As Mr Whitelaw Departs, 'Loyalists' Waiting for Pym – On this day in 1973
OUTGOING Secretary of State Mr William Whitelaw takes his final curtain call on the Northern Ireland stage – and his departure is the signal for a renewed bid by the Unpledged Unionist group and the DUP-Vanguard Assembly Coalition for seats at the tripartite talks which get under way on Thursday to set up a Council of Ireland.