Peace terms set by top guerrillas amid Commonwealth push
Guerrilla leaders in Zimbabwe Rhodesia demand that the white dominated army be dismantled and replaced by a liberation forces army before joining talks. They insist Smith and Muzorewa must go, while Zambia and Tanzania press for broader multi party negotiations and a constitutional framework ending white minority rule.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Commonwealth
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Robert Mugabe
Patriotic Front
Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Liberation Forces
Mugabe
Ian Smith
Abel Muzorewa
Joshua Nkomo
Tanzania
Nkomo
Britain
Nyerere
Smith
Muzorewa
Toronto hospital reports legionnaires cases amid outbreak scare
Two confirmed legionnaires cases at Humber Memorial Hospital include a 72-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man in ICU. Nine more people are treated as suspected cases across Toronto hospitals, with other suspects released or under observation. Officials seek source after pneumonia like symptoms and mentions a northwestern construction site.
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Toronto
Humber Memorial Hospital
American Legion
Philadelphia
Orin Kerr
Faronto
Stephen Lowe
Sydney Shubert
Lowe
Anne
Calgary
Shubert
Jim Furlong
Convention and Tourist Bureau
Metropolitan
Airshow Alberta 79 faces estimated 40k to 60k loss
George Holmes, program director, warned of a potential deficit between 40 000 and 60 000 dollars after two day event. He noted about 50 000 non paying spectators and paid attendance around 25 000. Revenue from grants and programs would not cover the shortfall.
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Alberta
George Holmes
Holmes
Travel Alberta
Clashes Between Soldiers and Guards in Oramiyeh Protest
Army officers and enlisted men clashed with revolutionary guards in Oramiyeh over executions of an army colonel and sergeant. Gunfire wounded an undetermined number as protests spread from the garrison to the city. The convicted officers faced charges for killings of protesters during anti Shah demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Oramiyeh
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Lethbridge Votes to Sponsor Vietnamese Boat Family
Lethbridge city council, in a 5 to 3 vote, passes a resolution to sponsor a Vietnamese boat family. Alderman Carpenter urged funding solely from property taxes, while Alderman Ferguson argues the city should lead by example and accept private and municipal support.
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Lethbridge, Alta
Kitchener
Dave Carpenter
Carpenter
Vera Ferguson
Lethbridge
Ottawa considers energy excise tax on oil in 1980
The Globe and Mail reports the federal government is weighing a new energy excise tax on all oil products sold in Canada as part of a 1980 price increase. Revenue would fund a Canadian Resources Fund to cushion oil price shocks and support energy projects, covering about half of the 1980 rise.
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Toronto
Globe and Mail
Canada
Ottawa Dispatch
Israel US Egypt clash over autonomy talks in Haifa
Three day round in Haifa on Palestinian autonomy ended with limited progress and deep rift among Israel, the United States, and Egypt. Moshe Dayan accused Washington of anti Israeli moves aiding Saudi energy needs, while U S officials denied involvement in changes to UN Resolution 242 amid pressure over recognizing a Palestinian homeland.
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Haifa
Israel
Reuter
United States
Egypt
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Middle East
U.S
Secrtary
Cyrus Vance
Washington
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Bottlers Unfazed by New 1.5 L Bottle Rules
Calgary based Blue Label Beverages reacts to federal ban on 1.5 litre bottles with government tip-test standards. Industry spokesmen cite market shifts and minor injuries as cause, while noting immediate shelf removal and quick design changes. Local firms anticipate limited impact on production and sales in Southern Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stu McQuay
Blue Label Beverages Ltd
Calgary
Alberta
Chinook Beverages Ltd
Medicine Hat
McQuay
Amalagamated Beverages Ltd
Lethbridge
al Lewko
Lewko
Douglas Ltd
Canada
Donald Gibbons
Redcliff
Coast Guard fights oil spill off South Padre Island
Vacationers enjoy sun as Coast Guard deploys offshore fences and cleanup gear to halt tarry crude reaching Texas shores after a Mexican well spills about 20,000 barrels daily into the Bay of Campeche. Officials warn coastal damage is possible, with six weeks to drill relief wells and barriers placed at Brazos Santiago Pass.
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South Padre Island
Tex
Texas
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guards
Gulf of Mexico
Ralph Thompson
Gulf
Corpus Christi
Carl Posey
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Roger Meacham
Environmental Protection Agency
Florida
Bay of Campeche
Bill Hobby
Coast Guard
Brazos Santiago Pass
Laguna Madre
South Padre
White Sands
Reba Luton
Tulsa
Okla
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Margaret Thatcher
London
Managua
Nicaragua
Iran
Pars
Ayandegan
National Democratic Front
Khomeini
Ottawa
Peter Robb
John Bull
Canada Dry
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