Forest Defoliant Agent Orange Use Sparks Legal Action
Veterans and officials debate the health risks after Agent Orange and related chemicals were used on 35 000 acres of woodland. Ottawa's defence minister says tests aimed at range clearing and base control with limited direct involvement. Provincial officials and forestry interests defend the spray as prudent and justified.
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Robertson
Richards
Ottawa
Defence
Gilles Lamontagne
U.S. Army
Passenger ship sinks in Java Sea after fire
In Jakarta a Indonesian passenger ship burned for 12 hours before sinking in rough Java Sea. Officials say more than 500 people are missing amid a failed rescue effort as 566 of 1,136 aboard are confirmed saved from the 2,400 ton Tampomas 2. Survivors are still being sought.
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Jakarta
Java
Java Sea
Ujung Pandang
Japan
Supreme Court backs provincial power to approve cross border power line
The Court ruled Alberta can authorize Calgary Power to build a 500000 kilovolt link to British Columbia, connecting Alberta to the Pacific Northwest grid. Laskin said federal rules apply after connection, with National Energy Board oversight for the completed line. Alberta seeks NEB permission.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Bora Laskin
Alberta Energy Resources Board
Calgary Power Ltd
British Columbia
Calgary Power
Calgary
Phillips Pass
Alta
Cranbrook
Alberta
Pacific Northwest Power Pool
United States
National Energy Board
Laskin
Alberta Board
Soviet Union presses for Madrid decision on disarmament conference
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Leonid Ilyichov warned at the European Security Conference that progress in detente hinges on Madrid decisions to reconvene a new disarmament conference. He backed a Polish plan for a Warsaw detente conference next year, noting it carries no preconditions and would continue Helsinki accords.
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Madrid
Reuter
Soviet Union
Leonid Ilyichov
Warsaw
United States
Helsinki
Ilyichov
Gas utility equity boost eyed for city taxpayers
Medicine Hat officials expect equity in the natural gas utility to rise, potentially boosting city revenues. Utilities director Kerr and Finance Director Archel discussed equity values with Edmonton Power and others as Ald. Davison urged recalculation to protect tax levels. No figures were given and reviews will continue.
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Medicine Hat
Winston Kerr
Kerr
Utilities Committee
Bob Archel
Edmonton Power
George Davison
Archel
Sauer
Davison
Finance and Utilities Departments
Poland unions press for talks as strikes widen across nation
The Politburo signals readiness to negotiate a settlement over Saturday work bans amid mounting strikes by farm and industrial workers. Solidarity urges delaying farmers action to Feb 3 to align with Warsaw general strike and pressure authorities, while Bielsko-Biala workers threaten a general strike unless talks open.
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Warsaw
Reuter
Poland
Communist Party
Solidarity
Bielsko- Biala
Czechoslovakia
Premature Coal Deal With Japan Draws Opposition
British Columbia critics say the billion dollar coal export pact with Japan remains uncertain with cabinet reviews pending. The plan envisions 94 million tonnes at about 75 to 76 dollars per tonne, backed by nearly 800 million in federal and provincial funding, while taxes and infrastructure costs are debated.
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Southam News
Vancouver
British Columbia
Japan
Tech Corp
Denison Mines
B.C
Socreds
Bill Bennett
Ray Perrault
Bud Olson
Don Phillips
Victoria
Ottawa
Chrysler
Perrault
Boy Scout Promise Clash Over God Belief At Burnaby Troop
An 11 year old boy in Burnaby British Columbia is barred from joining a Boy Scout troop for refusing to promise to love and serve God. Parents and officials debate religion versus Scout promises while human rights reviews consider possible discrimination.
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Burnaby, B.C
Carlo Guerreiro
Carlo
Ted Hathaway
Burnaby South Boy Scout
Clarke
Boy Scouts
Ajit Mehat
Federal Department
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Ken Brown
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Glen Gard
Pickering
Ont
New York State
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PAP
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Bob Clarke
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