Levesque ridicules federal plan for constitutional reform
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque dismissed Ottawa proposals as profoundly insignificant and warned any reform within Confederation would be unacceptable. He indicated possible attendance at a first ministers conference only to pursue Quebec's goal of independence in an economic association with Canada.
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Ottawa
Cp-Sns
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Montreal
Quebec City
Levesque
Canada
Senate
Supreme Court of Canada
Trudeau
Justice
la Presse
Parti Quebecois
Supreme Court
MPs push overhaul of Canada Official Secrets Act
MPs from all three parties called for urgent revisions to the 1939 act deeming it overly broad and secretive. They urged limiting disclosures to narrowly defined national security matters and criticized provisions enabling secret trials and broad punishment for unauthorized information handling.
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Ottawa
Gerald Baldwin
Peace River
Baldwin
Mark MacGuigan
Alexander Peter Treu
NATO
Quebec
Act of Toronto Sun
Peter Worthington
Douglas Creighton
Canada
Treu
Lang
Ray Hnatyshyn
Saskatoon-Biggar
The
Sun
Commons
Tom Cossitt
Leeds
U S Lets Canadian sport fishing into Great Lakes waters
The United States, after a week of review, exempted Canadian sport fishing vessels from the offshore fishing ban in the Great Lakes and inland U S waters. Ocean fishing by Canadians remains barred. recreational inland fishing falls under state jurisdiction. Canada plans to urge U S sports fishermen to visit, but will not boost tourism spending.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Great Lakes
Canada
Richard Frank
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Robert McEwen
Rep. N.Y
McEwen
Conference of
Ottawa
Jack Horner
Ford recalls Pintos and Bobcats for fuel tank defects
Ford Motor Co. agrees to recall 1.5 million Pintos and 30,000 Mercury Bobcats to fix fuel tank defects that can cause fires in rear-end crashes. Modifications start free of charge in September. NHTSA accepted the recall and canceled a hearing.
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Washington
Ford Motor Co
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Ford
California
Clark alarmed by Trudeau constitutional paper consultation
Opposition Leader Joe Clark said he was alarmed Prime Minister Trudeau did not consult the provinces more on the constitution paper. He questioned autonomous region proposals to protect minority cultures and urged reading the 400 page document before commenting further during a Vancouver stop in a western tour.
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Vancouver
Joe Clark
Trudeau
Ottawa
Clark
Douglas Wallace
Vancouver, Wash
Wallace
ERCB Faults AMCO Canada in Major Well Blowout
The Energy Resources Conservation Board blamed AMCO Canada Petroleum for a December blowout near Drayton Valley that vented sour gas and condensate at 20 million cubic feet daily for 21 days. Factors cited include inaccurate mud measurements, cold temperatures, and swabbing effects that allowed gas to enter the hole.
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Edmonton
Energy Resources Conservation Board
ERCB
Amco Canada Petroleum Company Ltd
Drayton Valley
Calgary
Red Adair
AMOCO
Mormon Church Abolishes Ban on Black Priesthood Members
The First Presidency announced that a divine revelation ends the restriction allowing black men into the Mormon priesthood, a move the church says eliminates racial limits in doctrine. Spencer W. Kimball led the notice with counselors N. Eldon Tanner and Marion G. Romney.
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Salt Lake City
Mormon Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Nigeria
Elijah Able
Joseph Smith
James Dawson
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Church
Dawson
Jerry Cahill
Spencer W. Kimball
N. Eldon Tanner
Marion G. Romney
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