Tar sands price to rise faster under Ottawa plan
Ottawa prepared to lift tar sands oil price above the $38 baseline with a new index proposal to exceed CPI by about two percentage points. Ottawa and Alberta, led by Lalonde and Leitch, aim to negotiate a partial agreement while delaying a full energy deal. Oil firms Esso and Alsands push for timely project approval and investment guarantees.
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Merv Leitch
Banff
Alta
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Alsands Group
Shell Canada Resources Ltd
Leitch
Lalonde
Toronto
Statistics Canada
World oil price drops ease Canada's import bill
Canada benefits as world oil prices fall with Mexico cutting prices by over 4 per barrel and Britain reducing North Sea oil. Canada imports about 25 percent of its oil, saving an average 176 900 dollars daily, with further cuts possible if trends hold as spot prices dip and contract prices may follow.
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Canada
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North Sea
T.S. Tuschak
Federal Petroleum Compensation Program
Tuschak
Warsaw trial delayed for anti Communist plot case
The Warsaw trial of four anti Communist defendants accused of plotting to overthrow the Polish government was postponed by two weeks. Judge Czeslaw Szablowski gave defense until July 2 to study 16 volumes of evidence. The indictment against the Confederation of Independent Poland stands.
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Czeslaw Szablowski
Confederation of Independent Poland
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China to buy U S weapons lifting arms sale ban
Peking AP dispatch reports Secretary Haig ended his China trip by announcing the Reagan administration will lift restrictions on selling lethal weapons to China. Reagan called the move a normal step in improving ties as China may shop in the U S in August. Each request will be evaluated individually.
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Alexander Haig
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Haig
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City Council to decide site for Medicine Hat cultural centre
City council meets at 4 15 p m to decide final location and financing for the cultural centre proposed for Medicine Hat. A joint use agreement with Medicine Hat College is expected to be confirmed, with opposition from local cultural groups noted and a potential move to a college setting.
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Medicine Hat College Board
Larry Godin
First Street
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Governors Hold Closed Session On Cultural Centre Move
Medicine Hat College board moved private talks on relocating the city cultural arts centre to the college site from First Street S.E. No vote taken and documents discussed were not released to the press. Chairman Kenneth Lutes cited confidential material and said further comments were not available.
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First Street
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Kenneth Lutes
Lutes
Reagan softens stance on Israeli raid over Iraq reactor
President Reagan softened his condemnation of Israel’s raid on the Iraqi nuclear plant saying Israel might sincerely and justifiably believe it acted in self defense. He noted Iraq’s history with no ceasefire or recognition of Israel and called for a lasting peace. Israeli diplomats faced skepticism in Senate questions over Iraq’s nuclear program and the alleged bomb facility.
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Iraq
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Mideast
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Iran moves to impeach Bani Sadr as aides arrested
Iran's parliament moves to impeach President Abolhassan Bani Sadr while revolutionary guards arrest several aides and expel others from his office. The president, who was dismissed as commander, has not been seen in public since returning to Tehran.
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Reuter
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
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Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran
CBS airs tough look at F-18A fighter despite continued production
CBS-TV's one hour portrait questions why the $40 billion F-18A remains alive amid criticism of the Iron Triangle and ongoing procurement flaws. The program notes the plane's high costs, testing flaws, and reliance on defense subcontractors across 44 states while preserving defense calls from the Navy and McDonnell Douglas.
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National Defense
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Fallows
Wesley McDonald
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Minister Misreads Provincial Surgery Statistics
Statistics reviewed show Hospitals Minister Dave Russell admits possible misreading of a department report on surgery in the province. He says he assumed the hospital utilization figures referred to incidents at various hospitals rather than surgeries performed by residents in their area.
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Dave Russell
Alberta
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