Gas export price rises on April 1 in Canada
Ottawa reports a 47 cent increase in the price of Canadian natural gas exported to the United States, new rate set at 4.94 dollars per thousand cubic feet. Energy Minister Marc Lalonde announced the move, calling it adequate and justified under current circumstances.
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Ottawa
United States
U.S
Marc Lalonde
Lalonde
Washington
Alberta
Merv Leitch
Calgary
California
Ion
Saskateee
Ob McClelland
British Columbia
Leitch
Medicine Hat Faces Tax Hike on Gas Exports
City officials weigh impact of a 30 cent per MCF export tax and a 47 cent price rise on flowback revenue. Mayor Grimm and Alderman Sauer warn of uncertainty without U.S. market data while Alberta ministers predict limited immediate effect.
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Rick Pedersen
Medicine Hat
Ted Grimm
Ken Sauer
Utilities Committee
Grimm
Sauer
United States
watersaLonde
Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission
Alberta oil production slides under NEP impact
The Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board reports a drop in 1990 oil output to about 800000 bpd, down from pre NEP projections of 1.3 million. It cites reduced investment, lower prices, and tax changes as key causes, with 10 percent revenue loss and 25 percent drilling decline foreseen over the decade.
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Edmonton
Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board
ERCB
Alberta
Ottawa
Peter Lougheed
NEP
United States
Canada
Hostage deal nears as US and Iran push thaw
The United States and Iran moved toward a prisoner exchange agreement for 52 hostages in Iran for Iranian assets frozen in the US. Negotiators, bankers, and officials including Warren Christopher and Walter Mondale signaled progress while cautioning against overoptimism.
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Associated Press
United States
Iran
Behzad Nabavi
Washington
Five day week strikes sweep Warsaw and Poland
Independent union leaders in Warsaw and two other cities staged four hour warning strikes protesting the government’s refusal to grant a five day 40 hour week and threats to dock pay for workers who followed the five day order. The military aircraft plant at Mielec and Legnica joined as the government defended a six day 46 hour week and warned of no immediate concession.
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Warsaw
Solidarity
Independent Labor Federation
Legnica
Poland
Mielec
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Stanislaw Kanin
Warsaw Radio
Consumer prices rise 10.1 percent in 1980 Ottawa
Statistics Canada reports 1980 annual consumer price index up 10.1 percent, the highest in five years, with December showing 0.6 percent monthly rise as food costs surged while nonfood items slowed. The 1980 index indicates a $100 basket cost $221.30 and a 45 cent purchasing power for a 1971 dollar. Per-city results show Toronto and Montreal near double-digit increases.
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Ottawa
Statistics Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Calgary hostage saga grips city as bank dispute spills over
A videotaped appeal by Thaddeus Drabick, who has held bailiffs at gunpoint in Calgary for days over a foreclosed mortgage, draws sympathy from residents. Callers praise his stand against the bank while authorities seek Pollard’s release and resolve the standoff.
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Calgary
CFAC
Thaddeus Drabick
Toronto Dominion Bank
Cfcn Radio and TV
Bob Redfern
Mark Pollard
Redfern
RCMP
Pollard
Ted Arnold
Cfac-Tv
Pat Minton
CBC Radio and Television
Lethbridge
Alta
Todd
Toronto Dominion
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Walter Mondale
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Mondale
Nabavi
Tehran
William Aice
U.S. State Department
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Central Bank of
Jack
Gdansk
Soviet Bloc
Trybuna Ludu
Zygmunt Krolak
Foreign Trade Ministry
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