Clark Arrives in Tanzania for Official Talks
Prime Minister Clark lands in Dar es Salaam for a two day visit with wife Maureen McTeer and a 60 strong press corps. A welcome ceremony with saluting guns and dancers greets the Canadian delegation en route home from a Commonwealth conference. Clark meets Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere at a state luncheon before further talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar ES Salaam
Clark
Tanzania
Maureen McTeer
Zambia
Julius Nyerere
Nyerere
Canada
Fischer Says He Has More Murders To Report
Joseph Fischer, jailed on second degree murder charges for his wife’s stabbing, claims a nationwide 13 month spree killed at least 20 and says there are more he hasn’t told police. He named a Seattle woman, a Bend Oregon man, and six in Oklahoma, with police confirming his travels through airline records. Fisher’s interview with Poughkeepsie Journal reporters followed his Harlem surrender and ongoing investigations across eight states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Joseph Fischer
U.S
Poughkeepsie Journal
Seattle
Bend
Ore
Oklahoma
Fischer
Dutchess County
Oregon
Peace blueprint ends eight day Zimbabwe Rhodesia talks
The summit outlines a new peace plan with Britain drafting a fresh constitution and overseeing elections. Muzorewa calls the plan an insult while Zambian officials warn of renewed attacks if the ceasefire ends Friday. Zimbabwe Rhodesian forces have previously struck across the Zambesi frontier into Zambia. Black African states urge Margaret Thatcher to press for an end to the bush war spilling into Zambia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patriotic Front
Joshua Nkomo
Salisbury
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Britain
Abel Muzorewa
Nkomo
Zambia
Zambesi
Lusaka
Margaret Thatcher
Government to pay 1.7 million over LSD drugging claim
The U.S. government agrees to provide 1.7 million to Army veteran James R. Thornwell who was unknowingly given LSD in Europe during covert tests code named Operation Third Chance. The case fuels legislation backed by Senator Hollings to aid Thornwell and follows past Olson family payout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Washington
James R. Thornwell
Oakland
Calif
Europe
Thornwell
Frank R. Olson
Olson
Army
Fort Detrick
CIA
Ernest Hollings
D S.C
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Judiciary Committee
Thurmond
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Hollings
Air conditioners ruled out as Legionnaires outbreak source
Toronto public health officials said air conditioners are not the source of a Legionnaires outbreak with two confirmed and eight suspected cases in area hospitals. A third case, a 23 year old man, was confirmed and is recovering as an outpatient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Marguerite Archibald
North York
American Legion
Philadelphia
Archibald
David Fraser
United States
Santo Toma
Ontario Health Ministry
Toma
Inflation board ends work in Ottawa after four years
The federal anti inflation board wound up its work in Ottawa marking the end of a controversial era. Created in 1975 to curb wages and prices it faced broad opposition from labor and business and critics say its impact on inflation remains debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Federal
Jean-Luc Pepin
Calm weather stalls drift of oil slick in Gulf
The world’s largest oil spill drift slowed as calm winds kept oil from moving north in the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard calls it a standoff and warns conditions could resume. Oil has stretched 48 kilometers along the South Texas coast from Port Isabel to Port Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
U.S. Coast Guard
South Texas
Port Isabel
Port Mansfield
South
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Laguna Madre
Storm roars through Regina tearing roofs and tossing trailers
A late day wind storm in Regina produced up to 117 kmh gusts, possibly a tornado, ripping roofs from homes and schools, shattering windows and overturning mobile homes. No serious injuries were reported as residents sheltered in basements and began cleanup amid gawking bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Ken Johnson
Walsh Acres
Glencairn
Normanview
Halifax Firemen Reject City Offer in Wages Dispute
Negotiations to avert a firemen strike broke off with no progress. Local 268 president Greg Smith said talks would resume later, as firefighters voted to strike next Tuesday. The dispute centers on wages with a proposed 28 month deal raising first class pay to 19000 by 1981, vs a 22 month plan offered earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Greg Smith
International Association of Fire Fighters
Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kenya
Cameroon
State House
MacDonald
Benjamin Mkapa
Asselin
Edward Mtei
Clark and
Commonwealth
Susan Lawrence
City Parks Department
STEP
Central Park
Lawrence
Daniel Lander
Organized Labor
Padre Island
Bay of Campeche
Pemex
Red Adair
Adair
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!