1. A week ago a Protestant parade through a Catholic section of Portadown, southwest of Belfast, provoked three days of violent protest by Catholics throughout the province. 2. But, he added, the first dangerous test will come at the end of June, the season for Protestant parades in the North. 3. IRA figures took part in resident groups that formed to demand that Protestant parades obtain the consent of nationalist neighborhoods before marching. 4. Last Sunday, a Protestant parade through a Catholic area of Portatown, southwest of Belfast, provoked three days of violent Catholic protest throughout the province. 5. Many Catholics recall that before the present conflict, they enjoyed the Protestant parades. 6. Next Sunday, hundreds of Protestant parades are scheduled, but only a few of them are potentially volatile. 7. Officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary clashed Saturday in cities across Northern Ireland with Roman Catholics protesting Protestant parades through their neighborhoods. 8. On Saturday, Catholics protesting Protestant parades in Londonderry, north of here, threw gasoline bombs at police and seriously damaged several stores and banks. 9. Police officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary clashed Saturday in cities across Northern Ireland with Roman Catholics protesting Protestant parades through Catholic neighborhoods. 10. Protestant parades throughout July commemorate ancient victories over Catholics. |
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