Iranians accuse hostages of CIA ties in Tehran
Militant Iranian students claim hostage William Daugherty confessed to being a CIA officer and accuse three U.S. diplomats at the foreign ministry of leading a spy network. They demand the Shah's return and threaten trials for all embassy hostages unless U.S. actions change.
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Tehran
William Daugherty
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Iran
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
U.S
United States
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
U.S. State Department
Daugherty
Malcolm Kalp
SRF
Kalp
CIA
Foreign Ministry
L. Bruce Laingen
Victor Tomseh
Michael Holland
Clark and Carter discuss Iran and tanker traffic
Prime Minister Joe Clark spoke with U S President Jimmy Carter for about 15 minutes. The leaders focused on Iran and the West Coast oil tanker traffic, with no further details released.
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Ottawa
Joe Clark
Canada
West Coast
U.S
Jimmy Carter
Clark
Washington
Carter
Iran
Cuba
Commonwealth
Thatcher Loses Bid to Cut Britain’s EEC Payment
In Dublin Thatcher failed to win partner approval for a large cut in Britain’s 1980 81 net EEC contribution and deferred reprisals were agreed. An early next year or spring summit was planned to seek a compromise while Britain faced returning home empty handed.
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N.Y
Dublin
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Dublin Castle
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
France
Thatcher
Venice
Roy Jenkins
European Commission
London
Giscard D’estaing
Francs
NDP blasts oil price deal as blank cheque to industry
Cyril Symes says the pricing agreement effectively gives the oil industry a blank cheque, forecasting an extra 37 billion by 1983 end. He cites a 1.8 billion foreign-investment drain and urges legislation to cap diversification away from Canadian energy development.
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NDP
Ottawa
Cyril Symes
New Democratic Party
Symes
Commons
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie
Ed Broadbent
Toronto
New Democrat
Energy
Ray Hnatyshyn
U.S
Hnatyshyn
Clark
Nkomo Predicts Peace Pact Within Week at Zimbabwe Talks
Guerrilla leader Joshua Nkomo said an overall agreement at the Zimbabwe Rhodesia peace talks should come within four to five days though two issues remain the makeup of a Commonwealth peacekeeping force and ceasefire terms. The talks near 12 weeks and include Muzorewa’s biracial government and the Patriotic Front led by Nkomo and Mugabe.
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London
Reuter
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Commonwealth
Nkomo
Lord Carrington
Carrington
European Economic Community
Dublin
Patriotic Front
Robert Mugabe
Abel Muzorewa
Muzorewa
Snow storm halts Erebus crash body search
Recovery teams in Antarctica face blizzard conditions delaying efforts to locate victims of the Air New Zealand DC-10 crash on Mount Erebus. Only about a quarter of expected remains may be recovered as winds keep helicopters grounded. The crash involved sightseers from Canada New Zealand the United States Britain Japan and Australia.
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Scott Base
Antarctica
Reuter
Antarctic
Air New Zealand
Mount Erebus
Brian Davies
Canada
New Zealand
United States
Britain
Japan
Australia
Strike drains Regina psychiatric ward amid hospital crisis
Dr. Andre Masters says a man treated after attempted self harm was released as the Saskatchewan government workers strike empties mental health staff. The two week walkout by 11 000 SGEA members disrupts beds, birth and death certs, and court filings while services operate on emergency basis.
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Regina (Cp
Regina General Hospital
Andre Masters
Masters
Saskatchewan Government Employees Association
Commission
David Bock
Saskatchewan Liberal
Ted Malone
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Department
Health Department
Regina
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Child-Life Department
Children's Hospital
Frank Webber
R.W. Apple Jr
Petro-Canada
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Richard Fontaine
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