Canada United States weigh defence costs and fishing zones
Officials from Canada and the United States plan late month talks on air defence needs and costs under NORAD. A January Los Angeles meeting will align 200 mile fishing zones to prevent conflicts, with Canadian claims on Arctic islands and Saint Lawrence tolls looming as talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Air Defence Command
NORAD
U.S
Canada
Washington
Ottawa
Los Angeles
Georges Bank
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Washington State
Vancouver Island
Arctic Islands
Carter
St. Lawrence Seaway
Welland Canal
United States
Poll results shrink Liberal hopes and hint at trend
Spokesmen on Wednesday cited poll numbers showing Conservatives at 47 percent nationwide, 14 points ahead of the Liberal government, suggesting the idea of an immediate election may fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rama Uaueiere
Bywewe
Uwe Wawawen
Canada
Liberals
Temporary court facilities suggested
City officials discuss temporary space solutions for the police court amid ongoing negotiations for a new provincial courthouse. Proposals include a trailer or partitions in the police garage to house judges prosecutors clerks and a witness area while avoiding long term spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Millar
the News
Ash Ave. S.E
Lawrence Gordon
Police Commission
Medicine Hat-Redcliff
Jim Horsman
Darwin Greaves
E.W.N. Macdonald
Eric Lloyd
Vic Link
Lloyd
Kirby Police Commission
Park changes recommended for integrated management plan
Parks Minister A Adair urged progress in 1977 toward integrated management allowing hunting fishing logging and recreation in new provincial parks. He proposed centralizing campground control under the parks department to improve administration and reduce costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Adair
Alberta
Edmonton
Department of Parks, Recreation and Wildlife
Parks Department
Missing tanker Grand Zenith likely sunk with crew of 38
The U S Coast Guard says there is a 90 percent chance the Panamanian tanker Grand Zenith has sunk after going missing with 38 crewmen and eight million gallons of oil aboard. The search, using seven planes and a Coast Guard cutter, covered up to 540 miles from Cape Cod toward Nova Scotia and Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.S. Coast Guard
Bernard Hoyland
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Coast Guard
Hoyland
United States
Canada
Somerset
Mass
Rhode Island
Cape Cod
Transport Ministry
Argo Merchant
U.S
Former premier named in potash conspiracy trial
In Chicago eight major potash producers face conspiracy charges under the Sherman Act. Testimony began with many government witnesses. former Saskatchewan premier Ross Thatcher and ex New Mexico governor David F. Cargo named as unindicted co conspirators. Firms accused include International Minerals and Chemical, AMAX, Duval, Freeport, National Potash, and Potash Co. of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Prentice H. Marshall
U.S. District Court
Ross Thatcher
Saskatchewan
New Mexico
David F. Cargo
International Minerals and Chemical Corp
Libertyville, Il
Amax Inc
Amax Chemical Corp
Greenwich, Conn
Duval Corp
Duval Sales Corp
Houston, Tex
Freeport Minerals Co
New York City
National Potash Co
Carlsbad, N.M
Potash Co
American
Denver
Oil slicks off Nova Scotia linked to missing tanker Grand Zenith
Reports say at least four oil slicks spotted by military aircraft off Nova Scotia as ships and planes search for the Grand Zenith. Fishermen report fouled gear and officials weigh whether the oil originates from the Argo Merchant or another source amid a five day search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Marine Service
United States
Coast Guard
Dominion Glass workers to vote on new contract offer
More than 300 Dominion Glass Co employees in Redcliff will vote Friday night on a fresh company offer after 108 days of strike. Local 201 president Roy Hoffman says a membership meeting is set for 7 p.m. at Medicine Hat Public Library. Hoffman declined to discuss details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Glass Co
Redcliff
Roy Hoffman
United Glass and Ceramics Workers
Medicine Hat Public Library
Dominion Glass
Medicine Hat
Crane Canada Ltd
McAvity
United Steelworkers of America
Alberta Federation of Labor
City and District Labor Council
Labor Council
Westlander Inn
Picketing deemed illegal in British Columbia strike
The British Columbia Labor Relations Board ruled that picketing by United Glass and Ceramic Workers Union members at Dominion Glass Co. Ltd in Redcliff is illegal under the Provincial Labor Code. The decision noted the company transferred work to its Burnaby plant, prompting the board to hesitate on cease-and-desist action and citing the union’s evidence of struck work moving to B C facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Dominion Glass Co. Ltd
Redcliff
B.C. Labor Relations Board
United Glass .and Ceramic Workers Union
Dominion Glass
Burnaby B.C
B.C
Labor Relations Board
John Baigent
Douglass
Briton dies in hijacked plane crash at Alice Springs
A young British man singing hymns over a stolen plane radioed he would die with honor before ramming the craft into a hangar in Alice Springs. He killed himself and three airline workers in the building, according to reliable sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Reuter
Alice Springs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Clarke
Trudeau
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Parti Quebecois
Mr. Levesque
Independence
Elmer MacKay
Central Nova
Liberal Party
Bill Neville
Clark
Crescent Heights
N.E. Crescent Heights
Doug Brown
Taiwan
Federal Grand Jury
U.S. Justice Department
J. R. MacDonald
Environmental Emergency
Federal Environment Department
N.S
Seal Island
Woods Harbor
MacDonald
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!