Meagher Named President of Medicine Hat College
Charles Meagher former chair of the Medicine Hat College board will become president on June 1 after resigning the chair role. Jim Driscoll announced the appointment saying Meagher was chosen for his experience and involvement with the college. He will earn 41731 annually and will work with outgoing president Bob Sackley through June 30.
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Charles
Chuck) Meagher
Medicine Hat College Board of Governors
Jim Driscoll
A. Meagher
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Medicine Hat
Meagher
Driscoll
Bob Sackley
Sackley
College Board of Governors
Bus and fuel truck crash kills four students near Barrie
A Toronto school bus carrying Weston Collegiate students collided with a fuel tanker on Highway 400 north of Barrie. At least four died and more than 25 were injured among about 45 aboard seven buses bound for Mount St. Louis ski resort. Rescue vehicles ferried injured to Toronto hospitals. Royal Victoria Hospital was alerted.
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Unity task force urges recognizing Quebecs special nature
The Task Force on Canadian Unity calls for a new constitution that acknowledges Quebecs unique culture and lets Quebecers decide their political future. It favors provincial control of language rights and official languages, rejects forced referendums, and urges continued federal provincial talks toward a referendum for final agreement.
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Khomeini delayed return as Iran airport closures loom
Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini postponed his Iran homecoming after the military closed airports for three days. Premier Bakhtiar urged a three week delay and officials cited safety concerns while supporters gathered in Tehran protesting the Shah and backing the constitution.
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Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Air France
Paris
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Khomeini
Ibrahim Yazdi
Bakhtiar
Seifedin Navaby
Cardiologists’ Association
Navady
Islamic Republic
Mehdi Rahimi
Shah
Marrakech
Morocco
Hassan II
United States
Carter
Pol Pot loyalists clash across multiple Cambodian fronts
Thai and Western military sources report Pol Pot loyalists battling Vietnamese forces and Cambodian rebels on at least six battlegrounds. Claims of near recapture of two northeastern provinces and port incursions are viewed as exaggerated by Bangkok sources amid ongoing fighting near Kompong Som Kampot Battambang Kompong Cham Takeo and other areas.
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Cambodia
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Takeo
Phnom Penh
Pope begins visit to Latin America
Pope John Paul II arrives in the Dominican Republic on the first leg of his pilgrimage of faith to Latin America's 330 million Catholics and bishops. He will celebrate mass in the hemisphere's oldest cathedral in Santo Domingo, then proceed to Mexico City and Puebla for the Latin American bishops conference running to Feb. 12.
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Our Lady of Guadelupe
Arab defence pact stalls Egyptian Israeli peace talks
U S envoy Alfred Atherton ends week of talks in Jerusalem with progress but no agreement on Egypt’s demand to join an Arab defense war against Israel. Egypt seeks treaty review after five years and a Palestinian home rule timetable. Damascus hosts Assad and Bakr summit delayed. Beirut mourners bury Ali Hassan Salameh amid vows of vengeance.
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Alfred Atherton
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Syria
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el Bakr
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Bakr
Beirut
Ali Hassan Salameh
Strike paralyses British rail and widens wage protests
Britain endures a fourth 24 hour rail strike in nine days with only 40 of 600 trains running. Civil and Public Services Association members vote for a one day strike next month and broader slowdowns to demand a 20 percent pay rise.
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John Robarts
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