyrone Guthrie, theatrical director and playwright, died, aged seventy.
Sunday 16 May: Egyptians rallied in the streets in support of President Sadat, who has purged three hundred more officials." Dutch police arrested three men after a fire-bomb attack on a private radio ship.
Monday 17 May: Mr Rippon met a hostile reception from some sips, who were sure of a sell-out over the Commonwealth sugar problem. M Pompidou was interviewed on British tele- vision and urged Britain to 'choose Europe'. The Israeli Consul-General in Ankara who in- terrogated Adolf Eichmann was kidnapped by terrorists. Three osprey's eggs, due to be hatched in a week from their nest in Scotland, were stolen.
Tuesday 18 May: Eight British soldiers from Hong Kong were arrested when they strayed into Chinese territory, but were later released. An all-party committee of mPs recommended early action to deal with the population explo- sion. From January. entry into museums will cost 10p though students, scholars and parties will have free entry.
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