Princeton fusion breakthrough fuels energy hopes after 2000
Princeton University researchers reported a breakthrough suggesting controlled fusion is scientifically feasible, potentially yielding nearly unlimited energy using hydrogen from sea water. Experts cautioned commercial power is still years away, with a test reactor due in 1981 and broader deployment a decade or more off.
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Princeton
Melvin B. Gottlieb
Plasma Physics Laboratory
Stephen Dean
Department of Energy
Magnetic Confinement Systems Division
Princeton University
Tory MPs urge Clark to start Quebec group
At national caucus, about 200 Conservative MPs and candidates discuss Quebec strategy. Elmer MacKay and supporters push for a provincial Conservative party in Quebec to boost presence in French Canada where Liberals hold 60 seats to Conservative 2. Grafftey backs the idea for stronger national credibility.
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Clark
Quebec
Ottawa
Joe Clark
National Caucus
Canada
Parliament Hill
Liberals
Howard Grafftey
Brome Missisquoi
Roc LaSalle
Joliette
Elmer MacKay
MacKay
Empress workers end strike at Pacific Petroleums plant
About 30 operating engineers picketed the $70 million ethane extraction plant near Burstall Sask. after a wage increase deal. Ken Nelson of Empress says work will resume this week with up to 500 workers, but iron workers threaten a shutdown if a settlement is not reached by Wednesday.
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Pacific Petroleums
Empress Natural Gas Complex
Empress
Ken Nelson
Nelson
Alberta Construction Labor Relations Association
Ironworkers Union
Medicine Hat
Burstall
Sask
Israel suspends outpost projects amid Camp David pause
Israel's cabinet voted to suspend five new West Bank settlements until after the Camp David talks. Prime Minister Begin was absent on vacation as Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon discussed expansion with settler groups. U S officials sought clarification on the move.
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Tel Aviv
Menachem Begin
West Bank
Jordan River
Camp David
Radio Israel
Begin
Ariel Sharon
Haaretz
Egypt
U.S
Davar
Labor Party
Vietnam warns of China shaped war stance
Vietnam calls on its people to prepare for a large scale war of aggression in a proclamation marking the 33rd anniversary of its 1945 revolution. The statement cites fighting on the southwestern border and signals heightened tensions with China amid deteriorating relations and Cambodia conflict.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Vietnam
China
Vietnamese Communist Party
Ho Chi Minh
France
Cambodia
Soviet Union
Palestinian blast in Beirut kills 98, buries 63 in rubble
Beiruts nine story building collapse blamed on rival Palestinian groups. Abul Abass of the Palestine Liberation Front accuses Ahmed Gebril led Front of Liberation of Palestine General Command of the bombing. Reported dead include 37 Abass operatives and 11 Al Fatah fighters. Eight residents survived.
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Gebril
Yasser Arafat
al Fatah
London
Paris
Pakistan
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Abass
Canada Surges to Historic Commonwealth Games Showing
Edmonton reports a groundbreaking Canadian triumph at the Commonwealth Games with a multi-ethnic team coached largely by Americans. Iona Campagnolo hails a shift toward sport as culture and government support. Canada edges Britain in overall medals as Wembley-like expectations rise for Pan American and Olympic goals.
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Canada
Duke of Edinburgh
Iona Campagnolo
Iona
Ussr
East Germany
Winnipeg
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Iraq
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