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...while there, we lost sight of the man in our fixation with the machine." Toronto's Globe and Mail pointed to the "harsh lesson that glory and adventure often go hand in hand with danger and death." On a visit to the north of Britain, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher observed, "New knowledge sometimes demands sacrifices of the bravest and the best. I just felt we saw the spirit of America and the spirit of the American people...
...investigation into the leak by Thatcher's Cabinet secretary and head of the domestic civil service, Sir Robert Armstrong, showed that it had originated in the Prime Minister's own office. Faced with this damaging evidence, Thatcher last week told the House that it was Brittan's staff at the Trade and Industry Ministry that had actually leaked the letter. The investigation, she explained, had shown that the ministry aides "acted in good faith in the knowledge that they had the authority (of Brittan) and cover from my office for proceeding." As for her personal involvement, Thatcher insisted that...
...believe, however, that Brittan's resignation will end the questions about Thatcher's role in the affair. An emergency parliamentary debate is scheduled this week on the Westland controversy. Labor Leader Neil Kinnock gave the Prime Minister a taste of the attacks she can expect when he called the leak the action of a government "not just rotten to the core but rotten from the core." Thatcher is certain to respond in kind...
...Tricolor flags. Scottish bagpipers in kilts and bearskin hats played reels and strathspeys, and French military bands blared out God Save the Queen and the Marseillaise. But nothing embodied the spirit of Franco-British cooperation more than a joint announcement by President Francois Mitterrand and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that their governments had approved the construction of a 31-mile-long rail tunnel linking the two countries. For nearly two centuries, rulers, entrepreneurs and engineers have dreamed of spanning the English Channel...
Speaking in the flag-bedecked reception room of Lille's city hall, Thatcher declared: "It is a great day. Today means we are embarking with determination to build this link. It is not only the link itself. It means something symbolic between Britain and France." Added Mitterrand: "This is an act not only of goodwill but a grand and grandiose vision which will provide great benefits for our people. France is very happy...