Gorbachev is sacking one third of the older and more conservative members of his central committee, putting younger and more radical and supportive members  in their place.
Gorbachev is sacking one third of the older and more conservative members of his central committee, putting younger and more radical and supportive members in their place.

All our election poster boards went untouched overnight as it poured with rain and then turned to snow and slush. After working on my accounts this morning, I was pleased that the cash and cheques equalled all the books that we had sold. I was canvassing with Percy in Buckden after lunch before the rain finally stopped us but I also prepared Debbie’s post-birthday party invitations and gave Daniel a driving lesson each side of another canvassing session in Southoe. Arguments between Britain, West Germany and America over plans for upgrading NATO short range nuclear weapons. Liverpool are considering whether to continue in the FA Cup after the countless deaths of their fans at Hillsborough.

The rain poured all night long and at least all our poster boards and flag boards went untouched as I could see when I went around this morning. I decided to work on the accounts for the books that I had sold yesterday. I counted out the unsold copies (23 as of this morning from the first 100), then counted those sold by cheque and finally the cash received and managed to reconcile the whole, which was very good in view of the mayhem last night.  I then I wrote out receipts for the listed people and finally filled in a few forms. After lunch, I went out with Percy and did some canvassing in Buckden all afternoon before the rain came upon us this evening. I typed up and laid out the invitations for Debbie’s Birthday Party and then gave Daniel a driving lesson each side of a canvassing session in Southoe. Encouraging results, but it took far too long. The news this evening is of Gorbachev sacking one third of the older and more conservative members of his central committee. Younger and more radical and supportive members would be put in their place.

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Britain and America are tussling with West Germany over their plans for upgrading their NATO short range nuclear weapons. The Germans want negotiations to end these missiles and Thatcher is on the defensive. Liverpool FC are agonising over the decision as to whether to remain in the FA Cup competition after the recent disaster and deaths of their fans and could not decide what to do today. A cold evening after steady rain with some snow and slush this late in April.