Carter defends handling of Billy Carter case ahead of convention
President Carter disputed accusations of scandal and impropriety over Billy Carter's Libya lobbying. He admitted errors in handling the case, pledged a rule banning executive staff from dealings with family, and pressed to seek another term as Democrats rally before the November election.
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Carter
Billy
Washington
Jimmy Carter
U.S. Congress
Libya
Billy Carter
White House
Robert Dole
Kansas
Senate
Dole
New York City
Edward Koch
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Americus
U.S
Moonies sponsor tuna tournament in Gloucester
Three corporations founded by members of the Unification Church sponsor a tuna fishing event in Gloucester with a first prize of 70 000 dollars and total purse of 100 000 dollars.
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Boston Globe
Gloucester
Mass
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
U.S
Rev. Moon
Massachusetts
Aidan Barry
New England
International Oceanic Enterprises, Inc
Bayou LaBatre
Ala
Uniworld Sea Enterprises, Inc
New York City
Happy World, Inc
Tokyo
Barry
Unification) Church
Uniworld
Unification
Boston
Norway
Japan
Denny Townsend
International Seafood
IRS
Gun attack on Turkish consulate in Lyon shocks Paris and world
A gunman opened fire at the Turkish consulate in Lyon wounding three, two seriously. A caller said the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia claimed responsibility in revenge for 1915 genocide. Police say an accomplice waited outside as the pair fled.
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Lyon
France
Mehemed Borzdag
Murjin Totrak
Agence France-Presse
Secret Army For
Armenia
Turkey
Soviet Union
SALA
Europe
Athens
Volatile talks threaten more Alberta liquor worker strikes
Alberta union leader says contract breakdown raises risk of illegal walkouts by liquor warehouse workers. The AUPE seeks bargaining, while the Liquor Control Board considers binding arbitration, after a three week stoppage that halted liquor deliveries to 300 stores. A Carling O'Keefe Calgary brewery lockout may begin.
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Edmonton
Alberta
John Booth
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Gilles Bourgeois
Alberta Liquor Control Board
Bourgeois
Liquor Board
Calgary
Public Service Employee Relations Board
Booth
Jim Isakson
Public Service Employee Relations
Carling O’keefe
Phil Ponting
Ottawa to Sell Up To One Million More Ounces of Gold
Canada will again sell up to one million ounces of gold from official reserves to reduce gold’s share of total holdings. The move follows December’s plan and comes as overall reserves slip to 4.01 billion U.S. dollars with U.S. currency leading declines.
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Allan MacEachen
Canada
U.S
International Monetary Fund
MacEachen
Bank of Canada
Bloods clash with Indian affairs over land claims at Stand Off
Dennis First Rider and Blood activists express disappointment after a four hour meeting with John Munro and officials. A joint committee will review 172 land transactions covering about 275 square kilometres including Cardston, while the band suspends court actions. The protesters warned of renewed blockades if demands remain unmet.
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Alta
Dennis First Rider
John Munro
Indian Affairs
First
Munro
Blood Band Council
RCMP
Cardston
Lethbridge
Alberta
Leroy Little Bear
Les Healey
Healey
First Rider
The
Runners
Ottawa
Trudeau
Little Bear
Bloods
Northern Affairs
Joint Department
Blood Band
Stand On
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Andrew Nixon
Vancouver
Stanley Park
Moonies
By Tony Chamberlain
AUPE
Militant Bloods
Band Council
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