Briton Ponting Charged Under Official Secrets Act
Clive Ponting a 38 year old senior British Defence Ministry official appeared in court in London charged under the Official Secrets Act with passing information to an unauthorized person He was released on unconditional bail and set to appear again on September 18 Thatcher's government vows a crackdown on civil service leaks while police probe confidential defence and budget information leaks.
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London
Reuter
Clive Ponting
Defence Ministry
Official Secrets Act
Ponting
Margaret Thatcher
Oahu Hit By Island Wide Power Outage After Plant Fire
An early morning blackout cut power island wide on Oahu after a transformer explosion and fire at the Kahe power plant. Officials said about 80 percent of Hawaii’s 1.2 million residents were affected. Civil Defense Administrator Malcolm Sussel reported the outage occurred around 12:50 a.m. Hawaii time.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Hawaii
Civil Defence
Malcolm Susssel
Sussel
Kahe
Hawaiian Electric Co
Doug Carlson
Turner name used to lure investors to bankrupt Ottawa film firm
The Globe and Mail reports Prime Minister Turner let his name be used to attract thousands of investors to CFI Investments Inc, a bankrupt Ottawa film outfit that left many lenders and investors out of pocket. Turner resigned all corporate posts last year amid questions over accounting and related-party deals.
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Toronto
Toronto Globe and Mail
Turner
Ottawa
Globe and Mail
CFI Investments Inc
CFI
Bernard Cowan
Liberal Party
Charles Bronfman
Seagram Co. Ltd
Cowan
Immobilien Investments Ltd
Klondike Fever
Securi
CP Laser Photo
Polls Put Conservatives Ahead By Wide Margin In Canada Vote
A Gallup national poll shows the Conservatives at 46 percent versus 32 for the Liberals and 18 for the NDP among 1 033 voters surveyed August 9 to 11. Liberals fall 16 points since late June while Tories rise seven points. Undecideds drop from 31 to 11.
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Montreal
Brian Mulroney
Gallup
Turner
Dana- Mulroney
Mulroney
Manicouagan
Quebec
Vancouver Quadra
British Columbia
Ing
New Democrats
Tories
Liberals
NDP
Protestants clash with police in West Belfast rioting
In West Belfast hundreds of Protestants fought police for a third day, tossing gasoline bombs and rocks and firing at police vehicles. The mainly Protestant lawmen faced gunfire for the first time in a decade as riots follow Catholic protests and long standing sectarian tensions.
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Belfast
West Belfast
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Basil McIvor
Ulster Volunteer Force
William Allen
Britain
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Liberal government pledges farmer relief and policy reforms
Agriculture Minister Ralph Ferguson announced Liberal plans to aid farmers with interest relief through the Special Farm Financial Assistance Program, refinancing via the Farm Credit Corporation, and extended Small Business Bonds. Proposals include tax rollover for farmers, extending grain transportation safety nets, and potential cap adjustments, aiming to expand markets and lower food costs.
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Ralph Ferguson
Watford, Ont
Ferguson
Watford Farm
Farm Credit Corporation
FCC
Western Grain Transportation Act
Drought Forces Large Cattle Selloff Across Prairies
Drought may force southern Prairie cattle producers to reduce herds by 10 to 25 percent despite a 61 million dollar federal provincial aid plan. Officials cite distress sales as pastures brown and feed costs rise, with hopes the program keeps breeding stock over winter. Immediate cash flow is urged. eligibility requires retaining 85 percent of breeding herds until April.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
Ron Tolton
Canadian Meat Council
Calgary
Tolton
Penno
Rick Wright
Virden
Man
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
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Cliff Penno
Manitoba Pool
Bill Uruski
Daryl Kraft
University of Manitoba
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