Quebec Transit Strike Spurs Back-to-Work Fight
Quebec deputies delay a cabinet meeting to decide penalties for transit workers striking despite a back-to-work order. Fines rise to 100 per day for individuals and 50 000 daily for unions as the dispute leaves 600 000 commuters without bus and subway service. Leaders vow resistance despite threats of enforcement.
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Quebec
Montreal
Robert Dean
Dean
Cabinet
Quebec National Assembly
Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission
Mechanics’ Union
Jacques Morissette
Normand Hamelin
Transit Commission
Lawrence Hanigan
Hanigan
Olson claims RCMP mishandled serial slayings case
In a Province interview from jail, Clifford Olson, the Beast of B.C., accuses RCMP of mismanaging the investigation into his sex slayings. He notes a $90,000 police payment helped crack the case and mentions transfer to a federal penitentiary.
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Clifford Robert Olson
Beast of
B.C
Mounties
Olson
Allan Williams
RCMP
Oakalla
Gary Francis Marcoux
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Marcoux
Mission
Coquitlam
Joan
Clifford
Robert Shantz
Shantz
U S Army officer shot dead in Paris outside home
Lt Col Charles Ray deputy military attaché at the U S Embassy in Paris was killed by a gunman as he approached his car near the 16th District by the Eiffel Tower. A Lebanese group claimed responsibility. Police found a shell casing and a pool of blood at the scene.
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Paris
Reuter
U.S
Charles Ray
Reuters
Beirut
Ray
16Th
Eiffel Tower
Christian Chapman
Chapman
Champs Elysees
Evan Griffith Gailbraith
Francois Mitterrand
Alexander Haig
Muammar Khadafy
Noreen Flanagan, Arts Leader, Dies After Illness
Noreen Flanagan former Medicine Hat Hospital administrator actress and community leader died Saturday after a lengthy illness. Vigil Tuesday 7:30 p.m. at Cook's Funeral Chapel mass Wednesday 11 a.m. at St Patrick's Church. Interment Hillside Cemetery. She was named to the Order of Canada in 1978 and received multiple local honors. Survived by sister Margaret Leroy of Banff and five brothers.
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Noreen Flanagan
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Cook’s
St. Patrick’s Church
Miss Flanagan
Edward Flanagan
Hillside Cemetery
Medicine Hat
Order of Canada
Jules Leger
Medicine Hat Quota Club
John Diefenbaker
Overture
Police seize drugs in Medicine Hat roundup arrests
Police and RCMP arrested 32 city residents after a three month narcotics probe. Eight charged with conspiracy to traffic marijuana, 13 with possession, 14 adults and one juvenile held, others released. Seizures included marijuana cannabis resin and LSD plus hash oil-making equipment. Court appearances set for Tuesday.
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Medicine Hat
RCMP
Brink
Protestants' Northern Ireland leader speaks in Toronto
The Northern Ireland Protestant indexleader says he will tell Canadians what is really happening as he accuses IRA sympathizers of spinning the narrative. The remarks were given during a Toronto stop as part of a broader cross border exchange.
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Northern Ireland
Toronto
Irish Republican Army
Purge Urged by Polish Chiefs Amid Martial Law Struggle
Poland’s army and Communist party officials called for a purge of those aligned with Solidarity, reporting 2,400 party members stripped since martial law began on December 13. Officials said 1,100 were expelled and 1,300 struck from rolls. many may reapply, while expulsions are permanent. The move targets trade unionists amid rising arrests as Roman Catholic primate Glemp urged continued negotiations.
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Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
Solidarity
Zolierz Wilnosci
Tadeusz Nowicki
PAP
Czeslaw Kundzicz
Zolierz Wolnosci
Nowicki
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