Macdonald Shielded From PC Attack In Commons
Ottawa CP report says former finance minister Donald Macdonald faced questions in the Commons over potential conflicts of interest for joining the board of McDonnell-Douglas Corp. Prime Minister Trudeau defended him, saying no breach occurred. Macdonald argued he had no cabinet involvement with the firm while in office.
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Donald Macdonald
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Trudeau
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McDonnell-Douglas Corp
Toronto
McDonnell-Douglas
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Quebec Rejects Federal Sales Tax Proposals
Ottawa reports Quebec Premier and Finance Minister rejected Ottawa’s two sales tax ideas as interfering with provincial rights. Jean Chretien pressed for a $100 income tax cut in 1978, or $226 million reimbursement with tax relief, but Quebec calls it starting line and refuses. Debate continues in Parliament amid party reactions from Liberal and opposition leaders.
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Quebec
Jean Chretien
Parti Quebecois
Jacques Parizeau
National Assembly
Parizeau
Chretien
Ryan
Claude Ryan
Progressive Conservatives
Sinclair Stevens
Ed Broadbent
New Democratic Party
Four die in Jerusalem bus bombing during rush hour
A powerful bus bomb in Jerusalem during the pre Sabbath rush hour killed four people and injured 24, with hospitals reporting seven in critical condition. The Palestine Liberation Organization claimed responsibility via WAFA, while authorities investigated the explosion near Bayit Vegan opposite Yad Vashem.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
PLO
Bayit
Israel
Haifa-Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Canada official reserves rise in May on dollar strength
Canada's official international reserves climbed to 4.75 billion dollars on May 31, up 157.2 million from April 30. The gain includes a 706 million U.S. rise from West German mark borrowing, as authorities contend with a stronger dollar.
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Ottawa
Canada
Finance Department
U.S
Fishermen hit as deal fails in Canada US waters
Ottawa announces that US fishing vessels must leave Canadian waters by Sunday noon as Canada suspends the 1978 interim reciprocal agreement due to an unsatisfactory long term deal. Negotiators will resume June 19-20 to seek a comprehensive maritime and hydrocarbon framework while Canadian and US fishers face renewed restrictions.
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U.S
United States
Don Jamieson
Jamieson
The
Commons
Thomas Enders
Eviction of U S fishing boats from Canadian waters questioned
NOAA official warns Canada’s Sunday deadline may not allow full withdrawal of about 20 U S vessels off the east coast and 30 to 40 off the west coast. Ottawa cites failure to implement the fisheries agreement, suspending the 1978 deal. Canada expects U S action against Canadian boats.
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British Columbia
Washington State
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Nova Scotia
Lloyd Crouse
Ed Broadbent
New Democratic Party
Washington
Canadian
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Carmen Blondin
International Fisheries Affairs
Don Jamieson
Ottawa
Blondin
Ottawa MPs staff protest modest pay hikes outside Commons
About 50 secretaries researchers and other MPs staff gathered outside Parliament protesting 2 6 per cent and lump sum raises. The increases affect 2500 workers aiming to align with government guides while some call them insufficient. Union rights may be granted but timing unclear.
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Ottawa
Commons
Jerome
House of Commons
Patrick Walsh
Mps’ Staff Association
Government House
Allan MacEachen
Automobile computers on the horizon for GM by 1981
General Motors plans Trip Computer equipped Sevilles by 1981 with a dashboard unit that reports fuel range speed engine RPM and trip data. The unit adds about 875 to the price, with mass production expected to lower costs, as Ford and Chrysler race to bring electronic controls to broad markets.
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General Motors
Packard
Diane Copty
Miss Copty
Cadillac
Vogue
G.M
Copty
New York City
Philip Middleman
Potamkin Cadillac
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