Iran Says U.S. Plans Invasion Amid Hostage Crisis
Iranian spokesman Behzad Nabavi claimed the United States intends to attack Iran from the Persian Gulf as a pretext amid the hostage crisis. Retired General Daniel Graham proposed mining Kharg Island to halt oil flow, while Iran sought Algerian mediation to end the deadlock with a counterproposal.
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Iran
U.S
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Behzad Nabavi
Tehran
Persian Gulf
Nabavi
Caspian Sea
Daniel Graham
U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency
Washington
Kharg Island
Iraq
Graham
Reagan
Soviet Union
Algiers
Salang Pass traffic cut as Afghan rebels clash with Soviet forces
Diplomatic reports say the Salang Pass, key land route for Soviet aid to Afghanistan, was closed amid fierce fighting north of Kabul. Air travel from Kabul halted as Mujahideen engage Soviet troops and regime tensions rise in Kabul.
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London
New Delhi
Afghanistan
Salang
Kabul
Salang Pass
Karmal
Marshall McLuhan Dies at Toronto Home
Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan died in his sleep at his Toronto residence. His daughter confirmed the death, noting his widespread influence on communications theory and 1960s culture.
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Marshall McLuhan
Toronto
Poles feel triumphant drop farm strike plan
Leaders of Poland's private farmers claim victory in their bid for an independent union and have dropped plans for a food strike. The Supreme Court's delay in ruling on the union’s registration signals progress, easing labor tensions tied to meat prices and proscriptions on Communist party control.
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Poland
Supreme Court
Independent Union of Farmers
Communist Party
Soviet Bloc
Zdzislaw Ostatek
Canadians want Clark replaced as PC leader in CBC poll
A CBC poll of 1,275 Canadians by Carleton University shows 53 percent favor replacing Joe Clark as Progressive Conservative leader, with 36 percent supporting Clark and 11 percent undecided. It cites leadership convention timing and mixed views on Trudeau and patriation.
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Joe Clark
Progressive Conservative Party
CBC
Clark
Trudeau
Carleton University School of Journalism
Ontario report blasts private investigating industry controls
TORONTO CP Private eyes are seen as heroes on TV but Krever reports the Ontario private investigation industry is out of control. He cites lax licensing, manual operations, and cases obtaining confidential health data without patient consent, urging legal tightening and ownership rules for investigators.
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Toronto
Horace Krever
Krever
Ontario Provincial Police
Royal Commission
Centurion Investigation Ltd
Centurion
St. Catharines, Ont
Equifax Services Ltd
Equifax
U.S
Equifax Inc
Krewer
Douglas Stewart
Equifax Services
Mayor predicts 1981 legal review on gas taxes in Medicine Hat
Mayor Ted Grimm says Medicine Hat will get an in depth legal review of the city position on federal budget gas taxes. A council report is due by January's second meeting with early talks with Calgary advisers and potential co counsel.
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MacKimmie Matthews
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Grimm
Council
First Street
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