Israelis Tighten West Beirut Blockade Amid PLO Threats
Israeli armored forces closed main crossing points into West Beirut after warnings civilians to flee. The moves halt fuel and food to Palestinian fighters and hundreds of thousands of residents while jets drop flares and issue psychological pressure on PLO forces.
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Associated Press
West Beirut
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Lebanon
William Foley
Mid-City
Galerie
East Beirut
Foley
East
Beirut
Museum Road
Shafik Wazzan
Israel
West
PLO
Unemployment Insurance Payouts Hit New High in Canada
The federal government paid out over 2.75 billion to the unemployed from January to April, up 41 percent from last year. Claimants eligible for benefits reached 1.16 million for the week ending April 17, an all time high, with unemployment at 10.2 percent and 1.25 million people. The budget outlined a 2.2 billion deficit for 1982 and premium increases are expected in the fall. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce signaled skepticism about the budget, with Sam Hughes suggesting Allan MacEachen may resign if a fall budget is needed.
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Statistics Canada
Lloyd Axworthy
Axworthy
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Sam Hughes
Allan MacEachen
Dollar rebounds as Canadian unit closes above 77.90 U S cents
The Canadian dollar finished Friday at 0.7797 U S cents, up from 0.7748 after a week of declines. The rally followed a post budget slide and holiday lull, with analysts cautioning the gain may be temporary as markets reassess U S rates and key indicators. The dollar also firmed against the British pound and European currencies.
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Montreal
U.S
Allan MacEachen
Maceeachen
Nova Scotia imposes wage limits on civil servants
Nova Scotia becomes first province to cap salary increases for non union civil servants at six per cent this year and five per cent next year. About 3,500 workers including 600 cabinet appointees are affected, earning 19 000 to 52 000 annually. Premier John Buchanan announced the plan in Halifax after a cabinet meeting amid a federal budget wage cap.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
John Buchanan
First
Trudeau
General Foods Inc
Ottawa
General Foods
Feds
Robert Hurlbut
Hurlbut
Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd
Chrysler Canada Ltd
Ford
Dramatic engine failure on BA jumbo flight 224 to Jakarta
Captain Moody recounts the June 24 incident when a British Airways jet from Kuala Lumpur to Perth lost all four engines after hitting volcanic ash from Galunggung. The crew restarted the engines and made a perilous emergency landing in Jakarta with 224 passengers and no injuries.
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London
Eric Moody
British Airways
Kuala Lumpur
Perth
Australia
Indonesia
Galunggung
Jakarta
Press Association
Britain
Moody
Shuttle crew preps for Sunday return from space
Astronauts Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield pack for reentry while inspecting shuttle safety systems. A second heater failed in the hydrogen storage tanks but officials say backup heaters keep power stable as mission heads to Edwards Air Force Base for a July 4 landing and a Reagan space policy speech.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ken Mattingly
Henry Hartsfield
Earth
Space
Mattingly
Mission Control
Columbia
Edwards Air Force Base
Reagan
Wage restraints spread among private firms in 1982
A Financial Times survey of 20 major firms shows broad, deepening wage restraint as Canada’s 1982 recession widens. Firms like ManuLife and General Foods respond to Ottawa’s voluntary limits while Chrysler Ford and Royal Bank expect varied concessions and savings to meet government guidelines.
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Financial Times
Toronto
Ottawa
Manufacturers Life Insurance Co
Canada
ManuLife
Sydney Jackson
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