Ottawa Finance Ministers Clash Over Fiscal Reform Proposals
Ottawa proposals to replace dollar matching in health care education and post secondary programs drew limited support from provinces. Finance Minister Macdonald outlined cash plus tax revenue share options, but provinces urged cost sharing and resisted expanded tax powers. Ontario and other wealthier provinces supported opt out plans, while New Brunswick and Saskatchewan rejected them.
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Ottawa
Donald Macdonald
Macdonald
Trudeau
Walter Smishek
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Darcy McKeough
McKeough
Quebec
Alberta
Columbia
New Brunswick
Richard Hatfield
Olympic officials clash with Canada over Taiwan at Montreal Games
Telegrams from IOC members and sports bodies condemn Canada’s stance on Taiwan competing as the Republic of China. The U S Olympic Committee warns it may question U S participation if IOC sanctions are lifted. External Affairs warns Taiwanese athletes cannot enter Canada under ROC flags without assurances.
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Montreal
International
International Olympic Committee
IOC
Canada
Republic of China
United States
Comte Jean de Beaumont
Taiwan
International Amateur Athletic Federation
IAAF
Killanin
Lord Killanin
Alan MacKachen
Ottawa
Carlos sighted in Montreal area as police investigate
Police investigate the latest unverified sightings of the international terrorist Carlos in the Montreal area. RCMP say most reports are false alarms after examining sightings near Bromont and other Quebec locations linked to Olympic security. Carlos, a 26 year old Latin American, is alleged to be linked to Paris and Vienna attacks.
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Montreal
Guy Toupin
Olympic Security
Carlos
Quebec
Ontario
Toupin
Aian
RCMP
Bromont
Que
Ilich Carlos Sanchez
Canada
Paris
Israel weighs death penalty for convicted terrorists
Israel's cabinet debates imposing the death penalty to deter hijackings and ransom attempts after a recent Palestinian West German hijack. Prime Minister Rabin says he has not decided on hanging terrorists. He urges tighter security for Israelis abroad and airport controls.
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Tel Aviv
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Israel
Labor Party
Ben-Gurion International
U.S
United States
Air France
Paris
Athens
Ephraim Katzir
Yonatan Netanyahu
Uganda
Entebbe
Netanyahu
Jonathan
United Nations
Security Council
Organization of African Unity
Council
Israeli
Idi Amin
Defence Ministry
Amin
PFLP vows reprisals after Entebbe raid
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine says it will continue attacks on Israel despite the Entebbe raid that killed seven PFLP hijackers. It also threatens retaliation against West Germany France and Kenya accusing them of collusion with Israel. The statement claims five PFLP members and two German guerrillas were killed and alleges Kenya helped plan the operation.
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Kuwait
Reuter
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
Israel
Entebbe
West Germany
France
Kenya
Al-Watan
Ayenpa
Queen Elizabeth Visits Philadelphia Amid Festive Welcome
Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Philadelphia for a six day U S state visit. Crowds cheered as the Britannia docked at Penn's Landing and she presented a Bicentennial bell inscribed Let Freedom Ring, sparking debate over its inscription and its meaning. The city also faced a July Fourth sanitation strike and garbage buildup during the celebration.
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Ben Tierney
Southam News Services
Philadelphia
United States
Britannia
Delaware River
Penn’s Landing
England
George III
Britain
America
Republic
Carl McIntire
Rev. McIntire
Haida dancers inspire Trudeau ministers in Commons rotunda
Prime Minister Trudeau's cabinet and Liberal MPs gathered in the Parliament rotunda to watch Haida Indians perform. Ministers Judd Buchanan James Richardson and Dan MacDonald joined in shuffles as Gus MacFarlaine and John Campagnolo joined the impromptu dance and chant mood.
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Trudeau
Indian Affairs
Judd Buchanan
Defence
James Richardson
Veterans Affairs
Dan MacDonald
Gus MacFarlaine
Hamilton Mountain
John Campagnolo
L—Skeena
Manthly
West Germany
Cp Wirephoto
No reports of escape attempt by Hutchison Ambrose at Dorchester
Ottawa sources say no evidence linked recent weapons finds at Dorchester penitentiary to an escape plan by convicted killers James Hutchison and Richard Ambrose. The two murderers, scheduled for execution July 30, remain in a restricted section as investigators probe how arms entered the facility.
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Ottawa
Warren Allmand
James Hutchison
Richard Ambrose
New Brunswick
Dorchester Penitentiary
Federal Penitentiary
Canadian Penitentiary Service
RCMP
Paul Dick
Lanark-Renfrew- Carleton
Allmand
Ambrose
Hutchison
Moncton
Idi Amin reassures Kenyans amid border tensions
Ugandan President Idi Amin accused Kenya of reinforcing troops on the shared border but assured Kenyans they should not fear an attack. He cited Israeli actions at Entebbe and said Kenya and Uganda remain brotherly despite tensions.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Reuter
Idi Amin
Uganda
Jomo Kenyatta
Israel
Amin
Entebbe
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Government of
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Prince Philip
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Vienna
Algeria
Shufflin’ and
Bobbin
Commons
Ambrose and Hutchison
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