Canada Airline Strike Widespread Disrupts Flights
Canada faces a major air travel shutdown as a strike by 2200 air traffic controllers cripples operations. Air Canada cancels 15000 reservations while CP Air halts domestic routes, with limited international service. Passengers are rerouted to U.S. border airports as both sides trade blame and seek talks.
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Montreal
Bangor
Maine
Burlington
Toronto
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Vancouver
Seattle
Peter Dawson
Nationwide storms and disaster flash across the nation
A string of summer storms caused damage from Illinois to California. A light plane crashed near Parnell Illinois killing up to four people. Tornadoes damaged homes in Illinois Highlands Texas and more. Lightning hit spectators in New York Central Park and hail struck Iowa Missouri. Fires raged in drought Western states as fire crews fought blazes in California Oregon Nevada and Alaska. Robert Blake filed for divorce from Sondra Blake after 14 years of marriage.
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Nyerere calls for an American boycott on South Africa
Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere urged a total U.S. boycott of South Africa to pressure for black majority rule. He linked U.S. investments to racism and said belief in equality should be tested. He spoke after discussing Southern Africa with President Carter and prior to a dinner at Getty House hosted by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Julius K. Nyerere
Nyerere
South Africa
Carter
United States
Century Plaza Hotel
Ian Smith
Cuba
Angola
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Tom Bradley
Getty House
Sidney Poitier
Roscoe Lee Browne
Greg Morris
Stevie Wonder
Dionne Warwick
Alex Haley
Lawmakers clash over size of tax relief funds in dispute
In Sacramento legislators argue over how much money is available for school finance and property tax relief rather than how to allocate it. They wrestle with estimated future budget surpluses and political divisions as aides work to unify figures for two committees. A. Alan Post warns surpluses may trigger tax changes, while Roy Bell predicts a $4 billion surplus for 1982-83.
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Sacramento
UPI
Nicholas Petris
Joint Committee
Petris
A. Alan Post
Finance Department
Roy Bell
Bell
California Weather Outlook and State Tax Fight
Extended forecasts show mainly night fog and near normal temperatures across California with coastal highs in the 60s and inland 90s. Central California remains warm inland, Owens Valley highs reach 100 to 112, and deserts stay hot with 75 to 85 lows. In a separate report, lawmakers offered no property tax relief or school aid as Gov Brown rejects new tax hikes, while a Pennsylvania plant explosion kills five and burns six in Blair County.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
San Joaquin
Owens Valley
Four found shot dead in Oregon near Gaston
In Oregon near Gaston Washington County a mother Margo Compton 25 and her twin daughters Sylvia and Sandra about six, plus Gary Seslar were found shot to death in a house. Deputies identified no immediate suspects and the weapon was not found. The killings occurred between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday with all victims shot once in the head.
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Gaston, Ore
UPI
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Portland
Margo Edith Compton
Sylvia
Sandra
Gary D. Seslar
Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Comptons
Seslar
Mistrial Declared in Van Houten Retrial
Superior Court Judge Edward Hint Jr. declared a mistrial in the retrial of Leslie Van Houten after jurors were hopelessly deadlocked after 25 days of deliberation. Seven jurors favored first degree murder, five for manslaughter, with a Sept 12 hearing set to decide next steps.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Superior Court
Edward Hint Jr
Leslie van Houten
Miss van Houten
Confusion over laws hampers pension trustees
Charles B. Jackson, president of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, says private pension fund trustees face an investment bind from unclear federal rules. At the foundation's 23rd Annual Education Conference in San Francisco, about 5,000 trustees and advisers gathered as the prudent man standard lacks precise definition, prompting excessive caution or outsourcing of decisions.
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UPI
International Foundation of
Charles B. Jackson
International Foundation
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