Alberta Quebec join federal home insulation program
Alberta and Quebec agreed to join the seven year 1.4 billion grant program to insulate homes removing prior conditions seen as intruding on provincial jurisdiction Energy Minister Alastair Gillespie said conditions were dropped after commitments to support conservation Ministry officials noted possible regional offices for administration Quebec's Guy Joron welcomed the deal and regional expansion aims The grants cover up to 350 for insulation costs and the program plans to broaden eligibility toward all pre 1977 homes over time
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Ottawa
Alberta
Quebec
Alastair Gillespie
Guy Joron
Montreal
Gillespie
New Brunswick
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Commons
Vorster wins landslide in South Africa election
Prime Minister John Vorster and the National party secure a sweeping white-majority victory with about 60 percent of eligible voters casting ballots. The election solidifies white control, backs a new constitution, and maintains apartheid while facing international criticism over black civil rights restrictions.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
John Vorster
Vorster
National Party
House of Assembly
White House
Liberal Progressive Federal Party
PFP
New Republic Party
Reformed
Progressive Federal
Colin Eglin
Steve Biko
UN Security Council
Quebec and Ontario reject cable ruling by Supreme Court
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque and Ontario Minister James Snow criticized the court decision that federal government controls cable regulation. The ruling struck down Quebec authority over local cable systems and denied a U S appeal on Ottawa’s deletion policy for foreign ads. The decisions marked a six to three split with all Quebec judges dissenting.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Ontario
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court
Tower of Pisa
Rene Levesque
Quebec National Assembly
James Snow
Transportation and Communications
Province
U.S
Auditor general notes progress in government spending controls
Auditor General J J Macdonell reports partial progress in Canada’s spending practices but warns many mismanagement and waste risks remain. The review cites inflated invoices at Canadian Saltfish Corp and $400 000 in rent for unused Ottawa space, plus $95 million in potentially improper UI benefits and billions in control weaknesses.
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Ottawa
J.J. Macdonell
Macdonell
Canada
Treasury Board
Crown Corporation
Canadian
Saltfish Corporation
Polysar Ltd
Commons Public Accounts Committee
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
External Affairs Department
Insurance Commission
Auditor General flags lax security in federal computers
Auditor General J J Macdonell told Parliament on Thursday that unauthorized people can access confidential tax data due to weak federal computer security. He warns the unemployment insurance program is exposed to error and fraud and that government security guides do not meet needs.
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NEW
Colin Eglin
Progressive Federal Party
Weizman Hall
Sea Point
Capetown
Ottawa
J.J. Macdonell
Macdonell
Arab foes converge in Tripoli over Sadat peace move
In Tripoli Arab leaders and radicals gather for a two day conference denouncing Sadat's Cairo peace push. Delegations from Syria Algeria Iraq and the PLO attend while Jordan's King Hussein rules out following Sadat to Jerusalem and other nations plan counter meetings.
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Tripoli
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Houari Boumedienne
Yasser Arafat
Iraq
Hafez Assad
Syria
Baghdad
Cairo
Belgrade
Egypt
Yugoslavia
Morad Ghaleb
Sadat
Ghaleb
Moscow
Ismail Fahmy
Jaafar el- Numeiry
Jidda
Khaled
Saudi Arabia
Numeiry
Naji Jamil
Numeiry’s
Amman
Hussein
Jordan
Jerusalem
Algeria
South Yemen
Palestine Liberation Organization
Libya
PLO Council
George Habash
Popular
Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PLO
Habash
Geneva
U.S
Carter
Three Die in Reston Twin Engine Plane Crash
Witness said the Piper Aztec attempted a 90 degree turn between townhouses to avoid the crash. The plane struck a townhouse, ignited natural gas, and exploded the row house. Firefighters found two bodies in the rubble and identified pilot Joseph L. Reid among the dead.
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Reston
Carol Cohen
Joseph L. Reid
Dulles International Airport
Dulles International
Columbus
Ohio
Rhodesia to start talks with black nationalists Friday
Prime Minister Ian Smith said negotiations with Rhodesia’s black nationalist groups will begin Friday as he seeks a one man one vote settlement. Muzorewa balks until incursions into Mozambique are explained while Sithole plans five more days abroad.
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Salisbury
Reuter
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
Mozambique
United States
Abel Muzorewa
United African National Council
UANC
Ndabaningi Sithole
African National Council
U.S
Zimbabwe United Peoples Organization
Jeremiah Chiiau
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Ween
Council of Energy Ministers
Toronto
James Taylor
Cable
Auditor-general
Muzorewa
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