Explosion at Bologna Rail Station Causes Large Casualties
A powerful blast at Bologna main railway station killed at least 55 and injured 180 as travelers crowded the area including a restaurant. A neo-Fascist group claimed responsibility though officials cite possible accident or bomb. Rescue workers sift rubble while authorities investigate.
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Bologna
Italy
Hans Jurt
Aesch
Switzerland
Armed Revolutionary Nuclei
Rome
Basel
Ancona
Grain exports rise as 1979 80 crop year ends in Canada
Canadian Grain Commission estimates 21.6 million tonnes exported in 1979 80, up 18 percent from 18.2 million. Grain officials credit improved railway movement while noting limited supplies may curb meeting all export demand. domestic feed supplies appear adequate. Leaders urge higher future volumes and shipments toward 30 million tonnes by 1985.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Grain Company
Canada
Canadian Grain Commission
Mac Runciman
United Grain Growers Ltd
George Fletcher
Paliiser Wheat Growers Association
Saskatchewan
Bruce MacMillan
Pioneer Grain Co. Ltd
Oil pricing gaps threaten Canada oil self sufficiency
Alberta and Ottawa dispute pricing for heavy oil frontier and oil sands as conventional oil prices hold at 16.75 dollars a barrel. An expected 60 day pump rise accompanies a broader plan to avoid rising import bills, with major projects in Saskatchewan oil and offshore Newfoundland awaiting develop.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Ottawa
Frontier
Saskatchewan
Newfoundland
No agreement reached in AUPE negotiations
Edmonton reports AUPE and Alberta Liquor Control Board failed to reach a deal after talks resumed this week. The union says the board stands by its offer, unacceptable to workers, while management hints at binding arbitration. Workers returned Monday with warning of another walkout if talks stall.
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Edmonton
ICP
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Alberta Liquor Control Board
AUPE
Unac
Carter Fights to Hold Delegates at Democratic Convention
President Carter, amid efforts to open the Democratic convention to alternatives, calls any rule change a travesty and insists he will be the nominee. Kennedy supporters press a rules challenge to free delegates, with talks ongoing for a final agreement before the August 11 convention start. Reagan, meanwhile, questions the administration’s economic figures.
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Washington
Carter
Billy Carter
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Fritz Mondale
Los Angeles
Massachusetts
Paul Kirk
Ronald Reagan
Judge doubts Hatfield's testimony in Atkinson discharge
Fredericton CP report says Francis Atkinson received an absolute discharge after a three month corruption trial with no conviction. Justice J Paul Barry doubted much of the trial testimony including Premier Richard Hatfield, while noting broader questions of political ethics and ongoing prosecutions.
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Richard Hatfield
Barry
Hatfield
Atkinson
Fredericton
Rodman Logan
Justice Barry
RCMP
David Hitchcock
Logan
New Brunswick
Hitchcock
J. Brian Neill
Robert Higgins
Tories
Supreme Court of Canada
Francis Atkinson
New Brunswick Pcs
Inflation doomscale forecast by MIT economist Thurow at Couchiching
MIT economist Lester Thurow told the Couchiching Conference that inflation will persist or rise and that democratic governments cannot sharply cut it without painful outcomes for voters. He warned real incomes fall for wage earners when cures are pursued and energy prices must stabilize via alternatives over a decade.
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Orillia
Ont
Lester Thurow
Turow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Couchiching Conference
Couchiching Institute On Public Affairs
Geneva Park Convention Centre
Here
United States
Thurow
Thomas Courchene
University of Western Ontario
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Jim Mayne
National Farmer’s Union
Emerald, P.E.I
Joey Hanrahan
Joey
Dave Ingram Jr
Robin Schlaht
Allan Woodworth
MIT Economist
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