- Title: NORTHERN IRELAND: ELECTION CAMPAIGNING BY O'NEILL AND PAISLEY NEAR BELFAST
- Date: 23rd February 1969
- Summary: O'NEILL DOORSTEP CANVASSING ON RANDALSTOWN HOUSING ESTATE; PAISLEY ADDRESSING RALLY IN SQUARE AT DROMORE. (SOUND ON FILM) TRANSCRIPT: PAISLEY: "A MORE MISERABLE SPECIMEN OF A POLITICIAN NEVER POLLUTED THE IVEAGH CONSTITUENCY (CHEERS). SAN McGOWAN IS PREPARED TO SELL ULSTER AND BE A BOOTLICKER OF THE TYRANT O'NEILL AND YOU'VE GOT TO GET RID OF HIM ON MONDAY
- Embargoed: 10th March 1969 13:00
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- Location: RANDALSTOWN & DROMORE, NORTHERN IRELAND
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- Country: United Kingdom Northern Ireland
- Reuters ID: LVA7TPZNBHXI9O5KE7OPKXWQZ47V
- Story Text: BOTH PRIME MINISTER TERENCE O'NEILL AND HIS OPPONENT, THE REVEREND IAN PAISLEY, CONTINUED CANVASSING VOTES OF SUPPORTERS IN THEIR DIFFERENT WAYS YESTERDAY (22 FEBRUARY). POLLING TAKES PLACE TOMORROW IN WHAT HAS BECOME THE MOST TURBULENT AND HARD-FOUGHT ELECTION IN THE 48 YEARS OF NORTHER IRELAND'S POLITICAL EXISTENCE.
CAPTAIN O'NEILL SPENT HIS TIME AGAIN CALLING DOOR-TO-DOOR TO TALK TO SUPPORTERS ON THE HOUSING ESTATE OF RANDALSTOWN IN HIS CONSTITUENCY, BANNSIDE.
THIS IS THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION FOR 30 YEARS IN THIS CONSTITUENCY WHERE THE PRIME MINISTER IS OPPOSED BY THE MILITANT CLERIC, IAN PAISLEY, LEADER OF THE PROTESTANT EXTREMISTS.
THE PAISLEY PATTERN OF ELECTIONEERING WAS ALSO REPEATED WHEN HE ADDRESSED A RALLY IN THE SQUARE AT DROMORE:
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