Five suspects held in bombing attacks in Canada
Police posing as highway workers arrested at least five people and seized guns and explosives in British Columbia and Ontario tied to bombings and arson. The group, described as anarchist cells, claimed responsibility for a Dunsmuir Litton incident and Red Hot Video arsons.
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Vancouver
B.C
Ontario
B.C. Hydro
Vancouver Island
Litton Systems Canada
Toronto
Squamish Highway
Whistler
Litton
John Pateman
Toronto Force
Direct Action
Dunsmuir- Litton
Wimmin's Fire Brigade
Red Hot
Canada
RCMP
Slain hijacker held same flight in 1980
Glen Kurt Tripp of Stanwood Washington hijacked Northwest Flight 608 near Portland on Thursday and was killed by an FBI agent. He had previously hijacked the same flight in 1980 at Seattle Tacoma International Airport, demanding money and a car.
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FBI
Northwest Orient
Portland
Ore
Northwest Airlines
Afghanistan
Glen Kurt Tripp
Stanwood
Wash
Portland International Airport
Seattle
Tripp
Seattle Tacoma International
Gene Macellari
Boyle
William Baker
Canada sees zero inflation for December 1982
Inflation nearly halted in Canada last month with December 1982 posting a zero rate for the first time since 1970. Statistics Canada reports the annual rate fell to 9.3 percent from 9.8, while the 1982 average stayed 10.8 percent amid declines in food transport and education costs offset by higher rents beer prices and gas.
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Martha Vaughan
Southam News
Ottawa
Canada
Statistics Canada
Trust firm head launches suit over seizure in Ontario
Leonard Rosenberg head of Crown Trust and Greymac Trust Co filed to quash seizure of three Toronto trust firms for alleged Charter rights violation. He seeks return of seized records and damages, while others in Whitby and Kitchener warn of further actions. Local officials report deposits frozen affecting municipal finances.
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Toronto
Ontario
Eonard Rosenberg
Crown “Ye! Co
Greymac Trust Co
Crown
Greymac
Seaway Trust Co
Rosenberg
Markle
Peter Pocklington
Fidelity Trust Ltd
Whitby, Ont
Crown Trust
Bob Attersley
Acquittals in Tampering Case In Medicine Hat Province Court
Burkett 55 and Muhly 30 cleared of tampering with a probation order for Burkett’s son Daniel covering 1981 to 1982. They were found not guilty on charges of obstructing justice and not guilty of two breach of trust counts after 17 witnesses and 36 exhibits. The Crown failed to prove interference with Judge Jacobson’s 1981 sentence, and Daniel Burkett’s fines and probation terms were disputed in court. Continuous on-page report notes time extensions and the Fine Option Program details noted by Muhly.
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Raymond Burkett
Barbara Muhly
Queen’s Bench
Burkett
Medicine Hat
Muhly
F.H. Quigley
R.A. Jacobson
Daniel Burkett
Jacobson
Neil McCrank
McCrank
Niel Burkett
Justice Quigley
E.W.N
Skip) Macdonald
CRTC defers censorship on Playboy style programs
The CRTC allowed First Choice Canada to stay silent on Playboy inspired content when applying for a pay TV licence. The commission defended broadcaster self regulation, saying it does not censor and leaves taste decisions to producers, with focus on Canadian content rather than pornography.
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Ottawa
First Choice Canada Ltd
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
Francis Fox
CRTC
First Choice
Commission
Fox
Commons
John Meisel
Meisel
Don MacPherson
MacPherson
Blue Jays brass in Hat as Larson seen returning as manager
Weather brief notes snow flurries Saturday with a high of minus eight and a low of minus fifteen. The Toronto Blue Jays executives were in Medicine Hat where Duane Larson may again serve as manager of the Medicine Hat Blue Jays, suggesting a possible return.
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Nanaimo
the Youth Ballet
Julia
Slater
Edmonton
London
Ont
Soviet Union
Herb Epp
Waterloo North
Kitchener
Victoria
Hugh Curtis
British Columbia
Quiet
Geoff White
Ann Landers
Bridge Door
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