Canada Commons vote calls Britain to bring home constitution
The House of Commons approved 246 to 24 a resolution urging Britain to grant Canada its own constitution and end colonial status. Premier Levesque declared mourning in Quebec as flags went to half mast while Ottawa expected Senate approval soon.
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Pretoria court frees mercenaries led by Mad Mike Hoare
A Pretoria magistrate released Hoare and 43 mercenaries on bail after provisional kidnapping charges. The 39 other leaders were freed without charge, amid Seychelles President Rene accusing South Africa of involvement in the failed coup. The group had traveled from Johannesburg to Swaziland then Seychelles, before hijacking an Air India jet and surrendering in Durban.
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Reagan seeks fresh start with AFL CIO on air traffic firm ban
President Reagan told AFL CIO leaders in the Oval Office he will review the air traffic controller firings and estrangement from labor. White House notice clarifies he is not considering rehiring the 11 500 controllers but whether to lift a federal employment ban.
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Ski mask rapist gets 231 years in prison
Jon B. Simonis 30 of Lake Charles pleaded guilty to armed robbery and theft in a ski mask case spanning nine states. He was sentenced to 231 years by Judge Edwin Hughes in Jena Louisiana, with the maximum consecutive terms. The Sept 17 robbery of a Jena couple occurred when they returned home at night.
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Jane's foreword warns bleak West outlook on arms race
Jane's Armor and Artillery editor Christopher Foss argues there is no conventional arms race as the Soviet Union leads and costs rise threaten Western security. He notes Soviet forces outnumber NATO in tanks and fighting vehicles and fewer systems are deployed in Western Europe than in the 1960s. In Bonn, East and West Germany plan a summit December 11 to 13, with Helmut Schmidt meeting Erich Honecker.
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