Halifax Firemen Strike Marks First In 230 Years
Halifax CP report 271 firemen walked out for the first time in city history. Union leader Greg Smith said no firefighting during the strike and urged citizens to use caution. City Mayor Edmund Morris and labor minister Ken Streatch clashed over negotiations and possible back-to-work legislation.
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Halifax
Greg Smith
International Fire Fighters Association Local 268
Smith
Streatch
Diefenbaker Lies in State in Parliament Centre Block
Prime Minister Joe Clark and Gov Gen Ed Schreyer led mourners as John Diefenbaker lay in state in the Centre Block. MPs, security staff, and janitors paid respects before his funeral plans proceed to Christ Church Cathedral and a Via Rail train to Saskatoon with stops in Capreol, Winnipeg, and Prince Albert.
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Ginny Galt
Ottawa
Joe Clark
John Diefenbaker
Clark
Maureen McTeer
Diefenbaker
Parliament
Carolyn Weir
Ed Schreyer
Canada
Christ Church
Via Rail
Saskatoon
Capreol
Ont
Winnipeg
Prince Albert
Sask
Strauss reassures Israel on US stance amid 242 talks
Special U S envoy Robert Strauss told Prime Minister Begin that Washington remains committed to peace but major gaps persist over UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338. Israel fears US shifts toward Palestinian recognition as UN moves consider revising 242 or adopting a new resolution. The dispute follows the Andrew Young resignation and wider U S Israel tensions.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Strauss
Andrew Young
U.S
State department warns Young on PLO dealings during UN term
The State Department told outgoing UN Ambassador Andrew Young to avoid further contact with PLO officials in his remaining weeks in office. Despite Young's hint of meeting PLO observer Zehdi Terzi as UN Security Council president, the policy banning PLO engagement remains unchanged. Young resigned over an unauthorized July 26 meeting but will continue as ambassador until a successor is named.
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Washington
Reuter
State Department
United Nations
Andrew Young
Palestine Liberation Organization
Young
PLO
Zehdi Terzi
UN Security Council
Department
U.S
Terzi
White House
Carter
Israel
New York
Middle East
The
Security Council
Council
Schlesinger warns of energy crisis endangering free world
Former Energy Secretary James Schlesinger warned at the National Press Club that the United States faces a crisis of immense proportions due to limited oil supplies. He said Soviet influence could rise if Western oil taps in the Middle East are not protected, threatening global freedom and postwar economic growth.
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Ron Blum
Financial Times
Washington
James Schlesinger
Jimmy Carter
Schlesinger
United States
Energy
Defence
Charles Duncan
U.S. Senate
National Press Club
Organization of Petroleum
Middle East
Iran
Allah
Soviet Union
Association of Free Nations
Mid-East
U.S
West
Three Die in Lake Newell Boating Accident
At least three people drowned when a boat capsized on Lake Newell in Kinbrook Island Provincial Park. A fourth person is missing and presumed drowned. Survivors include Rose Morrison and Alfred Morrison, rescued by a passing boat. Coroner to investigate.
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Brooks
Lake Newell
Indra Johnson
Brian Johnson
Isable Morrison
John Johnson
RCMP
Jerry Simmonds
Rose Morrison
Alfred Morrison
Kinbrook Island Provincial Park
E.G.F. Skinner
Provinces Demand Say in Federal Budget Deliberations
Quebec premier Rene Levesque and the 9 other premiers urged Ottawa to allow provincial input before John Crosbie unveils the Clark governments budget later this fall. They expect a finance ministers meeting and vowed to press Prime Minister Clark for more consultation while pursuing tighter current spending and higher capital investments.
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Pointe-Au-Pic
Canada
John Crosbie
Clark
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Crosbie
Levesque
Ottawa
Joe Clark
Guy Favreau
Montreal
Trudeau
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Calgary
Alta
South Saskatchewan River
Frank Webber
House of Commons
Commons
James Jerome
Senate
Renaude Lapointe
Que
Lester B. Pearson
Liberals
Mr. Schlesinger
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