Center Nova byelection vote under tight party scrutiny
In Central Nova early voting opened with light turnout alarming Tories dependent on high get out the vote efforts for leader Brian Mulroney. The riding spans from Northumberland Strait to the Atlantic with 47 774 eligible voters and polls open 9 am to 8 pm.
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New Glasgow
N.S
Central Nova
Tories
Brian Mulroney
House of Commons
Mulroney
Progressive Conservatives
Northumberland Strait
Atlantic Ocean
Alvin Sinclair
Roy DeMarsh
Mila
Montreal
British Columbia
Mission-Port Moody
New Democrat
Mark Rose
Black magic muddle woman charged as witch
City police charge Kimberly Grant 23 of 203 10th St SW with pretending to exercise witchcraft after complaints of fortune telling. Grant alias Myra Long will appear in court September 13 to face the charge.
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Kimberly Grant
10Th St. S.W
Larry Brink
Grant
Myra Long
Brink
Beirut battle escalates as Marines die amid Amal seizing TV station
In Beirut the heaviest fighting since the Israeli invasion leaves at least two U S Marines dead and about 20 Lebanese killed. Amal Shiite militiamen seize a Beirut TV station as Marine Cobra helicopters face rule of engagement with moslem forces. casualties include 17 civilians and three soldiers, with 60 troops and 100 civilians wounded. Shiite casualties not reported.
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Beirut
U.S
Cobra
Amal
Beirut International
Radio Lebanon
Imam Musa al-Sadr
Begin delays resignation decision in tense coalition talks
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin plans to decide tonight or Tuesday on his resignation after a three hour coalition meeting. Ministers report he listened to coalition arguments and will deliver a final answer by Tuesday, amid personal and political strain following his wife’s death and Israel's Lebanon war toll.
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Reuters-Ap Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Begin
Zevulun Hammer
Menachem Porush
Agudat Israel Party
Uri Porart
Hammer
Aliza
Lebanon
Israel
Polish marchers defy riot squads in Old Town
Scores of riot police sealed off Warsaw Old Town as about 7 000 Solidarity supporters attended a Roman Catholic mass for the homeland at St Stanislaw Kostka Church. Rev Jerzy Popieluszko proclaimed Solidarity has the right to free existence.
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Warsaw
Old Town Square
Solidarity
St. Stanislaw
Kostka
Jerzy Popieluszki
St. Ann’s Church
Old Town
Hijackers Threaten Air France Jet Over Tehran
Four Arab hijackers seize an Air France Boeing 727 from Vienna to Paris and land in Tehran after freeing nearly 100 passengers. They demand France end support for Chad, halt arms sales to Iraq, release Lebanese prisoners, and change Lebanon policy. Hostages reported in good health as Iran negotiates under conditions.
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Beirut
Air France
Tehran
France
Chad
Iraq
Vienna
Paris
Europe
Lebanon
Iran
Hossein Sheikholeslam
Mir Hussein Musavi
Islamic Republic
Jean Perrin
Middle East
Perrin
Rene Levadier
Night launch to light up Cape as Challenger lifts off
Challenger's countdown moves toward a 2 15 am EDT nocturnal liftoff in Cape Canaveral Florida with thousands converging to witness the first after dark shuttle launch. The mission features Guion Bluford the first African American astronaut aboard the shuttle and boasts ideal weather predicted by launch director Al O’Hara.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Cape
South Carolina
Cuba
al O'Hara
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kennedy Space Centre
Space
Guion Bluford
Bill Cosby
Lionel Hampton
Wilt Chamberlain
Bluford
NASA
Astronaut Corps
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Challenger
Sally Ride
Richard Truly
Daniel Brandenstein
Dale Gardner
William Thornton
Sauer Seeks Third Term as Medicine Hat Alderman
Ken Sauer, Medicine Hat public school board superintendent, announced he will seek a third term as alderman. As chair of the Utilities and Restructuring committees, he pledges to stand on his record and push capital projects during economic restraint.
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Aid
Ken Sauer
Medicine Hat
Sauer
Utilities
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