Social Credit party collapses. to skip next Alberta election
Ray Speaker said the Social Credit board has decided not to run candidates in the next provincial election, marking a dramatic end for a party that once governed Alberta for 35 years. The three remaining seats keep it as official opposition until the next vote.
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Social Credit
Ray Speaker
United Farmers of Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Western Canada
Gordon Kesler
Olds-Didsbury
Tom Sindlinger
Calgary-Buffalo
Alberta Park
Sindlinger
Canada
WCC
Progressive
Weather and water issues at Redcliff meter site
Light snow and freezing temperatures grip the region with a high near 0 and a low around minus ten. A weather map on page 28 accompanies latest conditions while page 3 reports water problems around a natural gas meter raising questions of responsibility for cooling in Redcliff.
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Redcliff
Reagan urges weapons talks and warns on arms
President Reagan pressed the Soviet Union to begin talks this summer to cut large nuclear arsenals while defending an 18 percent rise in 1983 military spending. He warned Moscow cannot be trusted and tied any date to the international climate after Brezhnev’s missile freeze.
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Washington
Reuter
Reagan
Soviet Union
United States
Leonid Brezhnev
Europe
U.S
Moscow
Kremlin
White House
Brezhnev
West
Brezhnev Resting After Asia Visit In Moscow Hospital
Unofficial sources and western diplomats report Leonid Brezhnev, 75, is resting in a Moscow hospital after a four day trip to Tashkent. He is not described as in serious condition and has signs of recovery, with authorities declining to discuss his health.
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Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Soviet Asia
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Brezhnev
Kremlin Polyclinic
Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Soviet trade official expelled from Canada over high tech sales
Ottawa says a Soviet trade representative Mikhail Abramov must leave within 10 days for allegedly offering large sums to obtain restricted high technology from a Canadian businessman. Moscow calls the claim absurd and demands apologies. External Affairs notes the move mirrors past diplomatic expulsions and warns Ottawa may retaliate.
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Bob Douglas
Ottawa
Canada
Mikhail Abramov
Mark MacGuigan
Abramov
Soviet Union
Moscow
MacGuigan
Robert Kaplan
Abramey
Whelan hints at beef marketing program this month
Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan said a new beef marketing program could be unveiled in three weeks after a Calgary speech to Alberta officials. He declined to detail the form but promised something different, amid debates over a federal board versus voluntary stabilization plans.
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Sindlinger
Calgary
Eugene Whelan
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Whelan
Alberta Cattle Commission
Canadian Cattle Commission
Canadian Wheat Board
Candian
United States
Canada
Blakeney Benefits From Foes In Saskatchewan Election
Premier Allan Blakeney campaigns on his record and budget promises as opponents attack, while CUPE hospital strikes and new labor rules shape the race. Ottawa plans to reform rail subsidies affecting farmers, with Blakeney urging equal rates for equal distance.
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Peter Cowan
Southam
Prince Albert
Sask
Allan Blakeney
Saskatchewan
Blakeney
New Democratic Party
Canadian Union of Public Employees
CUPE
NDP
Saskatoon
Hiffa
Ottawa
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