Free trade bill nears Senate approval amid social program clash
Ottawa reports the two way trade agreement with the United States moves to the Senate for final approval to take effect on New Year’s Day. Prime Minister Mulroney calls it a good day for Canada as MPs pass the bill 141 to 111, with Liberals and New Democrats opposing.
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Senate
Canada
United States
Brian Mulroney
Liberals
New Democrats
Havi Echenberg
National Anti-Poverty Organization
Edenberg
Erik Nielsen
Mulroney
Soviet Multicandidate Election Campaign Opens Nationwide
The Soviet Union launches its first national multicandidate race with 100 candidates including a retired general. Nomination runs three months ahead of March 26 voting for 2,250 seats in the Congress of People's Deputies. Tass notes past formality despite reform under Gorbachov.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Congress of People’s Deputies
Tass
Collateral demands rise for Alberta small firms
A Canadian Federation of Independent Business survey finds Alberta small businesses must post 3.7 times collateral to loan a hundred thousand dollars, far above the national average 2.7 to 1. The study also reports 28.1 percent of Alberta loan applicants are denied or receive reduced amounts. Doug Wright criticizes Toronto head office lending formulas as unfair to Alberta firms.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
British Columbia
Canada
Doug Wright
Federation
Toronto
Pan Am warned of security vulnerabilities in 1986 report
Israeli consultants hired by Pan Am warned in 1986 that the airline was highly vulnerable to most forms of terrorist attack, noting a mid air explosion as a danger. Investigators suspect a bomb in the Scotland crash that killed 258 aboard, while officials say security measures for the New York bound flight were adequate. The K P I Ltd report criticized Pan Am for a misguided security concept and credited luck for avoiding a major disaster.
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Jerusalem
Reuter
Pan Am
U.S
Scotland
Shin Bet Security Service
el al National Airline
K.P.I. Ltd
Yossi Langotsky
Washington
Yedioth Ahronoth
Reuters
Israel
Airline
Securi
Palestinian militant group says freed French girls safe in transit
Abu Nidal, head of Fatah Revolutionary Council, reportedly met Marie-Laure and Virginie in a Lebanon secret post and wished them a safe trip to their family. A spokesman said the girls were freed today with arrival in Paris awaiting weather and air traffic over the Mediterranean.
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Abu Nidal
Lebanon
Fatah Revolutionary Council
Marie-Laure
Virginie
Walid Khaled
Agence France-Presse
Paris
Reuters
Sponse
Muammar Gaddafi
Mediterranean
Freedom
Virgina
Marie Laure Valenta
Gaza
Laser
Jacqueline Valente
Gaza Strip
Turbulent Boeing 727 damaged by fuselage corrosion
An aging Boeing 727 operated by Eastern Airlines lost cabin pressure after a 14 inch square hole opened in the crown during flight 251 from Rochester to Atlanta. Two passengers were treated for nosebleeds and headaches, with prior cracks and corrosion noted in inspections.
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Charleston
W.va
Eastern Airlines
Rochester
N.Y
Atlanta
Yeager
Gary Chernenko
Sam Piazza
Boca Raton
Fla
Scotland
Robbie Mardis
Federal Agency
Safety Data Branch
Oklahoma City
New Alberta Liquor Board Head Sparks Privatization Hopes
Alberta industry lobbyists cheer the arrival of Terry Strain as board president expecting gradual privatization of liquor sales. They foresee private beer stores within a year and a business like approach, with hotels to run cold beer stores and up to 20 new outlets this year while revenue remains intact at about 366.5 million dollars last year.
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Alberta
Alberta Liquor Control Board
Terry Strain
Jim Hansen
Neil Crawford
Strain
Dob Soroka
Alberta Restaurant and Food Services Association
Alberta Hotels Association
Hansen
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