Final journey home for Diefenbaker
The funeral train carrying John Diefenbaker traveled 3000 kilometres from Ottawa to Saskatoon with stops in North Bay Winnipeg Melville Watrous Chappel Junction and Prince Albert. Crowds gathered at platforms from Ottawa Valley to Ontario showing respect for the late Prime Minister.
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Ontario
John Diefenbaker
Saskatoon
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Diefenbaker
Chalk River
Nancy Klock
Deep River
John Dieferbaker
Farm Illilies
North Bay
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Melville
Watrous
Chappel Junction
Prince Albert
South Saskatchewan
Robert Coates
Conservative Party
Carleton Place
Arnprior
Renfrew
Brian Heath
Via Rail
Crown Corporation
Four charged in Nikaneet killings in Swift Current court
Rainy James Oakes 18 and Wallace Lloyd Buffalo Calf 19 face second degree murder charges for the beating deaths of Gary Stanley 21 and Bernard Stanley 31 on the Nikaneet Indian Reserve south of Maple Creek. Two juveniles are unnamed. RCMP responded at 1 am Saturday.
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Nikaneet Indian Reserve
Rainy James Oakes
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Gary Stanley
Stanley
Bernard Stanley
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Calgary
Cosmonauts End Space Mission with Isolation Return
Valery Ryumin and Vladimir Lyakhov landed 340 km southeast of Baikonur after a 175 day 36 minute mission aboard Salyut 6. Doctors placed them in strict medical isolation at Baikonur as they recovered from the long flight and weightless conditions.
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Earth
Valery Ryumin
Vladimir Lyakhov
Baikonur
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Kazakhstan
Red Star
Salyut 6
Mars
U N Ambassador Young Criticizes Israel Policy
In a CBS "Face the Nation" interview Andrew Young denounces U.S. policy of not talking to the PLO as ridiculous and urges a redefinition of relations with Israel amid concerns over Israeli expansions into Lebanon. He resigns effective upon a replacement and notes U.S. policy tensions with Israel persist.
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Washington Star
Washington
U.N
Andrew Young
U.S
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Lebanon
CBS
Young
PLO
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Delta Queen
Yigael Yadin
Diefenbaker reportedly left secret PC fund in will
The Star reports John Diefenbaker maintained a secret Progressive Conservative fund of about 500000 dollars for retirement. None was spent in life. one third goes to Prince Albert project, one third to the Diefenbaker museum, one third to distribute writings to schoolchildren.
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Iran
Turkey
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Star
John Diefenbaker
Progressive Conservative Party
Ottawa Today
Diefenbaker
Prince Albert, Sask
Diefenbaker Museum
Saskatoon
City hall flag debate over statesman's death
Mayor Milt Reinhardt denied saying John Diefenbaker was not a great Canadian and called the delayed flag lowering an oversight. A reader accused him, and Reinhardt stood by respect for Diefenbaker while noting differing opinions. Flags were lowered at other city buildings on Friday.
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Diefenbaker
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Kelly
Strauss Concedes Failure in Push for New Middle East U N Vote
U S envoy Robert Strauss admitted failure in pressing Israel and Egypt to back a new U N Security Council resolution on the Middle East after a two hour talk with Prime Minister Begin. He plans to report questions and reservations to President Carter and Secretary Vance. Begin signaled Washington may drop the initiative.
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Anwar Sadat
Nyad completes 100 km Bahama to Florida swim at Juno Beach
Diana Nyad waded ashore at Juno Beach Florida to become the first person to swim from the Bahamas to Florida. The 100 kilometre crossing took 27 hours and 41 minutes ending at 11:39 a.m. EDT.
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Diana Nyad
Florida
Bahamas
Palm Beach
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