Kissinger in Egypt as Sinai pact talks gain momentum
U S Secretary Kissinger flew to Egypt and met President Sadat at Mamoura near Alexandria amid expectations of a new Sinai accord. Israeli Foreign Minister Allon announced Egypt’s acceptance of a joint surveillance post on the Gidi pass to monitor forces, with a possible Israeli post on the opposite side.
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Alexandria
Egypt
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Sinai
Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Mamoura
Ismail Fahmy
Hisni Mubarak
Yigal Allon
Israel
Gidi
Sinai Desert
Umm Khashiba
Mitla
Allon
Allen
United States
Hermann Eilts
Damascus
Syrian
Golan Heights
Greece commutes death sentences of Papadopoulos deputies
In Athens an emergency cabinet move commutes the death sentences of former president George Papadopoulos and two deputies to life imprisonment following a 1967 coup. The order awaits President Tsatsos approval. protests and police alert followed the decision.
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Athens University
Constantine Tsatsos
Papadopoulos
Athens
Canada signals limited support for IEA participation
Canada will join the International Energy Agency in principle but resists pledging access to its own resources. Energy Minister Donald Macdonald, after a private meeting with President Ford in Libby Montana, stated Canada will cooperate on research while rejecting compulsory timing of development. Ford praised interstate energy collaboration and cited the IEA as a model for multilateral work with 16 nations.
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Gerald Ford
Canada
Donald S. Macdonald
Libby
Mont
Donald Macdonald
Ford
International Energy Agency
IEA
U.S
IBA
United States
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Macdonald
Libby Dam
Madonald
Leo Nimsick
British Columbia
Nimsick
B.C. Would. B.C
Columbia
Alberta
Moves in Portugal politics intensify as protests rock Lisbon
Civilian demonstrations and military maneuvering deepen the power struggle around Premier Vasco Goncalves. Anti-Goncalves units control approaches to Lisbon while a pro-Goncalves regiment defends its barracks near the airport. In Leiria protesters clash with anti-Communists at the party HQ, and a leftist rally in Evora echoes threats of violence. President Gomes warns of an unstable military climate.
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Lisbon
Vasco Goncalves
Leiria
Evora
Democratic Movement
Manuel Tengarrinha
Francisco da Costa Gomes
British Columbia Fisheries Strike Ends After Picket Returns
The United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union resumes fishing as a month long strike ends. Sockeye losses occur with some Pinks entering the Fraser River. Wages rise: Sockeye 62c, Pinks 24c, Chums up to 30c, large Reds 68c. Shoreworkers gain $1.10 hourly, tendermen $170 monthly. 3,800 fishermen voted 58.9 percent for a one year contract amid injunctions and strain with the Native Brotherhood of B.C.
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Vancouver
Fisheries Association of
British Columbia
United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union
Jack Nichol
Fraser River
Homer Stevens
IMF says world economy holds up but poor nations pay price
The IMF reports the world economy withstands oil shock impact better than expected though the poorest nations face marginal growth this decade. It notes raw materials export dependence hurts them as commodity prices fall while oil exporters fund loans helping otherwise.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
IMF
World Bank
Ontario Floods Trigger Deaths and Wide Evacuations
A weekend storm drenched southern Ontario with near four inch rainfall, causing floods, road closures, and evacuations. At least three people died, including Dale Ivan Long near Kitchener and William Joyce near St. Thomas. Basements flooded, a highway pool flooded, and hospitals rerouted patients as Nith and other rivers overflowed.
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Ontario
New Hamburg
Nith River
Grand
Kitchener
Grand River Conservation Authority
Nith
Ayr
Plattsville
Paris
Orangeville
Mount Forest
Toronto
Hazel
Dale Ivan Long
Lindsay
Ont
William Joyce
West Lorne
St. Thomas
Wardsville
London
Waterloo
Hydro
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Metro
Newfoundland bus strike enters second day
In St John’s Newfoundland CN bus drivers walkout for a 98 cent rise over 18 months to lift wages from 4.84 to 5.82 an hour. CN ferries run but Port aux Basques terminal sees picket lines as 43 drivers strike two days in. CN offers 10 percent plus 23 cents.
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ST. John's
Nfld
Newfoundland
Frank Petten
CN Ferries
Port Aux Basques
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Garth Jowett
University of Windsor
Foxe
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Peru
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Mouaffak el-Allaf
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