Ford says Soviet U S arms pact allows buildup to limits
President Ford acknowledged the Vladivostok accord lets both nations pursue costly nuclear buildups through 1985 with a 2400 long range missile and bomber ceiling 1320 MIRV capable. He argued the agreement caps the arms race though flexibility remains in increasing MIRV counts and warhead sizes. He said annual cost around 18 billion, and stressed potential long term military savings.
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U.S
Ford
Siberia
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviets
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Vladivostok
Henry Jackson
Washington State
Jackson
Ball Park
U.S. Arsenal
Winter Storm Delays Windsor Municipal Elections
A major winter storm halted Windsor polls delaying about 40 voting sites to a two day schedule after 13.5 inches of snow and freezing rain. Ontario officials order nine hour reopenings for late polls while Toronto Premier Davis ponders date changes. turnout concerns grow as voters question cancellation options and Maxine Miller notes likely low turnout under 20 percent.
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Ontario
Windsor
Essex
Kent
Toronto
William Davis
Chatham
Maxine Miller
Bombs deaths and arrests in Northern Ireland and Canada storm
An explosive charge killed a British army bomb disposal expert in Gortmullan near the Northern Ireland border. IRA guerrillas suspected. A Catholic girl wounded in Londonderry from a letter bomb factory blast. London: a man charged in the murder of Caroline Slater as bomb blasts rise. Police arrest 14 more Irish suspects under new anti terrorism laws. In Ontario a southern storm brings freezing rain and heavy snow, travel disruption, and school closures. A Canadian ship sank offshore with all crew rescued and a Detroit hockey game canceled due to weather.
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John Naddocks
Gortmullan
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Londonderry
London
Caroline Slater
Women’s Royal Army Corps
Horse and Groom
St. Thomas
St. Catharines
Brock University
Lake Michigan
Jennifer
Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Lake St. Clair
Shortages rise as talks stall across Canada
Eastern Canada faces grain and flour shortages amid a 222 grain inspectors strike that halted shipments. Treasury Board President Jean Chretien told MPs talks continue with mediation under Tom OConnor, while unions push for higher wages. Meat graders in Lethbridge, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Calgary join the walkout, with additional strains on Great Lakes shipping as the season ends December 17.
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Ottawa
Canada
Treasury Board
Jean Chretien
Commons
J.F. Blakney
Canadian National Millers Association
Great Lakes
Blakney
Thunder Bay
Gaston Clermont
L— Gatineau
Chretien
Calgary
Lethbridge
Edmonton
John Hart
Alberta
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Red Deer
Medicine Hat
Israel accuses Egypt of digging earth channels for missiles
Israel charged Egypt with trenching earth channels on the east bank of the Suez Canal potentially to launch missiles. A military spokesman said Israel filed a UN notice and UN observers are checking the area. Neither Egypt nor UN officials commented.
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Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
United Nations Emergency Force
Redistribution bill doomed in Ottawa clash over seats
Conservative opposition vows to block a plan to redistribute and add Commons seats, signaling the bill may be doomed. Liberal John Reid warned the deadline could pass without passage as filibuster threats and political maneuvering unfold, risking continued use of the current 264-seat system.
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Ottawa
Commons
Walter Baker
House
John Reid
Reid
Government House
Mitchell Sharp
Baker
John Reynolds
Burnaby
Richmond-Delta
British Columbia
Alberta
Sharp
Northwest Territories
Ontario
Quebec
B.C
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
U S to Auction Two Million Ounces of Gold Next Month
Washington AP United States plans a public auction January 6 for two million ounces of gold from government reserves valued at about 84.4 million dollars. The sale, to be in 400 ounce bars, follows Congress permitting private gold ownership ending a four decade ban. London traders react as prices fall.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
William Simon
Simon
General Services Administration
London
U.S
Zurich
Swiss Credit Bank
U.S. Treasury
Britain trims defence budget by 4.7 billion over decade
London reports a 4.7 billion dollar defence cut planned over ten years aimed at reducing commitments in Hong Kong Singapore and Malaysia. Defence Secretary Roy Mason says NATO remains Britain security linchpin and vows to retain Polaris submarines while focusing forces in central Europe the eastern Atlantic and UK approaches.
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Britain
Hong Kong
Singapore
Malaysia
Roy Mason
House of Commons
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
Atlantic
Channel
United Kingdom
Mason
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Podgen
Tom O’connor
Hamilton
Burlington
Ont
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Brantford
THE
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Paris
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Jerusalem
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Anwar Sadat
Nixon
Cairo
Pease Drive
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