Three-inch fish sinks giant dam dispute spurs tourism plan
The Supreme Court blocks TVA from finishing Tellico Dam to protect the 3 inch Snail Darter habitat on the Little Tennessee River. Gov Blanton muses private funding to buy the dam as a tourist monument. Environmental advocate Hiram Hill hailed the ruling as a broader win for conservation and common sense.
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Knoxville, Tenn
AP Sns
U.S. Supreme Court
Ray Blanton
Department of Tourism
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Tellico
Knoxville
Warren Burger
Congress
Little
Tennessee River
University of Tennessee
Hiram Hill
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
Griffin Bell
Supreme Court
Zyg Plater
Alberta Hospitals to Receive Additional Twenty Million Funding
Alberta hospitals will share 20 million dollars in extra funding this year as part of a 2.66 million allocation to Medicine Hat and District Hospital and others including Fort McMurray Grande Prairie and Red Deer. Calgary and Edmonton will gain three million by September to expand active treatment beds.
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Edmonton
Gordon Miniely
Alberta
A. Presse
Medicine Hat
District Hospital
Fort McMurray
Grande Prairie
Red Deer
Miniely
Calgary
Canada
Ottawa weighs legal opinion on Husky stock collusion
Ottawa asked the justice department for a broad ruling on possible collusion between Occidental Petroleum of Los Angeles and Husky Oil of Cody to boost Husky shares. Energy Minister Alastair Gillespie said he referred the matter to law officers for possible action, while Petro-Canada and Occidental trade bids for Husky’s heavy oil holdings.
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Ottawa
Justice Department
New Democratic Party
United States
Husky Oil Ltd
Alastair Gillespie
Department
Douglas
Husky of
Cody, Wy
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Los Angeles
Husky
Crown
Occidental
Petro-Canada
West
Thousands of Quebec civil servants rally at assembly
About 3,000 provincial civil servants protested outside the national assembly to oppose Civil Service Act changes they say expand government power. Some union members crossed the illegal walkout by staying on the job as the assembly met at 10 a.m. after blocking entrances.
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Quebec
National Assembly
Civil Service
Professional Civil Servants’ Union
Office Workers’ Union
Union
Quebec protest disrupts assembly and warns of sanctions
Demonstrators avoided the morning assembly while picket lines blocked government buildings in Quebec City. Premier Rene Levesque criticized the walkouts and warned of legal action and salary dockings for civil servants. An emergency debate followed as unions pledge more protests and oppose Bill 50 limiting collective bargaining.
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Assembly
Quebec Police Commission
Rene Levesque
Parti
Horner orders auto pact study in Canada
Industry Minister Jack Horner announced a probe into the auto sector led by Simon Reisman to assess options including renegotiating the 1965 Canada US auto pact. Reisman will gather input from labor, manufacturers, and foreign firms and report by October end.
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Ottawa
Jack Horner
Canada
Simon Reisman
Horner
Reisman
Ed Broadbent
United States
U.S
Europe
Japan
Ontario
United Auto Workers Union
Calgary students' pedal powered bi plane flight ends in crash
In Calgary a SAIT bi plane built 17 years ago with pedal thrust flew three metres before wings collapsed. Alfred Wong suffered a banged elbow and was taken to Foothills Hospital. The aircraft was hauled back to SAIT for storage.
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Calgary
Orville Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Alfred Wong
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Wright
Wong
Foothills Hospital
Aeronaucal Engineering Technology
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
SAIT
Carter visits Panama to seal canal treaties
President Carter travels to Panama City to sign and exchange documents finalizing U.S. control ending by 2000 and vowing neutral, peaceful relations with Latin America. He meets with Torrijos and regional leaders including Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Jamaica amid security concerns after gun violence near the hotel. The treaties take effect April 1, 1979.
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Washington
Carter
Panama
Latin America
Omar Torrijos
U.S
U.S. Senate
Panama City
Mexico
Venezuela
Colombia
Costa Rica
Jamaica
United States
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Confederation of National Trade Unions
Fifth Avenue S.E
Frank Webber
Broadbent
General Motors of Canada Ltd
Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd
Chrysler Canada Ltd
Commons
Industry Department
Pentagon
Canal Zone
Thomas Ross
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