P127 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                    * 2 October - Neil Kinnock is elected  leader of the Labour Party on the  retirement of Michael Foot.  * 4 October - Richard Noble, driving  the British turbojet-powered car  Thrust2, takes the land speed record  to 634.051 mph (1020.406 km/h) over 1  km (633.47 mph (1019.47 km/h) over 1  mile) at Black Rock Desert, USA, an  increase of 40 mph over the previous  kilometre record.  * 7 October - A plan to abolish the  Greater London Council is announced.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End