On This Day: Threat in the North in 1970 to use the  Special Powers Act 

Police in riot gear in Belfast last month. 50 years ago this week, the British government threatened to use the Special Powers Act to quell rioting. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

War and peace dominated the front page  50 years ago.

Troubles in  Northern Ireland set the headlines, where the minister for development, Brian Faulkner, refused to rule out the use of the Special Powers Act.