Hnatyshyn Delays Petro-Canada Sale While Board Reviews
Energy Minister Ray Hnatyshyn said the Conservative government will not decide on selling Petro-Canada until a board of trustees appointed to study the state oil firm reports. He stressed no policy shift from the pledge to sell, with a year-end decision possible.
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Ottawa
Ray Hnatyshyn
Petro-Canada
Hnatyshyn
Saskatoon
Crown Corporation
Clark
Toronto
Petro- Canada
Pierre Trudeau
Clark's Africa tour ends with Kenya stop and tribute to Kenyatta
Prime Minister Joe Clark and his wife Maureen McTeer visit Nairobi as part of a six hour Kenya stop on a four country tour. They meet President Daniel Arap Moi, tour a Canadian funded Basuto wheat farm in Tanzania, and discuss Commonwealth peace plans for Zimbabwe Rhodesia.
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Kenya
Joe Clark
Canada
Maureen McTeer
Daniel Arap Moi
State House
Clark
Moi
Ottawa
Stout
Cameroun
Zambia
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Jomo Kenyatta
Basuto
Manyara
High River
Alberta
Northern flight chaos as Transair ceases Manitoba service
A Winnipeg to Montreal disruption leaves a Igloolik family stranded with a $302.50 reroute cost to Nordair. Transair notes Ottawa cancelled its licence affecting about 15 passengers while Nordair resumes sole service to Hall Beach NWT.
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Winnipeg
Montreal
Northwest Territories
Transair Ltd
John Maurice
Igloolik
N.W.T
Transair
Nordair
Maurice
Rolly Savoie
Bob Scott
Maurices
Scott
Ottawa
Canadian Transport Commission
Nordak
Hall Beach
Nicaraguan rebels seize Somoza holdings and assets
The revolutionary government in Managua announced expropriation of most properties owned or controlled by ousted president Anastasio Somoza. Assets in 85 companies including Lanica and the main shipping line, plus 500000 acres of farmland, are seized while auditors assess value up to 500 million dollars.
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Managua
Anastasio Somoza
Fernando Guzman
National Trust Office
Somoza
United States
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Government of
National Reconstruction
Nicaragua
Guzman
Lanica
Somoza Group
Reforms worry Diefenbaker on Parliament changes
Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker warned Prime Minister Clark against expanding Parliament beyond its role. He warned reforms should preserve efficiency and freedom, saying Parliament is not a town council and should not grant backbench MPs excessive power.
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Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
Clark
Diefenbaker
Standard Broadcast News
FAA eyes tougher airplane inspections after Chicago crash
FAA officials test aircraft design approval and certification methods after the May 25 American Airlines DC-10 disaster in Chicago that killed 273. Engineers from manufacturers may be reassessed as FAA agents in certifying plans, with pylons reviewed for maintenance durability.
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Rosemont
Ill
U.S
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Charles Foster
National Transportation Safety Board
American Airlines
Chicago
Foster
U.S. Air Force
Douglas Aircraft Co
Martin to leave post as Canada high commissioner to UK
Paul Martin will depart his five year term as Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom in October. He will take a vacation, fish in northern Quebec, then return to London for a transitional period before leaving for good. Flora MacDonald said no replacement decision had been made.
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Southam News
London
Canada
United Kingdom
Paul Martin
Martin
Clark
Flora MacDonald
Quebec
MacDonald
Asphalt plant reopens near city after variance
Lawrence Meier Trucking Ltd. can restart its plant 10 kilometres east of the city on the Trans-Canada Highway under a provincial variance. The order allows operation while pollution control equipment is installed, despite a June 2 shutdown for unlicensed emissions.
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Lawrence Meier Trucking Ltd
Environment Department
Environment
Jack Cookson
Cookson
Meier
Environment Council of Alberta
ECA
Sectarian violence nears decade mark in Northern Ireland
Belfast reports mark ten years of sectarian warfare with 1 934 dead as Londonderry braces for the Apprentice Boys March amid clashes and security. Police report 12 000 Protestants to march while violence continues in Belfast and Londonderry untiringly. Garrett Fitzgerald suggests Ireland rejoining the Commonwealth as a possible peace option.
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Northern Ireland
Londonderry
James II
Irish Republic
Garrett Fitzgerald
Commonwealth
FitzGerald
Fine Gael
Dail
Northern
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