Bank Robbery At Bank Of Nova Scotia In Calgary
A man in his early 20s threatened staff with a gun and robbed about 1000 from the Bank of Nova Scotia at 1835 Dunmore Rd SE around 2 45 pm on Monday. Police set up roadblocks with Medicine Hat RCMP to trap the suspect, described as six feet tall with long light brown hair and freckles, wearing a blue jean jacket and blue jeans. No gun was seen and no arrests have been made.
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Bruce Baillie
Bank of Nova Scotia
Dunmore Rd. S.E
Larry Brink
F. E. Urdal
Brink
Medicine Hat
Dan Cornet
Lindsay Fraser
Dunmore Rd
S.E
Frank Webber
Ottawa weighs overhaul of personal income tax indexing
Ottawa's finance department near finalizing a broad study of the federal revenue system. A major shakeup to the personal income tax indexing system is expected, likely moving away from CPI pegging to a slower rising measure. Finance minister Allan MacEachen hints indexing will continue briefly while costs and forgone revenues are noted.
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Deborah McGregor
Financial Times
Ottawa
Department of Finance
Allan MacEachen
Begin ordered June 7 raid on Iraqi reactor sources say
High officials in Israel say Prime Minister Menachem Begin ordered the June 7 bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor despite intelligence indicating no urgent need. The disclosure comes from well-placed Israeli sources.
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Washington Star Service
Washington
Menachem Begin
Israel
Begin Faces Divisions Over Preemptive Raid Plan
Israel faced near split among generals and ministers over a preemptive strike on Iraq’s nuclear reactor. Only chief of staff Rafael Eitan and one other fully backed the attack after pilots trained, while key ministers warned it could harm U S relations and delay risk assessment. Begin pressed ahead aiming to act while reactor was believed to be “hot.”
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Israel
Begin
Washington
Yigael Yadin
Zevulun Hammer
Yosef Burg
Ariel Sharon
Yitzhak Shamir
Simcha Ehrlich
Rafael Eitan
Eight Aide Arrests Linked to Bani Sadr Crisis in Iran
Iran state radio reports eight aides of President Bani Sadr arrested by revolutionary guards after parliament approved impeachment rules. An explosion at the Tehran president’s office followed. Islamic Republic newspaper cites TNT in basement as cause. No injuries confirmed. Bazargan arrest warrant denied by officials.
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Tehran
Reuter
Abolhassan Bani- Sadr
Bani-Sadr
Islamic Republic
Bani Sadr
Ayatollah Moussavi Ardabili
Freedom Movement
Mehdi Barzagan
Reuters News Agency
Bazargan
Iran
Leitch Defends Private Energy Talks in Alberta
Alberta Energy Minister Merv Leitch defends continuing closed-door talks with federal counterpart Marc Lalonde on energy policy. He rejects public negotiations as unworkable and warns public disclosure would fuel misinterpretation and sensational reporting. The next one day session is set for Toronto on June 29.
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Edmonton
Merv Leitch
NDP
Grant Notley
Notley
Leitch
Marc Lalonde
Toronto
Lalonde
Alberta
Alberta raises mortgage rates and subsidies in housing program overhaul
Edmonton reports the Alberta government raised Alberta Home Mortgage Corporation rates from 13.5 to 17 percent and boosted subsidies to a maximum of 454 dollars a month. Income eligibility for the Family Home Purchase Program increased to 38 thousand dollars, home price caps rose to 60 thousand existing and 74 thousand for new homes. Loans remain up to 95 percent of value with new home caps at 66,666 dollars and existing units at 56,000 dollars.
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Edmonton
Alberta Home Mortgage Corporation
Housing and Public Works
Tom Chambers
Chambers
AHMC
J.M. Engleman
Alberta Heritage Trust Fund
Engleman
Subsidy Changes Aim to Frontload Benefits in New Housing Plan
Chambers explains the new scheme raises maximum income levels to 38 000 while minimum stays at 12 000 and subsidy begins at 14 000. He notes the average subsidy should stay near 50 percent of maximum with a 13.5 or 17 percent rate to curb unfair pricing for higher earners and high-rate loans.
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Chambers
Warsaw trial begins amid anti Communist charges
Warsaw AP report says four anti Communist defendants from the Federation of Independent Poland faced trial on charges of plotting to overthrow the Polish government under Soviet pressure. Judge Szablowski recessed proceedings as defence lawyers seek more time to study the indictment. PAP noted 57 witnesses may appear and the case could run for weeks. The four entered no pleas, pleading innocence and vowing to fight.
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Warsaw
Czeslaw Szablowski
PAP
Confederation of Independent Poland
Iraqi opposition coalition vows to topple Hussein regime
A new powerful coalition of opposition forces forms to challenge President Saddam Hussein's government as talks begin on the baseball dispute and the league strike, with observers awaiting details on mediation efforts and potential political fallout.
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Iran
Saddam Hussein
Hussein
Hill plans multi purpose pre school centre at Central Park
City council approved a road closing bylaw for a 1.7 million Hill pre school centre next to Central Park. The project will serve about 90 children and include ECS and hearing impaired facilities with joint use space for parents.
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News City
Hill
Central Park
Second Avenue S.E
Ninth
11Th Streets
S.E
Jim Dr
Driscoll
Westminster United Church
ECS
Second Avenue
Randolph Sargent
Council
Jennifer Schafer
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City Bank
Traffic Signals Council
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Baseball Talks
Allan Fotheringham
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Ann Landers
Richard Helm
Larry Godin
City Council
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