Shah defends throne claim in Frost interview blame oil firms
Iran's exiled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi rejects abdication claims and blames profit hungry U.S. oil companies for his downfall. He warns of conspiracy themes, cites American firms. discusses Iran’s revolution, Khomeini regime, and US presence in the Gulf.
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Iran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
David Frost
Frost
Shah
ABC
U.S
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Gulf Oil
Mobil
Exxon
Standard Oil of California
Texaco
United States
Tehran
Sifton appeals FP deal in Manitoba Court of Appeal
The case argues the transfer of FP Publications Class B equity shares from the Sifton estate may be invalid. Mrs. June Sifton seeks the estate's equity split among two former holders, while Thomson already controls majority FP voting shares. The appeal could force division before any sale, affecting the Sifton family stake and sale decisions. The hearing opens January 28.
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Manitoba
Shead
Sifton
Thomson
Carter backs Alaska oil route through B C coast
President Carter approves a 1.23 billion Northern Tier tanker and pipeline plan to move Alaskan oil to the U S Midwest, rejecting Foothills all land route while prompting Canadian political debate during the Feb 18 campaign. Ottawa's stance cited as shifting to Trans Mountain despite Foothills’ opposition.
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U.S
British Columbia
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Northern Tier Pipeline Co
Seattle
Wash
U.S. Midwest
Foothills Pipe Line Ltd
Calgary
Foothills
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Ottawa
Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Corp
Vancouver
Trans Mountain
Northern Tier
Canada
CP Laserphoto
Trudeau pledges CN double tracking to aid western farming
Pierre Trudeau promised a Liberal government would order Crown CN Railways to build 1500 miles of double track from Winnipeg to Vancouver to ease grain movement. The plan would raise daily trains to 50 and extend a rail investment tax write off, funding with earnings and borrowings over eight years at $800 million, avoiding extra federal spending.
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Pierre Trudeau
Western Farmers
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Trudeau
CP Rail
Ontario
Canadian National Railway
West
Canadian PM backs Trans Mountain pipeline viability
Prime Minister Clark said Canada remains optimistic a Canadian firm will build the oil pipeline to the lower 48. He noted Trans Mountain of Vancouver is a viable option if Northern Tier of Seattle struggles to finance the Northern Tier proposal Carter picked, and he dismissed Foothills as a future prospect.
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Canada
Clark
U.S
Carter
Ottawa
Northern Tier Pipeline Co
Seattle
Trans Mountain
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Port Angeles
Wash
Pacific
West
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Pierre Trudeau
Washington State
National Energy Board
Read wins World Cup downhill on Lauberhorn track
Ken Read of Calgary captured the World Cup downhill at Wengen Switzerland finishing in 2 31 31 a margin of three hundredths over Josef Walcher. Peter Wirnsberger plus others followed as Read earned 25 World Cup points and maintained the overall leaders.
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Switzerland
Reuter
Ken Read
Calgary
Lauberhorn
Kitzbuehel
Hahnenkamm Streif
Josef Walcher
Walcher
Read
Peter Wirnsberger
Peter Mueller
Erwin Joss
Leonhard Stock
Harti Weirather
Steve Podborski
Toronto
Erik Haker
West Germany
Michael Veith
Dave Murray
Abbotsford
B.C
Mike Irwin
Robin McLeish
Kanata
Ont
Andreas Wenzel
Liechtenstein
Sweden
Ingemar Stenmark
Bojan Krizaj
Gold climbs to record highs in London trading
Gold rose sharply in London to a world record 835 dollars an ounce after gains in New York and Hong Kong. Prices opened around 815 dollars, jumped to 825 dollars, and reached 835 dollars in the afternoon fix, with futures trading across Europe showing strong increases.
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London
U.S
New York
Hong Kong
Zurich
Europe
Pakistan calls $400 million aid offer peanuts amid Afghan crisis
President Zia in Rawalpindi rejects Carter era aid as peanuts and says Pakistan will not buy security with $400 million. He seeks military planes anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons plus communications to guard the 1930 kilometer border and a bilateral treaty. U.S reporters leave Afghanistan as Soviet regulars replace reservists, with Soviet force estimates cited around 72 000 to 100 000 and Afghan army defections noted.
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Pakistan
Mohammed Zia ul-Haq
Afghanistan
Zia
Rawalpindi
Carter
Soviet Union
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U.s.pakistan
Washington
Pentagon
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