Poland approves martial law as Jaruzelski vows economy controls continue
Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski wins parliamentary approval for martial law with a promise to keep industry under military discipline and restore some civil liberties by month’s end. PAP notes a bill will follow and observers fear limited relaxation may be staged for Western eyes.
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Warsaw
Wojciech Jaruzelski
U.S
Poland
PAP
Zycie Warszawy
Jaruzelski
Communist Party
Sejm
Solidarity
Haig and Gromyko hold first Geneva talks on East-West strains
U S Secretary Haig and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko met for nearly three hours in Geneva in a first of two sessions. No details were released about what was discussed. Gromyko warned of patience and both sides signaled no major agreements on Poland or other disputes.
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Geneva
U.S
Alexander Haig
Andrei Gromyko
Haig
Gromyko
Moscow
Poland
Washington
Windy Weather And Snow Showers Hit Region
Windy conditions with snow showers reach a high of 5 degrees and a low of minus 10 as the weather map directs readers to page 22. The day includes notes on travel and regional forecasts.
NDP protest halts House debate in Ottawa
The New Democratic Party halted House of Commons business for over two hours with a mini‑filibuster over lack of new economic measures. Ed Broadbent condemned the government as failing to offer proposals, while Liberals and Conservatives prepared to press the economy question and budget plans.
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Ottawa
New Democratic Party
NDP
House of Commons
Liberals
Pcs
Ed Broadbent
Broadbent
Chirk
Tory House
Erik Nielsen
Tense House debates over budget questions unsettle proceedings
Parliament erupts as NDP Members pepper leaders with lengthy questions. Speaker Sauve repeatedly pleads and refuses further NDP speakers while anger grows at Finance Minister MacEachen's absence. Clark condemns MacEachen for choosing a Toronto speech over the House.
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Sauve
NDP
MacEachen
Clark
Toronto
Nuclear plant activity returns to normal after shutdowns
Workers resume at Ginna in Ontario NY after an emergency shutdown caused by a pipe rupture releasing radioactive steam. In Vernon VT, Vermont Yankee staff search for the leak source as the reactor was shut down to track the release. officials say radiation levels were low and enclosed within facilities.
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Ontario
N.Y
Ginna
Vernon
Vermont Yankee
Steve Stoll
Stoll
Rochester Gas and Electric Co
Rochester
Lake Ontario
Belleville
Ont
Richard Peck
Peck
Rochester Gas
John Oberlies
Trudeau denies Schreyer pressure on election issue
Prime Minister Trudeau stated that Governor General Schreyer never proposed forcing a federal election over constitutional reform. He said Schreyer did not advocate any line of thinking about his office or government powers and he would not use the governor general’s role to trigger an election.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Ed Schreyer
Schreyer
Kaplan cites lapse in Olson payment handling
Ottawa’s Solicitor General Robert Kaplan acknowledged a communication lapse before the RCMP paid mass murderer Clifford Olson 100000 to recover bodies. He said there was no need for an inquiry and defended the payment as buying peace of mind for victims’ families amid partisan calls for a public probe. The origin and disposition of the funds remain under review by British Columbia's attorney general.
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Aileen McCabe
Southam
Ottawa
Robert Kaplan
RCMP
Clifford Olson
Kaplan
McDonald Commission
Commons
Allan Lawrence
NDP
Svend Robinson
Olson
Robinson
B.C
British Columbia
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Barbara Mandrell
Los Angeles
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Jim Coleman
Southam News
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Government House
Yvon Pinard
Jeanne Sauve
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