Skylab 2 crew stay aboard as rescue plan eyed
Skylab 2 astronauts continue their 59 day mission while Cape Canaveral prepares a rescue rocket in case Apollo command ship loses more control. Officials say Apollo still can bring the crew home by Nov. 9 if repairs hold, with power to dock and undock procedures under review.
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Kennedy Space Centre
Florida
Orbiting Laboratory
Apollo
Earth
Alan Bean
Owen Garriott
Jack Lousma
Cape Canaveral
Walter Kapryan
Garriott
Lousma
Space Station
Newfoundland cut off East West rail strike cripples Atlantic link
About 9,000 non-operating railway workers struck in the Atlantic provinces halting all rail transport and ferry service, severing the mainland Newfoundland link while in Western Canada 7,000 workers moved into a second day of action in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Grain trains still ran in the Prairies. a CN spokesman warned the situation could widen. Labor tensions and disruptions spread across Canada as unions pressed for concessions.
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Atlantic Provinces
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Maritimes
North Sydney
N.S
Port Aux Basques
Cape Tormentine
N.B
Borden
P.E.I
Yukon
Quebec
Canada
CNR
Maritime Region
Halifax
New Brunswick
Moncton
CP Rail
Dominion Atlantic Railway
Annapolis Valley
Nova Scotia
St. John’s
Saint John
Edmonton
Winnipeg
London
Ont
George Lach
Montreal
Richard Smith
House approves Alaska oil pipeline bill amid debate
The U S House passed a 789 mile Alaska oil pipeline bill 356 to 60 after long debate on spills and environmental concerns. Backers insist only Senate-House differences remain, as conference talks loom after the August recess.
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Washington
Alaska
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Canada
Gerald Ford
Rep
Mich
John Melcher
Dem
Mont
Fire deaths soar to 50 on Isle of Man
The death toll from a fire at a vacationers center on the Isle of Man rose to 50 with rescue teams still pulling charred remains from the burned building. Police reported 53 missing, many victims said to be children, as panic and explosions preceded by smoke claimed victims.
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Douglas
Isle of Man
Reuter
Frank Weedon
Bread and flour prices rise amid inflation surge
Toronto sources warn of further price hikes as Miracle Mart executives expect a four to twenty four percent range on items from margarine to jam. Kraft and General Mills brands raise costs. loaf prices could jump as much as six cents by August, with maple leaf ham up 25 percent.
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Toronto
Canada
Hy Solomon
Miracle Food Mart Supermarkets
Gerber Products of Canada Ltd
Kam
Kirk
Canada Packers Ltd
Miracle Mart
Solomon
Mr. Solomon
Price boost seen for dairy products
Ottawa based dairy industry spokesman John R. Jackson of the National Dairy Council warns the federal subsidy increase will lift consumer prices. He cites Ontario Milk Marketing Board price changes, noting cottage cheese, yogurt, ice cream and other dairy foods will rise as producers and processors pass on higher costs.
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Ottawa
John R. Jackson
National Dairy Council of Canada
Eugene Whelan
Whelan
Ontario Milk Marketing Board
Ontario
Jackson
Ontario Board
Alberta rejects gas export bid amid price row
Alberta will not allow TransCanada to boost natural gas exports until average wellhead prices rise. ERBC report shows only 30 percent of contracts renegotiated since November and new prices mostly 8 to 12 cents higher, still under the government target. Cabinet will delay approving two export applications while price reforms proceed.
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Edmonton
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd
Alberta
and Minerals
Bill Dickie
TransCanada
Dickie
Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board
ERCB
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta and
Southern Gas Companies
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Frank Riddell
George Weston Ltd
Peter Wygant
Bakery Council of Canada
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