French leftists take first round in national election
In Paris leftist parties win 55.7 percent of votes, led by Mitterrand. Socialists and allies projected to gain a majority after Sunday runoff with 242 to 300 seats. conservatives rally with 100 seats. Voter turnout 71.5 percent.
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Paris
Francois Mitterrand
National Assembly
Radical Left Movement
Mitterrand
Jacques Chirac
Valery Giscard d
Georges Machais
Assembly
Pierre Mauroy
Chirac
Giscard d’Estaing
Union For French Democracy
Marchais
Irish leaders vie for support in Irish Dail
Dublin AP report on Haughey and FitzGerald courting independents to form a majority in the Dail after last Thursday's election. Fianna Fail has 78 seats, Fine Gael 65, Labor 15, independents 6. total reduced by two jailed IRA members. Thatcher continues to treat hunger strikers as criminals.
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Dublin
Charles Haughey
Garret FitzGerald
Haughey
Fianna Fail
FitzGerald
Fine Gael
Labor Party
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Dail
Soldiers of Destiny
Ireland
Northern
IRA
Paddy Agnew
Kieran Doherty
Doherty
Belfast
Maze
Agnew
Margaret Thatcher
Weather Outlook Shows Sunny Skies Across Region
Forecasters predict sunny conditions with a high near 21 and a low around 6. Expect light winds and clear skies through the day as the weather map on page 27 outlines regional details.
Ayatollah urges public apology amid revolt call
Khomeini pressed President Bani-Sadr and allies to apologize publicly for inviting Iranians to revolt. The tone reflects ongoing political tensions as calls for accountability echo through the leadership.
Begin threatens Syria over missiles in Lebanon campaign
Prime Minister Menachem Begin warns at a rally that Israel will remove Soviet made SAM 6 missiles in Lebanon if the U S mediator Habib does not move them. Syria accuses US bias as Habib’s mission is dismissed in Tishrin. UN discussions on Iraq Israel conflict continue.
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Associated Press
Menachem Begin
Lebanon
Syria
U.S
Philip Habib
Israel
Begin
Habib
Cbs-Tv
Face the Nation
Baghdad
Tishrin
America
Children scarred for life by Alberta foster care clashes
Calgary doctor faulted Alberta social services for removing three Medicine Hat children from a Calgary foster home and returning them to their natural mother. The mother and stepfather were jailed for indecently assaulting their 10 year old daughter. The doctor says the move risks lasting damage, especially for a four year old with epilepsy. The three children remain in a Medicine Hat foster home as officials decide their future.
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Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Myron Semkuley
Social Services Department
Mervin
Evelyn Peters
Semkuley
Kneier
Peters
Alberta approves up to 13.3 million for Medicine Hat urban parks
Peter Trynchy announced Medicine Hat can receive up to 13.3 million in provincial grants as part of a six year 57 million urban parks expansion. The program funds land purchases planning and development across five cities including Medicine Hat with 2 300 acres identified along the South Saskatchewan River and tributaries.
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Medicine Hat
Peter Trynchy
Alberta
Trynchy
Lloydminister
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Grande Prairie
South Saskatchewan River
Seven Persons Creek
Ross Creek
Police Point
Ym-Ywca
Strathcona Island
Running Bar-X Ranch
Haig and Huang Hold Long Talks on Sino US Ties
U S State Secretary Alexander Haig and Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua met for nearly four hours in Beijing focusing on Sino American relations and the U S arms sale to Taiwan The leaders after the session smiled and shook hands and both sides said the strategic partnership is essential to counter Soviet expansion.
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Peking
U.S
Alexander Haig
Huang Hua
Taiwan
Haig
Huang
Great Hall of the People
China
Israel
South Africa
United States
Reagan
PQ aims for Quebec independence anew at PQ council
Premier Rene Levesque leads Parti Quebecois at its national council with a call to revive the independence crusade. The party argues sovereignty could take the form of sovereignty association or full independence, stressing flexible objectives and a future referendum or election to decide.
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Duart Farquharson
Southam News
Montreal
Sovereignty For
Quebec
Sovereignty Association
Parti Quebecois
Rene Levesque
Levesque
Pequistes
Canada
Independence Cause
Yes
Ottawa
Confederation
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Lee Stanton
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Gretta Chambers
John Walker
Ee Eee
UN Security Council
New York
Iraq
Arab League
Clovis Maksoud
Gary Kneier
Child Welfare Department
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