Debit card seen as cheque replacement by Canadian credit unions
A Canada wide venture by Alberta and Saskatchewan credit unions forms C Electronic Transaction Services to pilot Mastercard II debit cards in late 1982. The card debits the buyer’s chequing account directly, offering faster payment and lower paperwork than cheques, with fees possibly reduced as a result.
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Vancouver
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Credit Urums
Ed Gebert
C. Electronic Transaction Services
Credit Union Centrals
Ebert
Centrals
Canada
Gebert
Gerbert
First US test-tube baby born at EVMS
Norfolk AP The first U.S. test-tube baby has been born at Eastern Virginia Medical School. A five pound twelve ounce girl and her parents are reported in good condition. The birth marks a milestone for in vitro fertilization, used when fallopian tubes are blocked.
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Norfolk
U.S
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Vernon Jones
United States
Oyen Couple Die In Boxing Day Plane Crash
RCMP report Stanley Norman Gillespie 57 and Edith 49 died in a crash that occurred north of Oyen on December 26. Their single engine plane, which had departed Oyen at 8:45 p.m., was found six hours after the scheduled landing by a Twin Otter search aircraft. Transport officials investigate the fatal incident near the Gillespie farm, 16 kilometres north of Oyen.
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Milan
Italy
Red Brigades
U.S
James Dozier
Vietnam
NATO
Verona
Dozier
Col
Luciano Dalceggio
ANSA
NATO Command — Information Police
Oyen
Stanley Norman Gillespie
Edith
RCMP
Gillespie
Armed Forces
Metric Commission
Carter
Metric
Rationing tightens Polish food supply
Poland's martial law regime cuts meat and butter rations for most, warns of worse shortages next year. Antibiotics and medical supplies are scarce as Western reporters note limited imports, farmer grain hoarding, and hospital shortages amid ongoing censorship and protests.
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Associated Press
Poland
Warsaw
Solidarity
Soviet Bloc
Lech Walesa
Solidarity Union
Time
Military Council
Europe
Home Trade Ministry
Soviet Union
London Times
Reagan Says Brezhnev Not Close To Closing Poland Talks
U S officials say Brezhnev has not closed the door on further talks over Poland. Reagan, while not detailing the letter, notes Moscow’s negative stance but hints at possible resumed discussions and future meetings.
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Washington
Iap
Leonid Brezhnev
United States
Poland
Reagan
Brezhnev
Moscow
Los Angeles
White House
Tass
Walter Stoessel
Warsaw
Stoessel
CBS
ABC
David Brinkley
Kirkpatrick
Gretzky Boosts Oilers Pace In 40 Games
Before the Sunday clash with the L A Kings Wayne Gretzky looked to net 50 goals in 50 games. A four goal performance pushes his pace and sharpens Edmonton’s scoring run.
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L.A. Kings
Edmonton Oilers
Wayne Gretzky
Gretzky
Canadians begin metric conversion in grocery trade
Canada begins metric adoption in 20 centres from St Johns to Kamloops with grocery scales and pricing shifting from pounds and ounces to grams and kilograms. The program aims to complete nationwide by 1983 with retailers coordinating customer communications amid price and measurement confusion.
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Toronto
Canada
St. John's
Nfld
Kamloops
B.C
St. John’s
Nild
Halifax
San John
N.B
Quebec City
Trois Rivieres
Que
Sherbrooke
Montreal
Ottawa
Ontario
Kingston
Brampton
Oakville
Hamilton
Brantford
Windsor
Thunder Bay
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Victoria
Metric Commission
Metric Commission of Canada
Alasdair McKichan
Retail Council of Canada
McKichan
United States
Peterborough
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Adolf Hitler
London
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Silesia
Martial-Law Council
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Geneva
Switzerland
Jeane Kirkpatrick
The
Albera Hospitals
Dies Hoagy Carmichael
Japan
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Ann Landers
Bridge
City News
Don McGillivray
Rick Pedersen
Ar Sae Hh Ae Science
Emerge Capt Apment
Tim Carter
Retail Council
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