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Press, 5 November 1983, Page 10

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Bomb blame Burma has accused North Korea of planting the Rangoon bomb which killed four South Korean Cabinet Ministers, and said it was cutting diplomatic relations with Pyongyang. A Burmese Government statement said that confessions by two captured Koreans and evidence they had been carrying showed the October 9 blast was the work of North Korea. The statement, read over radio, said that Burma had ordered North Korean diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours. — Rangoon. Women fight on Women anti-nuclear campaigners have vowed to continue their fight against United States cruise missiles even at the risk of losing their lives. They made their pledge during a news conference at the British Parliament after a Government warning that peace protesters inside nuclear bases might be mistaken for terrorists and shot — London. Death toll The road death toll in Australia’s most populous state dropped to the lowest level since 1962 last month after the introduction of random breath testing to try to stop drunken driving. Officials are now predicting that the final figure in New South Wales this year will be below 1000 for the first time in 20 years. — Sydney. Car wrecked A bomb wrecked the car of the separatist leader Jacques Violette in what was believed to be the first explosives attack in Noumea for 10 years. They said no-one was hurt in the blast outside Mr Violette’s home in the capital of France’s New Caledonia territory. — Noumea. Fine for parking A Canadian who thought a “Fine for Parking” sign gave him permission to park his car on the main street of a small Albertan town has been fined $74. Alberta’s provincial legislature erupted in howls of laughter when the local member for Vegreville called on the Attorney-Gen-eral to intercede on behalf of. the baffled motorist in his constituency. The man, who was- not named, not only got a parking ticket but also had his car towed away. The Attorney-General declined to go to his rescue. — Edmonton. , '