Egypt Signals Backing for Palestinians Rights Resolution
Egypt voiced support for a Security Council draft on Palestinian rights, aiming to build on 1967 Resolution 242 though anxieties linger about tampering with the peace process. Israel urged no changes to 242, warning such moves could jeopardize negotiations.
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Pranay B. Gupte
N.Y. Times
United Nations
N.Y
Egypt
Security Council
Council
Middle East
Israel
Yehuda Z. Blum
Sadat
United States
Carter
Camp David
Geneva
Boutros Ghali
Self-government study for Banff and Jasper towns
Federal and provincial officials launch a study on self government for Banff and Jasper townsites. The inquiry will assess land ownership revenues planning acts and jurisdictional issues with residents to be involved in the final decision.
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Jasper
Banff
Edmonton
National Park
Parks Canada
John Fraser
Alberta
Dick Johnston
Johnston
Nancy Betkowski
Betkowski
No sparks over river report signals slow progress
Environment Minister Jack Cookson says the Oldman River basin report will move through government and caucus channels with an eventual request for decision. He expects some spring 1980 decisions, while noting Calgary pollution upstream and potential costs to build a Bow River plant could follow if Calgary is found responsible. The 74 recommendations cover from headwaters to reserves and demand coordinated action across departments.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Environment
Jack Cookson
Cypress
al Hyland
Cookson
Medicine Hat
Environment Council of Alberta
South Saskatchewan
Calgary
Bow River
Peigan
Mortgage deductibility plan to be in fall budget
Prime Minister Clark says the Progressive Conservative mortgage deductibility plan will be included in the fall budget as planned. He notes the program would allow homeowners to deduct part of mortgage payments from income tax, with Finance Minister Crosbie aiming for an October or November budget rollout.
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Ottawa
Clark
John Crosbie
Iran uses helicopters in Saqqez attack as Kurdish uprising intensifies
Iran's helicopter gunships swept Saqqez firing on rebels and civilians as government forces besiege the garrison. Kurdish casualties rose with at least eight killed and 15 wounded. a school became an emergency hospital. Reports said reinforcements moved from Mahabad, while a Kurdish city, Kermanshah, saw executions.
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Saqqez
Iran
Mahabad
Kermanshah
Paveh
Pars
Diefenbaker will leaves fund distributions unclear
The will of former prime minister John Diefenbaker leaves one third of a 475 000 dollar trust for distributing his three volume memoires and the Bill of Rights to high school graduates unclear as executors plan a news conference. Other allocations include a boys and girls club in Prince Albert and the Diefen baker Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. Land from the family homestead is donated to the university to support arthritis research scholarships for 25 years with possible medical research continuation.
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Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Keith Martin
Prince Albert
Sask
University of Saskatchewan
Martin
Tom van Dusen
Greg Guthrie
van Dusen
Guthrie
David Walker
Joel Aldred
Toronto
Edward Hughes
Lewis Brand
Saskatoon
W. R. Brunt
Walker
Beverley Matthews
University
Smith refuses attendance at Thatcher led constitutional conference
Former Zimbabwe Rhodesia prime minister Ian Smith says he will not attend the London constitutional conference hosted by Britain next month if his presence would hinder a settlement. Smith, leader of the Salisbury white minority government, is in South Africa for eight speaking engagements while Zimbabwe Rhodesia's black premier Abel Muzorewa named him a delegate among 12 to the talks.
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Johannesburg
Zimbabwe
Ian Smith
Britain
Smith
Salisbury
South Africa
Rhodesia
Abel Muzorewa
London
Margaret Thatcher
U.S. seeks talks with Mexico on oil spill costs
The United States asked Mexico to begin negotiations over liability and compensation for damages and cleanup costs from the Bay of Campeche spill. Officials said Mexico has not committed to paying, while acknowledging possible shared responsibility.
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Graham Hovey c
N.Y. Times News
Washington
United States
Mexico
Bay of Campeche
Gulf Coast
Robert C. Krueger
Krueger
Guaymas
Jorge Diaz Serrano
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Mia Lowson
Hillpool
Daniel Lander
Bill Sass
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U.S
Mexican Oil Corporation
Pemex
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