Lalonde Sees Middle East Petrodollar Investments in Canada
Energy Minister Marc Lalonde, after a Middle East tour, says discussions with Kuwaiti and Saudi officials point to future petrodollar investments in Canadian projects. He notes Saudi Arabia and others may fund large energy megaprojects while diversifying Canada’s foreign investment and expanding Europe ties.
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Paris
Marc Lalonde
Lalonde
Middle East
Canada
Ottawa
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Trudeau
Europe
Herb Gray
Francis Fox
Mexico
France
Castro vents at Canadian policy on El Salvador
Cuban President Fidel Castro defended Poland martial law and voiced disappointment with Canada over El Salvador during a three hour public session with eight Canadians in Havana. He noted a civil war has been prevented in Poland and urged a tougher Canadian stance on El Salvador while MPs highlighted ongoing Canada Cuba trade of about 334 million dollars in 1981.
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Bob Douglas
Havana
Fidel Castro
Poland
el Salvador
Castro
Trudeau
Commons
Latin America
Caribbean
Canada
Bob Ogle
New Democratic
Saskatoon East
Dupras
Ottawa
Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Dartmouth Death
Harry Joseph O'Donnell, ex-Dartmouth police constable, was sentenced to 10 months in Halifax County Correctional Centre for the 1980 manslaughter of Earle Hollett of Dartmouth. The report appears in this newspaper.
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Harry Joseph O’donnell
Dartmouth, N.S
Halifax County
Earle Hollett
Dartmouth
Ottawa eyes firm stance in first ministers economy talks
Ottawa plans to maintain fiscal restraint while seeking consensus on economic policy at the Ottawa conference with Prime Minister Trudeau and provincial premiers. Allan MacEachen says inflation remains the priority and wage restraint will be pursued without specific public sector targets.
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Ottawa
Allan MacEachen
MacEachen
Trudeau
Prairie
Atlantic
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Ontario
Bill Davis
Dozier Describes Captors as Dedicated and Serious
U S Brig. Gen. James Dozier called his Red Brigades captors dedicated intelligent and sincere while briefing Italian and U S authorities. He plans to stay in Italy and resume duty at Verona NATO base after 42 days in captivity. An Italian claim linked one captor to Libya, while a warning of revenge followed Padua rescue.
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Verona
Italy
U.S
James Dozier
Red Brigades
Dozier
Vicenza
NATO
U.S. Army
Jack Barham
ANSA
Pisa
Libya
Giovanni Ciucci
Padua
Il Mattino di Padova
Walesa offers to talk with Polish chiefs
Solidarity leader Lech Walesa proposed preliminary talks with Poland's martial law government but talks were delayed. He was told his status is detained and factories in Gdansk may shut two weeks to let price increases of up to 400 percent take effect. Protests were planned but not for destruction. Walesa accused the regime of dishonesty and urged distrust. A Warsaw paper suggested coping with price rises by extra work and home gardening.
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Warsaw
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Poland
Walesa
Gdansk
First Union
Communist Party
Soviet Bloc
Britain
Presidium
Hunger striker Lydia Yashchenko sent to Moscow hospital
U S Embassy officials moved hunger striker Lydia Yashchenko to Botkin Hospital for treatment after a month of fasting. The 31 year old, seeking a visa to leave the Soviet Union, vowed to continue the protest even if handed to Soviet authorities.
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Moscow
U.S
Lydia Yashchenko
Soviet Union
Botkin Hospital
Kent study backs case for new federal newspaper controls
Ottawa reports Kent Royal Commission releases a 146 page paper arguing current combines legislation fails to curb concentration and endorses Canada Newspaper Act. It notes constitutional risks and warns cabinet faces a fierce industry battle over ownership, watchdogs, and potential tax changes. Jim Fleming maneuvers between federal aims and provincial limits.
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Ottawa
Kent Royal Commission On Newspapers
Commission
Irving
New Brunswick
Kent
Justice Department
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Medicine Hat
Crestwood Pool
Frank Webber
Petrodollar Investment
United States
Cuba
Maurice Dupras
Bassano
Medicine Hat Realtors
Bill Olson
Toronto
Olson
Stanley Holloway
Alfred P. Doolittle
Ie Agriculture
Andrew Snaddon
Ann Landers
Bill Sass
Bridge
Creo
Charles Lynch
City News
Don McGillivray
Red
Ciucci
Baoks
Multiculturalism
Jim Fleming
Fleming
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