Massacre in Londonderry, Northern Ireland

HISTORY IN THE DEBATE

February 2, 1972

Parents ask for an end to excesses in the UAS. The governor, Mr. Alfredo Valdés Montoya, pointed out the urgent need for the UAS to have an Organic Law that allows it to act within the autonomy that has been granted to it. The head of the Sinaloa executive received a commission of members of the large demonstration, the vast majority of them parents, who were held to request that the State Government intervene in the current university problem in short. Decisive action by university authorities is required.

Canaco changes directors. The Chamber of Commerce changed its board of directors during a meeting that took place in the AARFS auditorium, in which the outgoing president, Mr. Jaime Ibarra, gave his last activity report, reporting that in 1971 sales increased by 20 %. The assembly members elected Mr. Víctor Toledo to preside over the new council. The rest of the board is made up of engineer Jorge Covarrubias, Leopoldo Frías, Ernesto Akachi and Miguel Herrera.

Massacre in Londonderry. North Ireland. Thirteen people were shot in the back, including several minors, and at least 15 others were injured, after members of the Army Parachute Regiment, one of its most ruthless elite corps, opened fire on protesters in Bogside. , a predominantly Catholic area. Some 15,000 people were gathered to start a civil rights march when army barricades blocked the protest and launched the attack.

The government in London “completely” rejected the accusations, according to which British troops had fired indiscriminately at the crowds. The Defense Minister, Lord Balniel, informed the House of Commons that he absolutely rejects the remarks made in disgrace to the parachute regiment. “The army behaved with great skill and great prudence, in one of the saddest phases of Northern Ireland’s history,” he said.

Celebration for the beautiful July Quiñónez. One of the most pampered queens that the Los Mochis Country Club has had has been without a doubt the beautiful July Quiñónez, who next March will wear the wedding finery to become the wife of Mr. Alberto Behar. The first of the parties was organized by the ladies Ivonne de Magallanes, Beatriz de Hernández, Míriam and Marisela de Quiñónez, who in their capacity as hostesses attended all the guests.

February 2, 1997

They sue the Army. To the failure of the operation implemented by the Army to arrest Amado Carrillo, “The Lord of the Skies”, is now added the demand of the sisters of the alleged narco for the return of large amounts of money, jewelry and vehicles that were allegedly stolen. military. The State Human Rights Commission joins the lawsuit and will summon the commander of the Ninth Military Zone and the PGR delegate, to clarify the legal support with which they carried out the search at the wedding that took place in El Guamuchilito.

They demand punishment for the EPR leader. Mexico City Senators from the PRI and PAN demanded that the full rigor of the law be applied to Benigno Guzmán, leader of the Popular Revolutionary Army and member of the PRD, because if there is a link between that party and the guerrillas, it puts him in a difficult situation and facing the nation. The senators agreed on the seriousness that could be presented for other political organizations if it is proven that the PRD is involved and that it supports guerrilla movements.

They bury her with the radio on. Chili. A woman, who was a faithful listener of a radio station, was buried with a battery-powered radio on inside the coffin, in compliance with her expressed wishes during her lifetime. The unusual case occurred in Valparaíso and was carried out by Adriana Escobar, 53, a mother of seven children, who died of natural causes in a local hospital. A son of the woman stated that the original and entertaining style of the radio station made Adriana maintain a youthful and festive spirit.