Polish Solidarity leaders urge general strike against martial law
Two Solidarity leaders Wladyslaw Frasyniuk and Zbigniew Janas call on Polish workers to prepare a general strike in clandestine letters. The country endures blizzards that shut harbors and cripple rail, with trains stranded and power lines down.
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Associated Press
Solidarity
Poland
PAP
Hel Peninsula
Sulwaki
Wladyslaw Frasyniuk
Zbigniew Janas
Warsaw
Wojciech
Jaruzelski
Frasyniuk
Wroclaw
Ursus
Jonas
Vienna
Tadeusz Wojciechowski
Radio Warsaw
Students’ Association
Katowice
Huta
Tarnow
Cracow
Lenin Steelworks
Raise Crow rates says grain chairman
John Channon, chairman of the Alberta Grain Commission, calls for raising low grain hauling rates to allow other transport modes to compete. The Canadian Wheat Board faces criticism as Bill Parrish of Parrish and Heimbecker Ltd. argues against expanding its export duties to flax rye and rapeseed and suggests private traders handle oats and barley.
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Rod Edwards
Winnipeg
John Channon
Alberta Grain Commission
Canadian Wheat Board
Bill Parrish
Parrish and Heimbecker Ltd
Parrish
Freight competition eyed to lift Western Canada's grain sales
At Palliser Wheat Growers meeting, Channon argues railways block grain volumes by monopoly and calls for trucks barges and pipelines to compete. He envisions trucking routes linking with barge transport to export terminals and faces likely Canadian opposition but support from the U S. The critique also targets farm institutions beyond Crow.
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Canada
Channon
Palliser
Crow
Great Lakes
Federal aid linked to training plan says Alberta minister
Alberta Advanced Education and Manpower Minister Jim Horsman says federal manpower training must involve provincial consultation. He notes Ottawa plans to scrap the old act for new national needs funding and urges a joint federal provincial framework with a national council to coordinate programs.
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Edmonton
Ottawa
Alberta
Jim Horsman
Lloyd Axworthy
Axworthy
Horsman
Vancouver
Weather and City Hall notes lead this Friday page
Index Cloudy possible light snow with a -6 to -15 cycle. Downtown parking policy debated by Municipal Planning Commission as Mayor Grimm’s moratorium plan faces other solutions.
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Municipal Planning Commission
Ted Grimm
Sailor in Jail After Palmyra Rescue and Theft Charge
John Harrison 39, Vancouver industrial designer, jailed on a theft charge after returning to Honolulu from Palmyra Island with his two daughters Michelline 20 and Kristen 14. Bail set at 2000 dollars to await transfer to Maui. rescue funded by Coast Guard aid and pilot Sorenson.
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Honolulu
Vancouver
Civilization
John Harrison
Maui
Michelline
Kristen
Palmyra Island
Fred Sorenson
Harrisons
Palmyra
Sisyphus
U.S. Coast
Australia
Coast Guard
Ray Landrum
James
Sorenson
Pacific Atoll
Harrison
Hundreds Trapped as California Mudslides Roar
Rescuers fought through mud and blocked roads to reach homes where up to 500 people were isolated with little food or water. The disaster left 23 dead, with mudslides killing 15 and damage over 200 million dollars. National Guardsmen aided, especially in Marin County where 80 homes were destroyed and 150 damaged.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
California
Marin County
Ben Lomond Mudslide Tragedy Raises Death Toll Fears
After a severe storm, Ben Lomond suffered a deadly mudslide that destroyed homes and blocked the only road. Officials estimate up to 20 dead, with several missing, as rescue teams search amid pervasive mud and continued damage. Damages across the coastal swath could exceed 200 million dollars.
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Ben Lomond
Santa Cruz
Patton
Love Creek
Ross Harriman
Roger Lee
Joseph Howard
Lee
Earl Robertson
Soquel
Soldiers Help York Flood Victims Amid Rising Ouse
Soldiers in assault craft aided dozens of isolated farms around York as the River Ouse began subsiding after flooding from heavy rain and snow. Evacuations continued in Selby and many homes remained waterlogged with power and fuel needs unmet. Insurance claims run into millions as vegetable supplies suffer from the winter flood disruption.
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York
England
Ouse
Marygate
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Information Bureau
Ranchers cash in on beef plan in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Manitoba cattlemen report a surge of Saskatchewan cattle entering markets under a $5 million subsidy plan aimed at stabilizing prices. The program raises dairy feeder sales while depressing beef values, with Manitoba plants strained as Saskatchewan producers flood processing facilities.
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Brandon
Man
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Cattle Producers’ Association
Larry Clifford
Alberta
Saskatchewan Agriculture
Gordon MacMurchy
Saskatchewan Federation of Agriculture
Clifford
Lloydminster
Sask
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Darryl Sittler
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Claude Morin
Quebec
Quebec National Assembly
Allan Fotheringham
Ann Landers
Charles Lynch
Tigent
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TV Eee
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Sailor
Michelle James
Redondo Beach
Wayne Stevens
San Francisco
Bank of British Columbia
Gary Patton
San Lorenzo River
Jack Kearns
State Office of Emergency Services
Selby
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