Hoax Calls Sweep ANSA On Moro Death Rumors
Anonymous calls to ANSA offices in Rome Turin and Milan claimed Moro was killed but were ruled hoaxes. Investigations followed the Red Brigades ultimatum rejection while police arrested Mirella Varoni and Giuseppe Galluzi tied to an extremist plot and a cache of weapons.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Red Brigades
ANSA
Turin
Milan
Vatican
Christian Democratic Party
Moro
Brigades
Giulio Andreotti
Renato Curcio
Mirella Varoni
Giuseppe Galluzi
Ardea
Miss Varoni
Galluzi
Albano
Pope Paul
RCMP Constable King Falls In Line Of Duty
RCMP constable Thomas Brian King aged 40 and a seven year veteran was slain early today after stopping a vehicle on a highway check. His body was found in the South Saskatchewan River. Police announced a third suspect was arrested with two Saskatoon men already in custody for questioning. King is survived by his wife Marie and three children aged 12 10 and nine. His weapon is missing.
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Saskatoon
Thomas Brian King
RCMP
South Saskatchewan River
King
Manitoba
Marie
Canada aims to limit oil imports to one third by 1985
A.D. Hunt told the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy that Canada seeks to reduce imports to about 266,667 barrels per day of a total 800,000 by 1985. He warned that without expanding tar sands and heavy oil, imports will rise and energy security will suffer amid Middle East tensions.
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Vancouver
Canada
Hunt
US congressmen fault Canada in Alaska gas pipeline bidding
Rep Bob Eckhardt and Rep Bob Gammage told the House subcommittee that Canada favors 54 to 56 inch pipe for an 1800 kilometer section, pricing U.S. firms out since U S Steel Texas can only make 48 inch pipe. They warned Canada has set up an agency to secure Canadian firms a large share, with construction slated to begin in 1981 at about 10 billion dollars. Deputy Secretary Bosworth promised American firms will compete for all segments.
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Baytown
Tex
Bob Eckhardt
Dem. Tex
United States
Canada
Alaska
Bob Gammage
Energy and Power
House of Representatives Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Eckhardt
U.S
U.S. Steel Corp
Victor Glass
U.S. Steel
Texas
Glass
Whch
Stephen Bosworth
South Africa Accepts Namibia Western Independence Plan
South Africa announced in Parliament that it accepts the Western plan for Namibia's independence. The plan calls for UN supervised elections, a phased troop withdrawal, and a later settlement on Walvis Bay, with SWAPO yet to state its final position.
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Cape Town
Reuter
South Africa
Namibia
John Vorster
Canada
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
South-West Africa
League of Nations
United Nations
UN Security Council
South- West
Vorster
SWAPO
London
Pik Botha
UN General Assembly
Sam Nujoma
Walvis Bay
Pretoria
EDC Credit Sparks GOP Clash Over Foreign Aid and Jobs
Conservative MP Donald Munro charged the Export Development Corp. with aiding international criminals by funding Cuba’s fiber to paper plan and Algeria’s merchant marine. He cited a 1.5 billion line of credit and 82.5 million forestry aid in Iran while arguing funds should bolster Canada. Shifting positions from Opposition MPs and Trade Minister Horner framed the debate as a rush to spend before potential EDC shortfalls.
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Ottawa
Crown
Export Development Corp
EDC
Donald Munro
Esquimalt-Saanich
the Commons
Cuba
Africa
Algeria
Canada
Commons
New Democratic Party
Jack Horner
Munro
Sinclair Stevens
York Simcoe
Iran
Stevens
Bill Clarke
Vancouver Quadra
Inco Ltd
Guatemala
Indonesia
INCO
Sandbury
Ont
Thompson
Man
John Crosbie
St. John's West
Sun Life Policyholders Back Move to Toronto HQ
Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada policyholders voted overwhelmingly to relocate the head office from Montreal to Toronto. About 800 policyholders attended, with 83 percent in favor and full breakdown to be released later. The federal government and a group led by Richard Holden failed to block the move despite an attempt to obtain a six month delay.
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Toronto
Sun Life Assurance Co
Canada
Montreal
Richard Holden
Sun Life
Thomas Galt
Holden
Ontario Supreme Court
Grits cling to power in Prince Edward Island election
Prime Minister Campbell, longest serving in Canada, kept office with a razor thin 17 to 15 majority as the Liberals fell from 26 to 17 seats. The Conservatives doubled seats and urged cooperation, while Campbell warned of rough years ahead amid inflation and cost of living.
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Charlottetown
Alex Bradshaw Campbell
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Tories
Campbell
Angus MacLean
Conservatives
J. Angus MacLean
Alex Campbell
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Il Popolo
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Vita
Popolo
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South Saskatchewan
Gov't
Ment
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Uss
Bulletin
P.E.I
MacLean
Malpeque
Nova Scotia
Gerald Regan
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