1974 articles
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Obituary: Sarah Francisco, 1974-2024
Speech therapist touched the lives of countless students and families and will be remembered for her limitless joy Sarah Olivia Francisco, an incredible wife, loving mother, sister, daughter, friend, teacher and so much more, died unexpectedly and all too soon on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at her family’s home in Williston, Vt. She was 49. Born on October 3, 1974, in West Allis, Wis., Sarah was raised in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where she made many of her...
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Life in Sunderland in 1974, from sport to industry, shopping and schools
Life on Wearside in 1974 gets our attention here. From schools to shipyards and sport to shopping, we have included it all in this poignant look back in time. Woolworths is all lit up in Fawcett Street, and Deptford shipyard workers are smiling in the sun. The Marsden tug is hard at work and Ryhope School was preparing to put on its version of Tommy the rock opera. Over at Hillview Infants, the new starters were settling in and at Roker Park, Joe Bolton and Bobby Kerr were celebrating a goal....
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55 great photos from the Derry Journal archive of May 1974
We’re rewinding back to 50 years ago in Derry and the wider north west here to May 1974, when the Ulster Workers’ Strike saw the British army take over fuel depots and petrol stations during the Ulster Workers’ Strike. Essex factory workers and nurses were also on strike locally, while Bishop of Derry Edward Daly was being honoured just three months into his post.