Kennedy Ends Bid as Carter Wins Nomination Lock
Senator Edward Kennedy withdrew his presidential bid at the 38th Democratic national convention as supporters watched Carter secure a firm delegate majority. Kennedy, noting he will not be placed in nomination, urged unity while Carter prepared to seek Kennedy's support for the fall campaign.
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Glenn
Somerville
New York
Edward Kennedy
Carter
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Joan
Waldorf- Astoria
Boston
White House
Democratic Party
Unemployment Drops Across Canada in July Report
Statistics Canada reports July unemployment at 7.6 percent with 852000 people jobless. Youth 15 to 24 see rates fall to 13.8 percent for men and 12.6 percent for women. Ontario and New Brunswick show notable declines while Prince Edward Island rises. The workforce totals 11,964,000.
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Statistics Canada
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Manitoba
Quebec
New Brunswick
Ontario
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Cross burnings puzzle Red Deer families
In Red Deer two lawns were set ablaze with five by three metre crosses on Saturday night. RCMP and the Tamagi and Dhanani families search for motives amid possible anti minority sentiment. Authorities consider a link to the Ku Klux Klan though not confirmed. The Dhananis, newcomers from Tanzania, fear further hatred.
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RCMP
Mel Tamagi
Allaudin
Parvis Dhanani
Tamagi
Dhananis
Canada
Tanzania
Mrs. Dh
Ku Klux Klan
Dhanani
Ottawa Provinces Strike Drought Aid Pact for Farmers
Ottawa and provincial officials agreed on a drought aid pact providing up to 2 million dollars in Saskatchewan and 2.8 million in Manitoba to subsidize cattle shipping and feed transport. The deal funds equal federal and provincial contributions, with per producer and per head limits for livestock transport and feed costs. An ad hoc grain supply committee will balance domestic needs with export markets to prevent shortages.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Federal Agriculture Department
Eugene Whelan
Hazen Argue
Wheat Board
Livestock Feed Board
Fire hits Uranium City as volunteers fight near town
Hundreds of volunteers helped line a forest fire about one kilometre from the west end of Uranium City Saskatchewan as early morning light showed did not spread. Evacuation, mine staff support, and local residents gathered to water bomb and guard homes while officials forecast drier air and sunshine.
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Uranium City
Sask
Dale Nesbitt
Eldorado Nuclear Ltd
Catholic Church
Lake Athabasca
Canadian Shield
Eldorado
Nesbitt
Sandy Louttit
Louttit
Bobby Morimoto
Oil profits soar in 1979 driven by foreign controlled industry
The energy department reports foreign controlled petroleum firms in Canada earned after tax profits of about 4.7 billion in 1979, up 54 percent from 1978, with capital expenditures rising 23 percent and exploration spending up nearly 40 percent. Non residents owned 72 percent and controlled 82 percent of revenues, prompting energy minister Marc Lalonde to call current levels excessive as he notes a trend toward more Canadian ownership.
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Energy Department
Marc Lalonde
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