Opposit ion to First Choice grows over Playboy shows
In Charlottetown First Choice pay TV drew criticism from Lucie Pepin Nova Scotia education minister and other officials who said Playboy films are vulgar. Pepin urged protests by returning converters for the First Choice channel set to launch February 1 and to telegram the company.
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Charlottetown
First Choice Pay TV
Canadian Advisory Council On the Status of Women
Nova Scotia
Lucie Pepin
Advisory Council
First Choice
Pepin
Council
Ottawa
John Meisel
Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission
CRTC
Meisel
Halifax
Terry Donahoe
Francis Fox
Canada
Playboy Enterprises
Sweden Bans E.T Age 11 and Under in Censor Move
Sweden Finland and Norway impose age limits on E T The Extra Terrestrial with Sweden banning under 11 for fear of a frightening atmosphere Finland sets eight and Norway 12 US rating is PG First Choice faces CRTC scrutiny over Playboy content plans 1000 Canadians rally against the company and its film plans.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Norway
Swedish Board of Film Censorship
United States
E.T
Steven Spielberg
Weather: Cloudy Friday with Frigid High of Five Below
A forecast notes cloudy conditions for Friday with a high near minus five and a low around minus twelve. The report references a weather map on page 21 for regional details.
Redcliff Nears 1.6 Million Purchase for Gas Firm
Redcliff may soon own a natural gas production and supply company after a potential 1.6 million dollar deal. The report notes possible acquisition steps as Page 3 references the talks.
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Redcliff
Daon Development Faces Trust Sector Turmoil in Toronto Deals
Investigators untangle finances of Crown Trust and two other Toronto firms as Daon Development, a Vancouver company, partnered with Crown Trust on a $130 million Vancouver office tower with a $50 million mortgage. Ontario seized Greymac Mortgage and Seaway Mortgage amid overvalued apartment loan schemes.
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ED Simon
Vancouver Finance Company
Dewi Detougaicst Corp
Crown Trust Co
Vancouver
Crown
Doon
Canada
United States
Greymac Mortgage Corp
Seaway Mortgage Corp
Toronto
Robert Elgie
Ontario
Seaway
Greymac
Thatcher says Falklands troops alert to new Argentine attack
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told the House of Commons Britain’s Falkland garrison remains alert to possible new Argentine attacks after unconfirmed reports. U.S. defence experts discounted hit and run theories, while Buenos Aires sources noted Mirage jets and Argentine Army commando training near the Falklands.
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London
Falkland Islands
Margaret Thatcher
House of Commons
Argentina
South Atlantic Islands
Britain
Thatcher
U.S
CBS News
Buenos Aires
DYN
City weighs cutting advisory boards in restructuring plan
The Restructuring Committee may reduce the city's advisory boards with input sought from board chairs through Feb 22. Alderman Sauer says a reduction is not certain and a March end date for recommendations is possible. Some chairs fear loss of public contact and increased staff load if boards are eliminated.
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Council
Ald
Ken Sauer
Sauer
Karen Green
Early Childhood Services Advisory Board
Green
Council to examine gas financing plan
The City Council will hold a special meeting at 4 30 p m to review a recommendation on financing its 1982 gas field purchase A five member ad hoc committee chaired by Ald George Davison includes Ald Ken Sauer and others and has interviewed bidders for a 40 million loan The committee will present its recommendation to the council this afternoon
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Ald
George Davison
Bob Archel
Ted Grimm
Ken Sauer
Bob Nicolay
Utilities Department
Fight
Burkett faces trial over son’s probation handling
The court heard Ray Burkett and Barbara Muhly, both 55 and 30, on a joint charge of obstructing justice and breach of trust relating to the handling of Daniel Burkett's probation from 1981 to 1982. Witnesses described Burkett’s failure to follow probation policy and his attempt to steer his son into a Fine Option Program.
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F.H. Quigley
Court of Queen’s Bench
Burkett
Barbara Muhly
Medicine Hat
Muhly
Cal Wrathall
Wrathall
Daniel Burkett
McCrank
Daniel
E.W.N
Skip) Macdonald
Hassling
Macdonald
Darwin Greaves
Greaves
Raymond
Danny
Phoe
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