Pickets greet premiers at Edmonton conference opening
About 100 pickets demonstrated outside Government House as the 17th annual premiers conference began with the 10 provincial leaders and Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed among those attending. The protest cited wage controls and urged protection of ordinary citizens while debates over the British North America Act and provincial powers loomed.
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Edmonton
Government House
Communist Party of Canada
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Canada
Britain
Prairie
Trudeau
BNA
United Kingdom
Banff
Confederation
Ottawa
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
Soufriere Volcano Maintains Eruption Pressure Guadeloupe
In Guadeloupe Soufriere continues emitting deadly gas and ash as scientists warn of an impending eruption. Prof Robert Brousse reports dense cloud cover around St Claude Baillif and partial Basse Terre with 890 earth shocks since Monday. Evacuations affect 72,000 within six miles and 1,500 more residents from Vieux Fort are being relocated.
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Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Gaudeloupe
Robert Brousse
University of Paris
St. Claude
Baillif
Basse-Terre
Brousse
la Soufriere
Vieux-Fort
Caraibes Mountains
Jean- Claude Aurousseau
Nemtsanov to Fly Back to Moscow This Week
Canadian authorities confirm 17 year old diver Sergei Nemtsanov will fly to Moscow later this week. The Soviet consulate says he rested at the consulate and reporters will not be allowed to meet him before departure.
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Montreal
Sergei Nemtsanov
Canada
Moscow
Nemtsanov
Aeroflot
Soviet Union
Immigration Department
Eva Ludvig
Department
Toronto
John Fleming
Outpatient services restart at Etobicoke General Hospital
Ontario health ministry says Etobicoke General reopens outpatients after Lassa fever scare. 56 year old Oga Kamckey remains isolated as tests from CDC Atlanta are awaited. emergency services still offline and full reopening expected within a week if tests negative.
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Toronto
Etobicoke General Hospital
Ontario Ministry of Health
Oga Kamckey
Alfred Storey
Storey
Centre For Disease Control
Atlanta
James Bain
Ministry of Health
Kamckey
St. Catharines
Ont
Boyd Suttie
Ministry
Toronto International
British Airways
London
Suttie
Ford Seen Favorite To Win Republican Nomination At Convention
President Ford strengthened his grip at the 31st Republican national convention by defeating Reagan on a key rule 16-C change 1180 to 1068 setting up a likely first ballot victory. Reagan’s camp acknowledged the test of delegate strength while Ford weighed a possible unity offer.
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Bruce Levett
Kansas City, Mo
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
John Sears
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Schweiker
Congress
Philippine quake toll climbs past five thousand three hundred
The official dead and missing in Mindanao earthquakes and tidal waves exceeds 5,300 with about 30,000 homeless. Confirmed deaths total 3,103 and at least 2,282 missing, while 688 are injured and 28,716 homeless. Relief planes and ships aid Cotabato Zamboanga and other stricken areas.
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Manila
Philippines
National
Mindanao
Moro Gulf
Celebes Sea
Philippine Air Force
Cotabato
Gulf
Zamboanga
Zamboanga Peninsula
Basilan
Lanao
Misamis Oriental
Cagayan de Oro
Luzon Island
Hail storm devastation hits Alberta crops
The Sunday hail storm in southwestern Alberta caused multi‑million dollar damage across about 10 by 75 miles through the Blood reserve near Cardston and extending north toward Coalhurst. Farmers report near total wipeouts including 700 acres of barley flattened and 600 more acres damaged, with 20 to 100 percent losses on about 50 reports.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Cardston
Jackie Pitts
Coalhurst
Jeri Wilmott
Leron Pitcher
Aetna
Hat flu plan worked out
Medicine Hat Health unit has tentative plans for administering swine flu vaccine led by medical health officer Dr Kenneth Clementi. Plans hinge on definite vaccine availability from Edmonton and sources in France Germany Great Britain Australia and the United States.
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Medicine Hat
Kenneth Clementi
Clementi
Edmonton
France
Germany
Great Britain
Australia
United States
Soviet to Launch Sprint Lottery for Moscow 1980 Games
The Soviet Union will start an instant lottery in October to fund Olympic facilities in Moscow. Tickets cost about 66 cents, prizes include cash up to 1980 dollars, cars, and event tickets. Tass cited a 230 million dollar sports budget and noted other lotteries like Sportloto will also help finance the Games.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
United States
Sportloto
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Richard Savinsky
Chicoutimi
Quebec
Connaught Ranges
Diver
Muskoka Lakes
Skip Pheonix
Mary
Winnipeg
Florida
Alex Paterson
David Matheson
Fleming
Allan Blakeney
Saskatchewan
Philippine
Indonesia
Celebes Island
National Geophysical Observatory
U.S
Golden
Colo
Honolulu
San Francisco
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