Polish farmers win union fight marking liberalization in Poland
In Warsaw an emotional ceremony saw the government sign an agreement to register an independent farmers union by May 10. About 40 farmers embraced negotiators at the Peasants party HQ in Bydgoszcz, ending sit-ins and signaling a milestone for the Self-Governing Independent Union of Individual Farmers, which represents roughly 800,000 of Poland's private farmers. The pact, supported by Solidarity, is viewed as a major victory and a shift toward a freer labor landscape in the socialist country.
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Ome
Fired Peasants Party
Independent Union
Solidarity
Communist Party
Bydgoszcz
Inowroclaw
Soviet Bloc
Poland
Labor
Farmers’ Union
Stanislaw Kania
Kania
Torun
Party
Lyon denies scuttling agreement in Ottawa talks
Premier Sterling Lyon of Manitoba rejected Montreal Gazette claims he and Quebec Premier Rene Levesque conspired to derail a federal provincial constitution deal. The paper alleged Lyon and Levesque blocked a Trudeau backed package. Lyon demanded a retraction and apology.
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Winnipeg
Sterling Lyon
Manitoba
Montreal Gazette
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Lyon
Ottawa
Levesque
Pierre Trudeau
Trudeau
Vancouver
Gazette
Man Dies After Vehicle Struck While Hitch-Hiking in Medicine Hat
A man in his early 20s was killed Friday after being struck by a truck while hitch-hiking in the westbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway near Sixteenth Street S.W. Police say the victim was taken to Medicine Hat and District Hospital where he died. Identification pending as investigators continue.
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Medicine Hat
Sixteenth Street
S.W
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Greyhound Bus Strike Could Hit Canada Next Week
Calgary CP reports 1,400 Local 1374 ATU members served strike notice on Greyhound Bus Lines. If no settlement by midnight Tuesday, workers will walk off between Vancouver and Toronto, leaving long haul trips at intermediate points. A federal mediator failed to restart talks. The strike would hurt remote communities lacking rail or air links reliant on Greyhound.
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Calgary
Amalgamated Transit Union
Greyhound Bus Lines
Vancouver
Toronto
Redcliff Businesses Seek New Premises After Eviction
Businesses in Redcliff must leave the Professional Building at 103rd St NE after an evacuation order issued by John Hubbard, the Redcliff building inspector, sparked varied reactions from acceptance to surprise as the town prepares for changes.
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Redcliff
103Rd St. N.E
John Hubbard
Pope prepares Easter rites in Rome for midnight mass
Pope John Paul II leads Easter Eve ceremonies in St. Peter's with the new fire blessing. Thousands of pilgrims gather as bells toll and candles illuminate the Vatican. Good Friday includes the Way of the Cross past Calvary with a rain-dampened crowd.
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John Paul
Jesus Christ
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's
Papal
Europe
Latin America
Africa
Far East
Jerusalem
Calvary
Jesus
Colosseum
Palatine Hill
St. Peter’s
Mid-air collision near Denver kills 15 in two planes
In Loveland Colorado a twin engined commuter plane and a smaller skydiving craft collided at 2500 metres. Fifteen people died and four survivors from the larger craft parachuted to safety. two parachutists on the smaller plane died on landing. The Air U.S. flight was en route from Stapleton to Gillette with ten passengers and two crew. Authorities recovered bodies from the wreckage as witnesses described a fiery crash in a wheat field east of Interstate 25.
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Loveland
Colo
Steve Kinnett
Kinnett
Denver
Air U.S
Stapleton International Airport
Gillette
Wyo
Dess
Neighbors Aid Miners Families After Colorado Mine Disaster
Glenwood Springs residents offer free food, lodging, and help to families of 15 miners killed in the Dutch Creek No 1 coal mine blast near Redstone. The Mid-Continent Resources mine remains shut as federal investigators begin a months-long probe.
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Redstone
Colo
Rocky Mountain
Glenwood Springs
Dutch Creek
al Frederickson
Frederickson
Mid-Continent Resources
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
Mid-Continent
Bob Delaney
Mid- Continent
No. 1
Elaney
Czechs defeat Canada in opening world hockey match
In Goteborg Sweden the Czechoslovaks opened strong with goals at 3:12 and 6:00 and led 4-1 by the end of the first period. Pavel Richter and Arnold Kadlec added to the lead as Canada trailed 7-4 after two periods. Canada rallied with McDonald and Maruk scoring, but Bohuslav Ebermann finished a power play to keep the Czechs ahead.
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Goteborg
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Canada
Milan Novy
Darius Rusnak
John Garrett
Hartford Whalers
Morris Lukowich
Winnipeg Jets
Rusnak
Pavel Richter
Arnold Kadlec
Team Canada
Don Cherry
Lanny McDonald
Colorado
Dennis Maruk
Washington Capitals
Bohuslav Ebermann
Maruk
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Ann Landers
Charles Lynch City News
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Via Dolorosa
Pontius Pilate
Christ
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Holy Land
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Roa
Garrett
Phil Myre
Colorado Rockies
Cherry
Finland
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