New hitch delays release of U S hostages in Tehran
Iran's chief negotiator Nabavi cites U S move to transfer only part of frozen assets as Rajai cancels news conference. Algeria sends doctors to Tehran to speed potential hostages' freedom while diplomats are turned away. Nabavi says no obstacles to freeing 52 Americans, though funds dispute persists.
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Iran
United States
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Behzad Nabavi
Pars
U.S
Algeria
Tehran
Rajai
Foreign Ministry
Algiers
White House
Ronald Reagan
Abdelkarim Gharafeb
Nabavi
Bank apologizes as hostage siege ends with mortgage review
A Calgary bank official apologized for a clerical error that sparked a five day hostage situation. Thaddeus Drabick, who held bailiff Mark Pollard, had been paying monthly mortgage installments during the dispute and the bank pledged to review the loan at the original eight percent rate and cover legal fees.
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Calgary
Mark Pollard
RCMP
Denis Linton
Toronto Dominion Bank
CFAC
Linton
Thaddeus Drabick
Toronto Dominion
Drabick
Cfac-Tv
Oil profits report due next month unfolds in Ottawa
Ottawa corporate affairs minister Andre Ouellet announced in the Commons that a seven year old federal probe into oil industry pricing and profits will be made public early next month. He did not say whether charges will be laid under the Combines Act.
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Ottawa
Andre Ouellet
Ouellet
Commons
Ray Skelly
New Democratic Party
Marc Lalonde
Hibernia
National Energy
Alberta approves 110 million loan to Newfoundland and Labrador
Alberta okays two Heritage Trust Fund loans totalling 110 million to Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and the Newfoundland Municipal Financing Corporation. Loans secure 20 year deben tures at 13.13 percent interest, yielding 13.42 percent, guaranteed by Newfoundland. Total fund loans rise to 1.4 billion. Hyndman rejects claims of ulterior motives.
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Edmonton
Heritage Trust
Newfoundland
Alberta
Lou Hyndman
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
Newfoundland Municipal Financing Corporation
Canada Investment Division
Gas export price hike shifts burden to producers and city
Alberta officials say higher export prices will fund a gas flowback pool distributed to producers while Medicine Hat loses revenue during two months of federal tax. a later price rise changes proportions and may erode city gains. Minion notes one third of Alberta gas is exported and the tax schedule shifts yearly through 1983.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission
D.W. Minion
Edmonton
Alberta
Commission
Minion
Merv Leitch
Marc Lalonde
Leitch
U.S
Ottawa may launch new constitution ads
The federal government signals readiness for another constitutional ad campaign amid controversy over last fall’s $5 million effort. Justice Minister Jean Chretien told the constitution committee a campaign can proceed, with internal memos showing competition among Liberal firms and $3 million left in a $12 million budget.
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Ottawa
Justice
Jean Chretien
Constitution Committee
Perrin Beatty
Chretien
Beatty
Canadian Unity Information Office
Jim Fleming
Cabinet Communications Committee
Fire devastates Toronto luxury hotel killing six
A blaze at the Inn on The Park in North York Toronto killed six and injured 59 as guests on higher floors fled through smoke filled corridors. Fire officials said the fire started in a second floor meeting room and many died in stairwells and hallways. Firefighters arrived within minutes and directed guests to stay in rooms via bullhorns while the hotel attempted evacuations.
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Toronto
Las Vegas
John Rait
Buffalo
N.Y
Joe Gibson
North York
Gibson
Rait
Barbara
Raits
John Donachie
Amelia
Ahti Leino
Forces seek paternal renewal in Canadian military
Lt Gen Jean Jacques Paradis leader of the army says civilian attitudes are entering the armed forces as training changes are tried to curb an eight to five mindset. He cites parity with the public service and overburdened tasks as erosion of military ethos and urges early unit integration to rebuild regiment identity.
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Ottawa
Jean-Jacques Paradis
Paradis
Canada
Kenneth Lewis
Air Command
Air Force
James Fulton
Maritime Command
Conference of Defence Associations
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Bob Redfern
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Anne
Ed Hodgson
Finlay Bridge
Lan Scott
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Petro-Canada
Lalonde
Crown Corporation
Mobil Oil Canada Ltd
Wilson
Etobicoke Centre
Hyndman
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