Thatcher defends poll tax amid riots and resignation rumors
Riots erupt in London over the poll tax as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher maintains firm stance. The pound falls sharply and reports surface that ministers debated asking her to resign, while Thatcher insists strong cabinet support exists.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
Independent
Brixton
Hackney
Geoffrey Howe
England
Wales
Lethbridge teens tied to death by own action pact investigated
Lethbridge police probe possible death by own action pact after three youths hanged themselves in three months. Authorities confirm rumors of up to 15 teens involved as investigators examine occult links and personal crisis reports amid community shock.
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Lethbridge, Alta
Lawrence van Horne
Chilton
Maggie's
Kinnock
Labor
Clark urges Canadians to fund ANC relocation drive
External Affairs Minister Joe Clark, at Mandela’s request, appeals for private Canadian aid to raise up to 20 million dollars for the African National Congress. The funds would relocate the movement from Lusaka to South Africa. Clark spoke at a Toronto dinner to party representatives and church and NGO leaders.
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Dave Todd
Southam
Ottawa
Joe Clark
Nelson Mandela
African National Congress
ANC
South Africa
Lusaka
Zambia
Clark
Toronto
Canadian Labor Congress
Mandela
Commonwealth Foreign Ministers
Southern Africa
House of Commons
Canada
Jabu Debe
Abbie Dann
Southam News
Tories silence Parliament protest
The cabinet quietly moved to ban demonstrations and loud noises within 50 metres of Parliament Buildings entrances on weekdays, with fines up to 400 dollars. The rule targets disruption near Parliament Hill as former Hull businessman Glen Kealey continues daily protests at MPs' arrival.
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Stephen Bindman
Southam Newsie
House of Commons
Parliament Hill
Hull
Glen Kealey
Kealey
Two-paper venture explores bilingualism crisis in Canada
Le Droit and the Sault Star coordinated a joint supplement Bilingualism on a Tightrope to probe language tensions in Ontario and Canada. Reporters interviewed 30 to 40 residents in Sault Ste. Marie about English in official settings, French services, and political leadership gaps.
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Charles Russell
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
le Droit
Sault Star
D le Droit
Gilbert Lacasse
Canada
Star
Doug Millroy
Soult
The
Alliance
Adrien Cantin
Sault Ste. Marie In
Algoma Steel
Ottawa le Droit
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