Carter clinches Democratic nomination with Kennedy endorsement
President Carter won the Democratic nomination after a tense convention fight. Senator Edward Kennedy pledged support for Carter, urging united effort to defeat Reagan in 1980. Carter stayed off the floor, watched results, and aimed for a party-wide acceptance speech to follow. Brown urged unity as the campaign moves forward.
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Glenn Somerville
New York
Carter
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
White House
Congress
Teddy
Texas
Madison Square Garden
Jimmy
Massachusetts
Reagan
John Anderson
Embargo seen as sham by Vancouver grain firms
Vancouver shipper sources say the wheat embargo on sales to the Soviet Union is symbolic and ineffective. They report higher exports this year, accuse the Canadian Wheat Board of favoring Russia in allocations, and claim ships bound for Bangladesh waited in Vancouver harbor while business proceeded as usual.
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Vancouver
Soviet Union
Afganistan
Canada
U.S
Vancouver Shipping Company
Canadian Wheat Board
Bangladesh
Ottawa
Jimmy Carter
Morflet
Jack Loney
Sakatchewan Wheat Pool
Russia
Arthur Stove
Antwerp
Morflot
Leningrad
Wheat Board
Ed Issac
Murder suspects denied bail in Queen's Bench
Christopher Edward Onslow and Dwight Eric Strader were remanded after bail denial by Mr. Justice J.G. Kidd on second degree murder charges. They appeared Aug. 9 and have been held since Aug. 8, with a preliminary hearing set for today in provincial court. Oscar Wayne Constable died after an assault in Riverside Park Aug. 7.
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Christopher Edward Onslow
Dwight Eric Strader
J.G. Kidd
Court of Queen’s Bench
Onslow
3Rd St. N.W
Strader
7Th St. S.E
Justice of the Peace
Onslow and Strader
Oscar Wayne Constable
Brandon
Man
Riverside Park
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Natives elect new president at Indian Brotherhood vote
Del Riley won the 34 to 32 ballot to become president of the National Indian Brotherhood defeating Bob Manuel. Yukon delegates left with non voting status after a procedural dispute. Powderface was elected vice president as the assembly debated future constitutional talks and Indian participation.
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Steve Merts
Calgary
National Indian Brotherhood
del Riley
Union of Ontario Indians
Noel Starblanket
Saskatchewan
Brotherhood
Bob Manuel
Neskinlith Band
British Columbia
Starblanket
Riley
Yukon
Prince Edward Island
Assembly
Sykes Powderface
Stoney Band
Morley
Alta
Arnold Goodleaf
Caughnawaga
Que
Ontario
Powderface
Ottawa
Canada
Trudeau
The
Indians reach compromise as charges dropped at Cardston blockade
Alberta Attorney General Neil Crawford drops 50 charges against Blood Band demonstrators in Cardston venting blockades over land claims. Indian leaders condemn Don McCrimmon for talk of cutting off liquor to natives as tensions ease but voices remain critical. Joe Dion renews call for resignation over perceived insensitivity.
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National Indian Brotherhood
Neil Crawford
Cardston
Alta
Don McCrimmon
Native Secretariate
Crawford
Blood Band
Reserve
McCrimmon
Edmonton
Joe Dion
Indian Association of Alberta
Saudi Crown Prince says restraint useless over Jerusalem row
The Associated Press reports Saudi Arabia declares holy war the only path to respond to Israel's Jerusalem annexation, warning West and Camp David partners they cannot be blamed if Arabs act in one broad battle. Israel says it is not shocked or worried by the Saudi stance.
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Associated Press
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Jerusalem
Holy City
Middle East
West
Camp David
Egypt
United States
Fahd
Khaled
Holy
Naftali Lavie
AMC may close Canadian plants over auto pact penalties
AMC and its Canadian president Bill Pickett warn the company may shut its three Canadian plants in Brampton Stratford and Sarnia to avoid duty penalties for not meeting production quotas. About 2000 jobs could be lost and the firm faces an $85 million quarterly loss.
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Toronto
American Motors
Canada
Bill Pickett
Pickett
AMC
Brampton
Stratford
Sarnia
Chrysler
Ottawa
Ford
Southam News
Herb Gray
Gray
United Auto Workers Union
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Jerry Brown
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Crescent Heights
Simon Neigum
Lan Scott
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