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...predict assuredly that she would become Britain's first woman Prime Minister. There were simply too many imponderables. One unanswered question was whether the unions were in such bad grace with the majority of voters that the open support of bosses like Evans and Weighell for Callaghan would tip the crucial swing vote in favor of the Tories. The country's rapidly growing and increasingly restive black and Asian population could be a significant factor, even though less than half of eligible minority voters had bothered to register. Since Thatcher has publicly called for more restrictions on immigration...
There is also little prospect of America affecting any change in British policies towards Northern Ireland. The ignorant bumblings and clumsy advice offered by Tip O'Neill on his recent visit were completely counter-productive, and the Conservatives will be even less receptive than Labour was to suggestions that they coerce the majority in Ulster into either sharing power or joining a united Ireland. Mrs. Thatcher's resolve to give no quarter to the Irish Republican Army (IRA) terrorists will be stiffened by a personal note: one of her closest political friends and advisers, Airey Neave, was killed...
There is good reason for the Administration's reluctance to talk. Said the Library of Congress's senior defense specialist John Collins: "The public will see just the tip of the iceberg because 90% of verification won't show up in the press. It's highly classified and it ought to stay that...
While Thatcher and Callaghan got their campaigns into high gear, they followed a tacit agreement long honored by their parties to avoid partisan dispute over the painful issue of Northern Ireland. But last week, the issue was suddenly thrust forward because of remarks that U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill made at a private dinner in Dublin attended by Irish Prime Minister Jack Lynch. O'Neill said that the Ulster problem had been given "low priority" by Britain, that "it had been treated as a political football in London," and that the U.S. would "insist" that the next...
...Canadiens came out hitting after the opening face-off, and some aggressive forechecking by Bob Gainey paid off at 13:52. After Gainey kept the puck in the zone, Lafleur slipped the puck to linemate Jacques Lemaire for an easy tip...