Lougheed plane delayed by in-flight pressure loss
In Athens a Canadian Forces plane carrying Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed and his party experienced a cabin pressure loss after a cargo door seal failed over the Mediterranean. The aircraft descended to 18 000 feet, oxygen masks were used, and the party resumed flight two hours later on the second leg of the tour.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Greece
Middle East
Athens
Jacques Bilodeau
Mediterranean
Quebec seeks separate Commonwealth representation rebuffed
Prime Minister Trudeau said Quebec was officially rebuffed by Commonwealth secretary-general Shridath Ramphal when seeking separate representation. Ramphal suggested Quebec discuss a seat with the federal government for Canadian delegation bodies. Federal officials note Commonwealth rules limit membership to sovereign governments.
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London
Quebec
Commonwealth
Trudeau
Shridath Ramphal
Rene Levesque
Ramphal
Quebec City
Levesque
Ottawa
Canada Raises Chilean Refugee Quota to One Thousand
Ottawa lifts the ceiling on its Chilean refugee program from six thousand to seven thousand, allowing an additional one thousand Chileans believed to be oppressed to enter. To date five thousand two hundred have been granted refugee status since the 1973 coup.
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Ottawa
Canada
Salvadore Allende
Chile
Argentina
Immigration Department
MPs threaten CBC with suit over crime probe
In the Commons Claude Wagner accuses the CBC of a savage smear in a documentary linking Conservative MP John Reynolds to organized crime. Joe Clark backs Reynolds as he vows legal action, while Calder and Lang face separate parliamentary presses over press rights and confidential documents.
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Paul Gessell
Ottawa
Claude Wagner
CBC
Wagner
St. Hyacinthe
James Jerome
Jerome
Tran Sport
Otto Lang
Liberal
Serge Joyal
Connections
John Reynolds
Burnaby- Richmond-Delta
Joe Clark
Clark
Reynolds
B. C
Commons
Quebec
Pat Cala
Vancouver
Joe Gentile
The
CLEU
Cala
CLEO
Gentile
Spain vote proceeds after bombings and long lines
Explosions injure three and damage rail lines as polling places open for Spain’s first free election in 41 years. Basque militants blame two small rail blasts. a window bomb at the justice ministry in Seville is neutralized. Voter turnout high, with forecasts of about 80 percent as parties contest the Cortes without a clear majority.
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Madrid
Spain
Seville
Justice Ministry
Desai Party Wins Big in Six States Delhi to Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Morarji Desai's Janata party secured decisive majorities in six state assemblies and in Delhi. The party moved toward a large majority in Uttar Pradesh while Bihar results remained inconclusive and Bihar election outcome uncertain.
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NEW Delhi
Morarji Desai
Desai
Janata (People’s
Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Janata
Bihar
Croatian terrorists attack Yugoslav Mission in New York
Three gunmen shot a security guard at the Yugoslav Mission to the UN on Tuesday and barricaded themselves in a third floor room for about two hours before surrendering after negotiations with police. An initial hostage claim proved unfounded. no woman hostage.
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New York
Yugslavia
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
John Gavin
Gavin
Radomir
Rail sabotage and security drills mark South Africa unrest
Saboteurs blew up one rail line between Umlazi and Durban before dawn causing long delays for black workers in Durban 12 miles away. Riot police patrolled Soweto on the anniversary of racial violence as ANC calls for a three day strike. Police promised protection to workers who go to work.
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Johannesburg
Umlazi
Durban
Soweto
Cape Town
All brothers not Liberals
Jack Horner, a Liberal cabinet minister without portfolio who defected from the Conservatives nine weeks ago, said he would discourage his brother Norval from quitting the Conservatives to oppose Joe Clark. Norval is weighing a Liberal switch. a Horner sister quit the Conservative executive, and another brother is Alberta’s deputy premier.
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Toronto (Cp
Jack Horner
Liberal
Conservatives
Norval
Joe Clark
Clark
Liberals
Horner
Toronto Junior Board of Trade
Kay McKorkell
National Conservative
Hugh
Alberta
Closing talks cover Africa
Commonwealth leaders on the final day draft a communique amid disputes over southern Africa and rich versus poor nations. They seek a clause on human rights and weigh how to address Rhodesia South Africa while noting a possible international fund idea to stockpile commodities for exporters and consumers.
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London
Idi Amin
Uganda
Edmonton
South Africa
Commonwealth
Rhodesia
Britain
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Ian Smith
Trudeau
United Nations Conference On Trade and Development
Bhutto Agrees to New Pakistan Elections by Year End
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto will hold fresh national elections by year end to quell three months of violence that left about 300 dead. Cabinet will stay in office until the vote, likely in fall, amid opposition claims of a rigged March 7 parliamentary poll.
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Rawalpindi
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan
Bhutto
Maulana Mufti Mahmood
Pakistan National Alliance
PNA
Pakistan People’s Party
Quebec MP Lavoie crosses floor to join Liberals in Ottawa
Jacques Lavoie, one of four Quebec Conservative MPs, defects to the Liberals led by Pierre Trudeau. He says 21 years in the party left him frustrated by lack of riding support, prompting his switch after talks with Health Minister Marc Lalonde and a telex from London.
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Bill Fox
Southam News Services
Ottawa
Jacques Lavoie
Pierre Trudeau
Liberals
Joe Clark
Jack Horner
Montreal
Lavoie
David
Goliath
Guy
Hochelaga
Pierre Juneau
Canadian Radio and Television Commission
Trudeau
Communications
Gerard Pelletier
Quebec
Clark
Grits
True Blue
Claude Wagner
Rod LaSalle
Marc Lalonde
Conservative
House of Commons
London
Liberal Party of Canada
Lalonde
Liberal Party
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Medicine Hat
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Dan Londet
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Adolfo Suarez
Democratic Centre Union
Felipe Gonzalez
Socialist Workers Party
India
N.Y
Croatia
Kurt Waldheim
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Serbia
African National Congress
ANC
All Brothers
Africa
Tories
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