1Trade Unions A veteran trade unionist recently called the Federation of Labour (FOL) "a shambles which lacked pride and leadership". He was responding to a book by fellow trade unionist Tony Neary, The Price of Principle, in which Neary warns of the insidious threat of those with extreme left-wing views (communist views) taking over the trade union movement. Neary has recently stepped down as the General Secretary of the Electrical Workers' Union, a job which saw him frequently at odds with the FOL. Discussion and viewer talkback with Tony Neary about his view that "the Reds are not hiding under the beds, they are already in them, sitting up and having breakfast."

2Under cover of darkness, anti nuclear protesters in Britain have ambushed a convoy of American cruise missile launchers returning to their base at Greenham Common. They say their actions prove how vulnerable the convoy is to an attack.

3British Foreign Secretary and other European leaders have been gathering in Vienna in an effort to strengthen peace in Europe. Sir Geoffrey Howe and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze held a private meeting in which Shevardnadze confirmed that Moscow intends to link any nuclear weapons agreement with United States President Ronald Reagan's Star Wars plan. Publically, Howe launched an attack on the Soviet Union's human rights record.

4The Archbishop of Canterbury's Special Envoy Terry Waite says he expects to know within 24 hours whether more Western hostages held in Lebanon are about to be freed. After seventeen months in captivity, held by Islamic Jihad, freed American hostage David Jacobsen has been reunited with his family in West Germany.

5As Americans go to the polls to vote in the midterm Senate and Congressional elections, very little seems to have been able to put a dent in voter apathy. Even reports that the United States gave Iran military equipment in order to secure the release of hostage David Jacobsen has failed to generate interest among voters.

6A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

7The Duchess of York has flown solo for the first time.

8Scores of toy soldiers are being displayed in a London shop window, proving that the once popular toys have now become valuable collectors' items.

9Trade Unions A veteran trade unionist recently called the Federation of Labour (FOL) "a shambles which lacked pride and leadership". He was responding to a book by fellow trade unionist Tony Neary, The Price of Principle, in which Neary warns of the insidious threat of those with extreme left-wing views taking over the trade union movement. Neary has recently stepped down as the General Secretary of the Electrical Workers' Union, a job which saw him frequently at odds with the FOL. Discussion and viewer talkback with Tony Neary about his view that "the Reds (communists) are not hiding under the beds, they are already in them, sitting up and having breakfast."

10A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

11Trade Unions A veteran trade unionist recently called the Federation of Labour (FOL) "a shambles which lacked pride and leadership". He was responding to a book by fellow trade unionist Tony Neary, The Price of Principle, in which Neary warns of the insidious threat of those with extreme left-wing views taking over the trade union movement. Neary has recently stepped down as the General Secretary of the Electrical Workers' Union, a job which saw him frequently at odds with the FOL. Discussion and viewer talkback with Tony Neary about his view that "the Reds (communists) are not hiding under the beds, they are already in them, sitting up and having breakfast."