25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, November 6, 1971

ALL 1,000 'sample' holidays offered by a British travel company, giving one-night stays in Majorca or Spain for £1 all-in, have been snapped up in five days.

LABOUR'S lead in popularity among public opinion has almost doubled in the last four weeks, according to an opinion poll. Labour lead by 11 per cent, and if an election were held today Mr Wilson and his team would sweep into power with an avalanche of a majority.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, November 6, 1946

CARRIED by a landslide vote, the Republican Party has swept to power in America, gaining mastery over both the Senate and the House of Representatives for the first time since 1931, and 'isolating' Democratic President Truman in the White House.

125 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, November 6, 1871

A MOST interesting scene was presented on Saturday at the extensive ironworks of Messrs Dobson and Barlow, Kay-street, apropos of their recent concession to the hands (some 2,000 in number) of the nine hour system. Before leaving for the day the men and youths determined on publicly thanking the employers for the boon they had granted; a meeting was therefore improvised in the yard of the works, over which Mr Peter Knowles, of the frame department, was called upon to preside. The vote was carried amidst the utmost enthusiasm, and was briefly but happily acknowledged. Several rounds of hearty cheers brought the proceedings to a close.

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