Premiers Prepare for Skirmish with Ottawa in Quebec
Canada’s 10 provincial premiers plan a four day training camp at a luxury resort near Quebec City to hash out economy energy issues ahead of a first ministers conference. Premier Rene Levesque will push health costs constitution deregulation lotteries and interprovincial services while Premier Bill Bennett seeks stronger GATT market access and codes of conduct affecting Westcoast gas and regional jobs.
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Charles LA Vertu Pointe-Au-Pic
Canada
Joe Diar
Quebec City
Clark
Rene Levesque
British Columbia
Bill Bennett
Oil spill sheen moves north along Texas coast
Nor the Northward oil sheen from the Gulf spill stays about 30 kilometres offshore as winds and surface conditions hold. Coast Guard scoops tar balls from beaches while Senator Tower tours the coast in a helicopter noting cleaner beaches than Miami Beach.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
South
Texas
Roger Meacham
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Weather Service
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
U.S
John Tower
Rep. Tex
Islamic militants attack leftists in Tehran violence erupts
Gangs of armed militants attacked left wing targets in Tehran including the Tudeh party and Fedayeen offices. They stormed the Fedayeen HQ, burned files, and seized arms such as tear gas mortars and rifles. Premier Bazargan condemned the violence as anti revolutionary plot.
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Tehran
Reuter
Tudeh
Fedayeen
Pars
Mehdi Bazargan
Prime Minister Clark Holds Firm on Petro-Canada Policy
Prime Minister Clark said there has been no shift in government policy toward Petro-Canada amid signs from Energy Minister Hnatyshyn that a board will study the company before any decision. Clark, returning from a 16 day Africa tour, reiterated his campaign stance that Petro-Canada should be sold to private interests, while Hnatyshyn noted business as usual unless trustees advise otherwise. The two leaders differ on whether private sector should handle Petro-Canada activities such as foreign oil deals, including negotiations with Mexico and Venezuela. Clark defended his international trip as a success and said the safari convinced him to continue past policies.
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Ottawa
Clark
Petro-Canada
Ray Hnatyshyn
Uplands Air Base
Hnatyshyn
Crown
Catherine
Canada
Mexico
Venezuela
Lusaka
Zambia
Don
Vietnamese plan to end illegal mass exodus
Vietnamese officials told visiting U.S. congressmen they intend to allow about 10,000 refugees to leave legally each month to curb the mass exodus. Hanoi said resources are insufficient to stop all escape attempts. The talks touched on missing U.S. service members and Vietnam’s planned pullout from Cambodia once Pol Pot remnants are gone and China threat subsides.
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Bangkok
U.S
Lester Wolff
Dem. N.Y
Kriangsak Chomanan
Hanoi
Wolff
Kriangsak
Cambodia
China
Pol Pot
Peking
Medicine Hat youth wins silver at Special Olympics
A Medicine Hat student, Robert Kleim aged 17, won a silver medal in the 50 metre freestyle at the International Special Olympics in Brockport New York. Alberta sent 17 swimmers and three Northwest Territories contestants to the games with 27 countries represented. Bruce Erickson, Lethbridge won bronze in the boys softball throw and Brian Brigham and Susan Brost earned golds in floor hockey and 25 metre breaststroke respectively. The Alberta team praised meeting celebrities including Muhammad Ali and John Denver.
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Medicine Hat
Brockport
New York
Robert Kleim
Alberta
Kleim
Georges P. Vanier
Crestwood Pool
Doris Kleim
Jim Young
Kennedy Foundation
Young
Bruce Erickson
Lethbridge
Muhammad Ali
John Denver
Dam Collapse Buries Morvi Town in Western India
About 1,000 people were killed when a dam failure unleashed a six meter high wall of water on Morvi Gujarat state. Prime Minister Charan Singh pledged survey and aid as rescuers worked amid washed roads and mud filled streets.
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New Delhi
All-India Radio
India
Morvi
Charan Singh
Gujarat
Babubhai Patel
Singh
Brahm Perkash
Mervi
Belluno
Italy
Bombay
Morvn
Keshubhai Patel
Britain invites Zimbabwe Rhodesia to peace talks
The government announced formal invitation to Zimbabwe Rhodesia to join Commonwealth backed peace talks with black nationalist leaders. Prime Minister Muzorewa met British envoy Derek Day and no immediate comment was given by Muzorewa. Talks could start in London as early as next month.
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Salisbury
Britain
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Commonwealth
Abel Muzorewa
Derek Day
Muzorewa
Day
Lusaka
Zambia
London
Julius Nyerere
Africa
Slowdown in Canada’s 1980 growth seen by Conference Board
The Conference Board of Canada projects all provinces except Prince Edward Island will grow slower in 1980 than 1979. Ontario and Quebec face weak manufacturing, while Alberta and PEI show brighter outlooks. Canada’s overall growth may drop to 1.5 percent in 1980 from 3.3 percent in 1979.
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Prince Edward Island
Conference Board
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
Veterans Affairs Department
Charlottetown
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Frank Webber
City Youth
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Karachi
Patriotic Front
Front
Joshua Nkumo
Robert Mugabe
Nyerere
Nkomo
Cairo
Egypt
Ian Smith
Inco Ltd
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