Oil workers return as Iran seeks to avert economy collapse
Oil industry sources report striking workers back at their posts and kerosene and heating oil shipments due to Tehran on Saturday. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi visits a ski resort while Bakhtiar moves to form a civilian cabinet to replace the military regime amid ongoing anti shah opposition violence.
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Tehran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Iran
Abadan
Tabriz
Shiraz
Shah
Bakhtiar
Farah
Jajroud
Ardeshir Zahedi
United States
Kremlin
Izvestia
U.S
Teng Hsiao-ping Pursues Peaceful Reunification With Taiwan
Vice-Premier Teng Hsiao-ping says China hopes to regain Taiwan peacefully this year but won t rule out non peaceful means. He cites plans to open talks with Chiang Ching kuo and Nationalists while warning discussions abroad on human rights are unnecessary. Teng also aims to win U S approval for most favored nation status and befriends U S lawmakers.
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John Roderick Peking
Teng Hsiao-ping
China
Taiwan
U.S
Peking
Teng
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang
United States
Taipei
Washington
Great Hall of the People
Barry Goldwater
Congress
Goldwater
Trains collide near Ankara kill seventeen injuring many
Two passenger express trains collided head on near Ankara killing at least 17 and injuring 93. Officials say the Anatolia Express engineer misrouted onto the Bosporus Express at Esenkent station 50 kilometres from Ankara. The line is one of Turkey’s busiest and passengers on five other trains were stranded.
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Ankara
Anatolia News Agency
Anatolia
Esenkent
Istanbul
Ottawa Deficit Rises 52 Percent In Eight Months
Government spending for the first eight months of the 1978-79 fiscal year reached 29.65 billion dollars, up 52 percent from the previous year, while revenues totaled 21.09 billion leaving an 8.56 billion shortfall. Expenditures include 3.56 billion on old age pensions and 2.49 billion on military.
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Ottawa
Finance Department Today
Jean Chretien
Finance Department
Chretien
Public Works seeks budget boost beyond seven percent
The city public works committee requests a 1.1 million dollar increase for 1979, about 13 percent higher than last year, nearly double the seven percent cap set by the budget committee. Alderman Ken Sauer notes cuts would hit paving and maintenance, while the finance committee oversees final approval.
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City Council
Public Works Committee
Ald
Ken Sauer
Sauer
Public Works
Lorne Thompson
Milt Reinhardt
Getty denies plan to overturn PUB ruling on AGTL
Alberta Energy Minister Don Getty rejected claims the government will legislate to reverse a Public Utilities Board decision against Alberta Gas Trunk Line Co. Ltd. He said no automatic override, and noted the PUB itself asked for potential legislative changes while calling for tighter regulation of AGTL, which holds a gas monopoly in Alberta.
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Edmonton
Alberta Energy
Don Getty
Public Utilities Board
PUB
Alberta Gas Trunk Line Co. Ltd
AGTL
Nick Taylor
Getty
Taylor
Alberta
Lang Announces $170 Million Final Grain Payments
Otto Lang announced final grain payments totaling 170 million for Prairie farmers from the Canadian Wheat Board. Saskatchewan receives 110.8 million, Alberta 38.5 million, Manitoba 21.2 million with 331,000 cheques to be mailed beginning Jan 15. No oats payment as oats pool not closed. Final No 1 CW red spring wheat pays just over 27 cents per bushel. No 3 CW about 7.5 cents.
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Regina
Otto Lang
Canadian Wheat Board
The
Wheat Board
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Lang
Federation of Agriculture
Ottawa seeks ruling that air craft inspectors strike illegal
Federal government moves to declare the walkout by 400 federal aircraft operations group inspectors illegal. Union says safety is at risk and widespread flight cancellations could begin in about six weeks if the strike continues.
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Ginny Galt
Ottawa
Ed Jensen
Federal
Federal Transport Department
Treasury Board
Public Service Staff Relations Board
Jensen
Canadian Transport Commission
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Ayatullah Khomaini
Associated Press
Paris
Dan Lander
Reunification
Soviet Union
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Canadian Union of Professional and Technical Employees
Coast Guard
Canada
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