In the UK, it charted 8 times between 1970 and 1972, peaking at number 5 and spending a total of 75 weeks on popular music charts.

It hit number 1 in the UK singles chart in April 1972, spending 24 weeks total on the charts, topped the RPM national singles chart in Canada for three weeks, and rose as high as number 11 in the U. S. It is also a controversial instrumental, as it combined pipes with a military band.

Restrictions on homebrewing were lifted in the UK in 1963, Australia followed suit in 1972, and the USA in 1978, though individual states were allowed to pass their own laws limiting production.

No current agreement exists on how many of the evacuees met the criteria to be an Ilois, and thus be an indigenous person at the time of their removal, but the UK and Mauritian governments agreed in 1972 that 426 families, numbering 1, 151 individuals were due compensation payments as exiled Ilois.

From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated 27 Top-40 hit singles in both the UK and the US.

( It was released in the United States in 1972 as No Answer, the name being chosen because a record company secretary had tried to ring the UK company and get the name of the album — since they were unable to contact them they left a note saying " No Answer ".

It does, however, have a relationship with the EU governed by Protocol 3 to the UK ’ s Treaty of Accession in 1972.

He also provided the lead vocals on a number of songs, including the band's biggest UK chart single, " Silver Machine ", which reached No. 3 in 1972.

For comparison the UK 1973 figures were 6. 3 % and 38. 8 %, and the US in 1972, 4. 5 % and 42. 8 %.

* Harré, R. ( 1972 ), The Philosophies of Science: An Introductory Survey, Oxford University Press, London, UK.

In 1969, in the UK, in the course of being interviewed by a Nova magazine reporter, artist Yoko Ono said, "... woman is the nigger of the world "; three years later, her husband, John Lennon, published the song " Woman is the Nigger of the World " ( 1972 )— about the virtually universal exploitation of woman – which was socially and politically controversial to US sensibilities.

During 1972, the same year he again spoke publicly of his opposition to the immigration of Ugandan Asians, Powell was also defeated in his struggle against the European Communities Bill, which helped prepare the UK to join the common market, which he had spent three years campaigning to prevent from happening.

In the UK the term glitter rock was most often used to refer to the extreme version of glam pursued by Gary Glitter and his support musicians the Glitter Band, who between them achieved eighteen top ten singles in the UK between 1972 and 1976.

* The Special London Bridge Special, TV special, UK / US ( 1972 )

OUP was first exempted from US Corporation Tax in 1972 and from UK Corporation Tax in 1978.

* 1972 – Paul Simon ( UK, Japan, Norway )

In the UK the single reached No. 2 on its original 1972 release and a reissue in 1991 reached No. 12.

The primary significance of the EC Act 1972 is that ( apart from being the instrument whereby the UK was able to accede to the European Union ( or ' European Communities ' as then termed ) it enables under section 2 ( 2 ) for Government ministers to lay regulations before Parliament to implement required changes to UK law ( for example, Decisions of the European Court of Justice and EU Directives ).

* European Communities Act 1972 ( UK ), an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Beefheart's first exhibition had been at Liverpool's Bluecoat Gallery during the Magic Band's 1972 tour of the UK.

In the UK, a team at S. E. Laboratories Engineering ( EMI ) led by Tom Spink in 1972 built a microcomputer based on a pre-release sample of the 8008.

However, in 1972 the UK signed up to be a member of the European Union, and with this accepted European law to be supreme in certain areas ( see the ex parte Factortame case ).

After the People's Republic of China was founded, the Republic of China continued to represent China in the UPU, until the organization decided on April 13, 1972 to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative.

In 1972, she played the lead role in two television films that were each intended as pilots for upcoming series for NBC, Madame Sin with Robert Wagner, and The Judge and Jake Wyler, with Joan Van Ark, but in each case, NBC decided against producing a series.

While the ON had competed in some local elections since 1970, at its second congress in June 1972 it decided to establish a new political party to contest the 1973 legislative elections.

Trice decided to enter politics, being elected to the Rosedale School Board in 1972, then successfully ran for the Kern County Board of Supervisors in 1976, defeating a 24 year incumbent.

It was closed at the end of the 1971 model year, as Chrysler decided to triple-stack its transport trains for the 1972 model year ; its Los Angeles facility couldn't accommodate this change.

Fire protection within Black Eagle was provided by Great Falls Fire / Rescue by contract until 1972, when the community decided to drop the fire protection agreement with Great Falls and instead use the taxes that paid for that protection to form a volunteer fire department.

As a result of the flood the company decided to end production of the Piper PA-24 Comanche Piper opened a manufacturing division in Lakeland, Florida in 1972 and through the 1970s, the Piper PA-31 Navajo, Chieftain, and Cheyenne III were manufactured at the more than 710, 000 ft < sup > 2 </ sup > facility on the Lakeland municipal airport.

An example of a Pinto rear-end accident that led to a lawsuit was the 1972 accident resulted in the court case Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co., in which the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District upheld compensatory damages of $ 2. 5 million and punitive damages of $ 3. 5 million against Ford, partially because Ford had been aware of the design defects before production but had decided against changing the design.

In 1972 the band members decided to choose a new name when they signed to Wooden Nickel Records after a talent scout at a concert at St. John Of The Cross Church in Western Springs IL, James Young's home town. Several suggestions were made, and according to DeYoung, the name Styx ( the river in Greek mythology between Earth and the Underworld ) was chosen because it was " the only one that none of us hated ".

Lucien Harmegnies, Minister of the Interior in the government of Gaston Eyskens ( 1968 – 1972 ) decided to continue the process of territorial reorganisation of Belgium.

He was drafted by the Twins in the 26th round ( 596th overall ) of the 1972 amateur draft and decided to turn professional, though he was 15 credits short of finishing his college degree.

After Mathis was knocked out in three rounds in August 1972 by fast-rising puncher Ron Lyle, he decided to retire for good from boxing.

Molde decided that they also needed an airport and the city financed the airport that was finished in 1972.

In 1972, Congressman Charles H. Griffin of decided not to run for a third full term.

Following a long hiatus, he decided to resume the series, and The Black Moon was published in 1972.

In 1970, the college decided to admit women starting with the 1971 – 1972 school year.

MCA and Philips decided to combine their efforts: they first publicly demonstrated the video disc in 1972.

Roberts decided to use a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, which had the same wheelbase as the Testarossa and thus was perfect for the body pieces.

In 1972, Quinn decided he would stand for the Labour Party in the next general election and hoped he would be the running mate of the sitting Labour deputy for Dublin South – East, Noel Browne.

In 1972, Shimun decided to step down as Patriarch, and the following year, he married, in contravention to longstanding church custom.

" Upon entry into the music department of Michigan State University in 1972, Jeanette decided to focus on voice and retired her violin.

In 1972, the Norwegian Army decided to retain 54 of their 123 M24 light tanks as reconnaissance vehicles after they were substantially rebuilt under the designation NM-116.

The route of the M42 was decided as early as 1972 but, due to planning delays, the short section of the M42 north of Bromsgrove did not open until 1989.

Blackwood and Lowell were married in 1972 in England where they decided to settle and where they raised their son, Sheridan.