Commonwealth conference ends early with Rhodesia peace optimism
The 22nd Commonwealth conference wrapped up in Lusaka with high hopes for a Rhodesia settlement amid the Zimbabwe crisis. Leaders from 39 nations praised the outline of principles, though many questions remained, while Thatcher Nyerere and Clark voiced cautious confidence in the accord.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Margaret Thatcher
Julius Nyerere
Joe Clark
Canada
Thatcher
Oil slick reaches coast of Texas
Tar balls washed ashore on South Padre Island as the Gulf spill spread from Mexican waters into U.S. shores. Coast Guard noted a 64 km beach stretch with oil while another plume was seen 80 km south of Aransas Pass near Corpus Christi.
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Port Isabel
Tex
South Padre Island
U.S
Mary Lou Campbell
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Corpus Christi
Coast Guard
Port Mansfield
Campbell
Glenn McGehee
Aransas Pass
Gulf
Vintage air race brings six planes to Brooks stop
A group of about 20 vintage aircraft is racing from Delta, B C to Toronto. Ken Tiegs of Brooks reports six planes landed by 10 a m at Brooks with Maple Creek expected between noon and 2 p m. The pilots fly 1939 Piper Cubs with radios prohibited except emergencies. The tour includes grass airstrips, camping under wings, and an escorted CN Tower flyover before Toronto Island Airport.
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Brooks
Delta
B.C
Toronto
Ken Tiegs
News Today
Maple Creek
Tiegs
Trail B.C
Airdrie
Island
Weather map note Sunny high 27 low 11
A weather brief notes sunny conditions with a high near 27 and a low around 11 the data accompanies weather map page 27 for details.
Legionnaire's disease outbreak hits Toronto with two dead
Toronto doctors link suspected Legionnaire's disease deaths to an excavation site near Highway 400 in North York. Ten patients live near the site. 11 are ill, with others admitted to area hospitals. Diagnosis and samples proceed as authorities weigh water and soil tests.
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Toronto
North End
Sydney Shubert
Yumber Memorial
Shubert
American Legion
Philadelphia
Indiana
Stephen Lowe
Lowe
Anne
Calgary
Orin Kerr
Humber Memorial
Larry Edwards
Kerr
Edwards
Margaret Archibald
North York
Sandy Toma
Ontario
Israel warns on 242 change may threaten peace treaty
Israeli sources say cabinet warned President Carter that amending UN Security Council Resolution 242 to recognize Palestinian rights could jeopardize the Egyptian Israeli peace accord. Interior Minister Burg told Cairo and Washington that changes might affect Palestinian autonomy talks, while Israel rejects any 242 modification.
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Haifa
Israel
United States
UN Security Council
Carter
Yosef Burg
Five bodies recovered after helicopter crash in Ram River area
Five men were retrieved from a rocky mountain site after a Bell 206 B helicopter owned by Alpine Helicopters Ltd. crashed on a Ram River survey flight. Victims include pilot Allan Brennard and four geologists Zoltan Hadnagy Leslie Zuveges David Berry and Robert Jull. wreckage on a wind swept ledge at 2400 metres posed a dangerous recovery.
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Rocky Mountain House
Alta
Alpine Helicopters Ltd
Calgary
Ram River
Alberta
Allan Brennard
Zoltan Hadnagy
Leslie Zuveges
San Francisco Hit by Strong 5.9 Earthquake
The 5.9 quake centered near Hollister rattled northern California, felt from the coast to Nevada, with minor damage and no casualties. Officials note San Andreas and Calaveras Fault activity and historical context including the 1906 event. Residents describe fear and nerves on Monday.
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N.Y
San Francisco
Bank of America
University of California Seismographic Station
United States Geological Survey
California
Nevada
Hollister
Gilroy
Calaveras
San Andreas
Mount Hamilton
Burlingame
Former terrorists sentenced in Cross kidnapping case
In Montreal, Jacques and Louise Cossette-Trudel receive two years minus a day each for the 1970 abduction of British diplomat James Cross. Judge Yves Mayrand notes the international significance of the crime and the couple’s flight prior to capture.
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Montreal
FLQ
Jacques and
Louise Cossette- Trudel
James Cross
Sessions
Yves Mayrand
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RTA
Shopila
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Mexico
Bay of Campeche
Crowsnest Pass
Black Creek
West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Washington
Jim Brown
RCMP
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Front de Liberation du Quebec
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