Carter defers neutron weapon in arms talks push
The Carter administration defers neutron weapon production and urges Soviet restraint hoping to prompt a major Soviet arms proposal. Officials see potential moves by the Soviets to curb SS-20 missiles or Warsaw Pact tanks, while NATO reactions vary. Carter keeps Lance missiles and nuclear artillery in modernization while neutron weapon decisions await Soviet behavior.
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Soviet Union
Tass
NATO
Congress
Bob Dole
Rep.-Kan
John Conyers
Dem.-Mich
Tory chief attacks Grits in election-style speech
CALGARY The federal Progressive Conservative leader Joe Clark addressed about 1200 Alberta Tories at the Palliser Hotel. He blasted Liberal policies and warned of a forthcoming federal election while noting a muted crowd compared with last year in Edmonton.
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Joe Clark
Palliser Hotel
Clark
Edmonton
Smokin
Joe
Alberta Tory
Canal treaties protested in Panama City rally
About 300 youths protested the Panama canal treaties in a downtown park, burning an effigy of President Carter and waving banners against U S intervention. Protest leaders urged Panamanians to reject the treaties despite possible U S Senate amendments.
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Panama City
Carter
U.S
Torrijos
Panama
U.S. Senate
Jimmy Carter
Panamian
Transair sale approved despite anti competitive pact
Ottawa CP The Canadian transport commission approved the sale of Transair Ltd to Alberta's Pacific Western Airlines while denouncing an anti competitive pact with Air Canada. The decision aims to secure Winnipeg based Transair service though it would curb competition on key routes. Air Canada agreed to defer a $600,000 debt and to ease pressure on Transair's Toronto Winnipeg runs, in a pact criticized as restrictive to competition.
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Ottawa
Canadian Transport Commission
Transair Ltd
Pacific Western Airlines
PWA
Transair
Air Canada
National Air Carrier
Commission
Toronto
Winnipeg
Canada
Bills push through as election looms in Canada
The Commons approved two key bills quickly as the government races to clear legislation before a possible general election. Labour Code amendments expand worker rights across 550 000 private sector federal employees, while a housekeeping law fixes statutory inconsistencies.
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Ottawa
The
Commons
Farm Credit Corporation
FCC
Levesque signals no stake in federal election
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque told York University students that the Parti Quebecois would avoid involvement in the next federal vote unless provoked. He argued for broader national entities and urged Canadian political imagination while dismissing any need to oppose Trudeau Clark or Broadbent.
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Southam News
Toronto
Quebec
Rene
Levesque
Marcos forces set for sweeping win in Manila vote
In Manila the New Society Movement led by Imelda Marcos is declared elected on all 21 tickets as Marcos claims a clear victory. The commission found opposition fraud charges unsubstantiated and early results show the administration ahead with 60 to 70 percent of Manila ballots counted.
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Manila
Marcos
Lebanon accuses Israel of stalling withdrawal plan
Beirut criticizes Israel for procrastination as Lebanon demands a rapid total withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Premier Salim el Hoss says Lebanon will mobilize Arab and international friends to press Israel, while UN and PLO condemn the partial plan as inadequate.
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Lebanon
Israel Today
Salim el Hoss
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
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New York
Menachem Begin
Begin
London
Marjayoun
Metullah
Khardali
Litani
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Tyre
Paul McCloskey
Rep. Calif
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