VEEL PC sacdheasrase DAMASCUS, = Ark. (UPI) - A Titan II missile armed with a nuclear warhead exploded early Friday, shooting a huge mushroom cloud into the sky and injuring 22 Air Force personnel. The Defense Department said the explosion, caused by a fuel leak, did not en- danger the warhead. “There is no need for alarm,” one informed defense official said at the Pentagon. “There was no radiactivity nor will there be.” Air force Secretary MONTREAL, (UPI) - Mayor Jean Drapeau's former righthand man Gerard Niding and building contractor Regis Trudeau have been or- dered to appear in court Oct.1 on corruption and other charges stemming from construction for the 1976 Olympic Games. Crown prosecutor Philippe Ferland issued the summonses Thur- sday, marking the first court action since the $1.3 billion Games were staged. SOLEDAD Calif..(UPI) - Sirhan Sirhan, serving a_sen- tence of 16 years and 9 months for assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. could be paroled in a little less than four years because of his model behaviour as a straight A student and “outstanding” worker behind bars Sirhan refused to show up Thursday for his annual parole hearing but won a two month VICTORIA (UPC) Bn tish Columbia Bill Bennctt Canada’s premiers offered a trade of important Premicr says were “very consttuttonal items) tn return for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau s promise to resign af his plans were accepted Bennett said that Thursday told the premices last week dunng Trudeau the first) ministers con ference he would resign if they would accept bas PM's trade offer ‘hard to refuse’ 4 ' 8 omiFy vere. oF A4 -Sunday News, September 21, 1980 Missile explosion injures 22 Hans Mark issued an official statememt ex- piaining that the fuel leak that preceded the ex- plosion, and which drew. an Air Force’ main- tenance crew to the site, was caused by a falling wrench socket. “A three-pound wrench socket fell from about 70 feet, bounced off a thrust mount and struck the missile puncturing the first stage fuel tank shortly after 7:30 p.m. EDT Thursday,” he said, and this required a maintenance crew. Drapeau aide faces Olympics charges The charges came three months after a recommendation by Justice Albert Malouf that part of the $1 billion Olympic deficit be recovered through the courts. Niding, chairman of Drapeau's powerful city executive committee during construction of the Games facilities, faces two charges of breach of trust and a further count of corruption charging he demanded and accepted a benefit from Trudeau. Reduced sentence for Kennedy kiiler reduction of his sentence for good behaviour. Combined with == earher reductions, that makes him eligible for parole Sept.1, 1984 “I think its an outrage,” said Ronald Ross, a Los Angeles County deputy distnct attorney. “There are all kinds of (protest) letters in his file from people ail over the country, but that’s our system = for better or worse ~ plans for oa constitulion “He's held that out as a promise to the premicrs that if he got his way, he would retire ~ Bennett said Im gomp to tell you thats a hard offer to patnated refuse “TE st wasot that) the future of the Country was soo important owe might have traded away the very IMpolant cons tutional items to achseve thal FROM PAGE A1 “We think one is a loner who likes the Dundarave area. This (latest robbery) is the type which happens downtown where they walk in and cover each other.” Anyone who may have, seen either of the men in the mall area is asked to contact West Wancouver Police at 922-4141. One of the men is described as being white, clean shaven, with = short dark brown hair and about Sft. 10in. tall. He was wearing dark glasses, a floppy peaked blue cap, a beige suit and is thought to be in his late 20s. The other has a darker complexion and is described as being swarthy, with about three days’ beard stubble and long dark shoulder- length hair. He was of slim build, about 5ft. 7in. and was Carrying an attache case. The man was wearing blue jeans and a brown jacket. Last year saw two rob- bernes at the Park Royal Canada Trust building, when $13,000 was stolen in June and $6,000 in August. West Vancouver Police later arrested two Quebec men who were charged for the hoidups. 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