Crown appeals acquittal of McCoy High teacher Bergman
Crown prosecutor Darwin Greaves says the Crown will appeal the June acquittal of Kim Bergman a McCoy High School teacher on a common assault charge. Bergman was acquitted June 21 after a May 3 scuffle with Grade 10 student Denis Tremblay. The appeal to district court is set for September.
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Darwin Greaves
McCoy
Kim Bergman
Bergman
Southview Drive
S.E
Denis Tremblay
C.B. Macdonell
Tremblay
Greaves
Soweto Violence Escalates With Police Crackdown
In Soweto tensions rise as police fire shotguns and use nightsticks to break up stone throwing students. About 25 youths including 10 girls were arrested, part of a broader crackdown amid classroom boycotts and clashes in townships near Pretoria and Johannesburg.
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Johannesburg
Reuter
Soweto
Pretoria
Government rejects North Statehood plan for NWT natives
Ottawa dismisses the idea of separate native states in the Northwest Territories as a partial rejection of the Berger report. The policy paper says territorial jurisdiction cannot be based on race and notes tribal demands go beyond government policy.
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Ottawa
Northwest Territories
Canada
Trudeau
N.W.T
George Erasmus
N.W.T. Indian Brotherhood
Arnold Mce Callum
N.W.T. Legislative Council
Thomas Berger
Mackenzie Valley
Berger
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Turns 77 at Clarence House
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother celebrated her 77th birthday at home in London. A bagpipe serenade outside Clarence House accompanied singing crowds on the balcony as the Queen Mother, famed for her smile and hats, acknowledged well wishers. She spoke of her late husband King George VI’s coronation pledge to serve the people.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Clarence House
Queen’s Guard
Queen Mother
King George VI
Chamber to Prepare Brief on City Growth Plan
Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce directors vote to create a questionnaire for all members to gauge views on the 15 year general growth plan. A committee will draft the brief and present unedited results to council ahead of hearings set for Aug 8 with submissions due today.
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Medicine Hat
Ald
George Davison
Chamber
Davison
Union balks at restraint in wage talks post controls
The Confederation of National Trade Unions in Quebec rejects any wage restraint after the federal wage and price controls end, insisting workers will seek to recover ground lost since October 1975. CNTU cites regional inequalities and calls for price review tribunals after controls lift.
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Hugh Mangle
Financial Times
Ottawa
Confederation of National Trade Unions
CNTU
Andre L'Heureux
IRA plans for Queen’s Ulster visit stir Belfast alert
Rev Ian Paisley said an IRA Provisional faction planned to disrupt Queen Elizabeth’s Northern Ireland visit with bombings demonstrations and takeovers of government buildings. British authorities ordered a 500 strong Scots Guards emergency force for the two day trip starting next Wednesday. The IRA warned it would mobilize guerrilla forces and vowed a silver jubilee blitz to remember.
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Belfast
Ian Paisley
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Queen Elizabeth
Northern Ireland
Paisley
Ulster
Scots Guards
Horner Booed at Edmonton Saskatchewan Football Game
About 25 000 fans booed federal minister Jack Horner as he presented a 1.5 million dollar cheque to Commonwealth Games Foundation officials at halftime. He faced muted cheers and his speech was drowned out by the crowd’s reactions.
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Edmonton (Cp
Jack Horner
Alberta
Horner
Progressive Conservatives
Liberals
Commonwealth Games Foundation
Debate Opens on Northern Gas Pipeline Soon to Reach Ottawa
A special debate on northern pipeline development begins today in Ottawa as Energy Minister Alastair Gillespie signals Canada must obtain frontier gas as soon as possible. He and panelist Tom Berger at the Couchiching Conference weigh timing and location while noting Berger will not comment beyond his report.
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N.W.T
Canada
McCallum
Berger
Legislaive Council
Mackenzie
Southam News Services
Geneva Park
House of Commons
Energy, Mines and Resources
Alastair Gillespie
Lysyk
Ottawa
Cypriot Leaders Meet on Transition After Makarios Death
In Nicosia acting President Spiros Kyprianou met with leaders of four major Greek Cypriot parties to discuss replacing Makarios. He said no decisions were made and a follow up meeting may be held Friday to avoid tension and ensure a smooth transition. An Iranian paper printed Makarios last interview praising Kyprianou as the capable leader.
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CNTU
Sen. Marchand
Donald Macdonald
Macdonald
Nicosia
Spiros Kyprianou
Cyprus
Makarios
Kyprianou
National Assembly
Democratic Rally
Democratic Party
Vance Meets Assad as Geneva Talks Move Forward
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance met Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus signaling a tough new phase in seeking approval for a plan to restart Middle East peace talks. Press reaction in Syria questioned the approach while diplomats noted Syrian impatience with Sadat without Assad, as foreign ministers prepare in the United States for working group discussions sidestepping PLO representation.
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Damascus
Cyrus Vance
Hafez Assad
Middle East
Syria
Vance
Anwar Sadat
United States
Sadat
Assad
Alexandria
Egypt
Palestine Liberation Organ
Ization
PLO
Israel
U.S
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Nairobi
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New York
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Amin
General Assembly
Carter
Andrew Young
Heathrow
L'Heureux
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John Munro
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