Ontario killings raise fear of linked shootings in north Ontario
Two men in custody after a seven hour shooting spree across a 120 kilometre region leaves Constable Richard Verdecchia dead and Constable Neil Hurtubise wounded. Service station attendant George Blackmore was killed earlier in Burks Falls. Police link robberies at Mattawa to the incidents and note multiple gun types reported.
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Orillia
Ont
Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police
OPP
Toronto
Kenneth Grice
Richard Melio Verdecchia
Huntsville
Grice
Neil Hurtubise
Neil
Chester) Blackmore
Burks Falls
Blackmore
Mattawa
North Bay
James Erskine
George Richards
Papineau Township
Richards
Iran presses for trial as U.S. replies on hostages emerges
Algerian intermediaries delivered the U.S. reply to Tehran on the $24 billion demand amid reports the plan would place about $12 billion of Iranian assets in escrow in a neutral country. Iran hints at trial for hostages while Carter warns of limited time before Reagan’s inauguration.
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Associated Press
Tehran
U.S
Iran
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Washington
Algeria
Carter
United States
Ronald Reagan
Washington Post
Post
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Sulpetro agrees to gas export deal with Transco
Sulpetro Ltd plans a new gas export deal with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line to the U S East Coast worth about 145 million dollars a year at current prices. Initial delivery up to 75 million cubic feet daily into New York area, with deliveries to start November 1 1983 pending regulatory approval.
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Calgary
Sulpetro Ltd
Seaboard
United States
Sulpetro
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp
Transco
Alberta
New York City
Salpetro
Canada
U.S
Norm Frost
National Energy Board
Frost
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd
Grande Prairie
Hu Yaobang Emerges as New Head of Chinese Communist Party
Hu Yaobang, 67, appears to lead the 38 million member CCP and preside over day to day party affairs as Hua Guofeng reportedly loses powers. Hua remains chairman for now but is absent from public events and expected to resign when the Central Committee meets.
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Peking
Hu Yaobang
Chinese Communist Party
Hua Guofeng
Hua
Deng Xiaoping
Foreign Ministry
Central Committeee
Central Committee
Deng
Bomb Thyme Bomb Suspected In Kenya Hotel Fire
Hotel owners Jack and Edward Black suggest a time bomb caused the Norfolk Hotel blast killing at least 16 New Year revelers and injuring 85. Police seek a man and a woman linked to the room of the explosion as casualty lists grow with missing staff and guests.
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Nairobi
Norfolk
Jack
Edward Block
Black Brothers
Jack Black
Edward
Africa
North Bay
Ont
Peter di Angelo
Sudbury
Chauffeur Says Robbery Suspect Fueled Drive Amid Odd Demo
Pamela Beth Rymin, a San Diego chauffeur, recounts driving James Swann for two days after he allegedly robbed a Bank of America in San Diego of 528 dollars. Swann, 21, was arraigned in Los Angeles on the robbery charge. Swann claimed he needed withdrawals for his wealthy mother and drove to multiple banks and places, including a McDonald’s for a job, before the trip to Rowland Heights to meet family.
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Pam- Beth Rymin
FBI
James Swann
U.S
Los Angeles
Bank of America
Ms. Rymin
Swann
McDonald's
Rowland Heights
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