Baby found safe after kidnapping from hospital in Shawinigan
Priscilla Flynn, three months old, was kidnapped from an oxygen tent at a regional hospital four days earlier. She was found in a heated seminary back porch in a cardboard box behind Ste Marie de Shawinigan seminary. The infant, hospitalized for bronchial issues, is in good condition and has been returned to the hospital. Constable Jean Paul Girard said investigations continue.
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Shawinigan, Que
Priscilla Flynn
Jean-Paul Girard
Quebec
Priscilla
Doreen Flynn
Ste. Marie de Shawinigan
Montreal
Girard
St. Mauricie de Shawinigan Hospital
Secret file destruction ordered in Quebec CAD checks
Premier Rene Levesque said CAD will have all records on individuals erased. Three cabinet ministers will review CAD activity to decide if the secret intelligence service should continue. Bourassa reportedly created CAD to clip and file newspaper reports for the government.
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Quebec
Rene Levesque
Centre D'Analyse Et de Documentation
CAD
Liberal
Levesque
National Assembly
Robert Bourassa
Bourassa
Diefenbaker Mourns Olive Diefenbaker Death in Ottawa
Former prime minister John Diefenbaker mourns the death of his wife Olive 74 at their Ottawa home after a lengthy illness. Funeral set for Friday at First Baptist Church Ottawa. Tributes from MPs and leaders note her support and companionship through the years.
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Diefenbaker
Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
Olive
First Baptist Church
Joe Clark
Mr. Diefenbaker
Diefenbakers
Pierre Trudeau
Ed Broadbent
New Democratic Party
Canada imposes tougher safeguards on nuclear material sales
In Parliament the minister announced a stricter policy requiring buyers to allow controls on their entire nuclear programs before Canada will sell nuclear material. The move aims to close gaps in safeguards and push other suppliers to adopt similar measures to avoid commercial disadvantage.
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Commons
Canada
Jamieson
James Gillies
Andrew Brewin
The
Ruling against Lethbridge Herald in libel case
Alberta Supreme Court jury found The Herald libelled meat packer Larry Paletta and Palmont Packers Ltd. in six Dec 14 20 1974 articles. Damages awarded were 61000 to Palmont and 25000 to Paletta, who lives in Fort Macleod.
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Calgary
Alberta Supreme Court
Lethbridge Herald
Larry Paletta
Montreal
Palmont Packers Ltd
Palmont
Paletta
Fort Macleod
Alta
Palmont Packers
The
Herald
Cleo Mowers
Terry McDonald
M.B. O'Byrne
Alberta
Lethbridge
Christmas in Bethlehem Preparations for Christmas Eve
In Bethlehem the Church of the Nativity lights lamps as Israeli soldiers man barricades in Manger Square for an estimated 20 000 worshippers. A 25 foot tree and a large TV screen stand ready for midnight mass at St. Catherine's as tourism surges with nine cruise ships due and 600 tour groups planned.
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Bethlehem
Manger
St. Catherine’s
Elias Freij
Israel
el al
Christ
Levesque Defends Montreal Olympic Deficit Bill
Premier Levesque argues Montreal must pay 214 million to protect the city credit rating after the Olympic deficit and to avoid higher borrowing costs. He notes Moody's reaction and blasts federal resistance to share capital costs while a special property tax targets smaller property owners least.
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Quebec
Rene Levesque
Montreal
Moody's
Levesque
Christmas Mourning in Soweto Prompts Subdued Festivities
Soweto residents plan a somber Christmas with a call from the SSRC to avoid excess spending and white-owned stores. Cape Town and Pietersburg students join in mourning actions including closing stores and boycotts, amid ongoing unrest that has shaken South Africa’s economy.
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Johannesburg
Reuter
Soweto
Cape Town
Soweto Students’ Representative Council
SSRC
Cape Students Union
Cape Township
Pietersburg
South Africa
Chain Store
Norman Herbert
Oil slick menaces Atlantic fishing grounds near Nantucket
A 100 mile wide oil slick from the tanker Argo Merchant drifts toward George's Bank fishing grounds off New England as Coast Guard crews monitor the wreck. Fishermen seek $60 million in a suit against tanker operators while federal officials consider containment and aid.
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Nantucket
Mass
Reuter
Argo
Atlantic Coast
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S
George’s Bank
New England
Boston
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Ford
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