Argentina closes parts to its troops
Britain accuses Argentina of indifference to prisoners of war in the Falklands as Prime Minister Thatcher says 5,000 Argentine conscripts will be aboard the Canberra to return home. The tally of prisoners varies from 10,660 to 15,000 with repatriation via Montevideo under debate.
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Argentina
Associated Press
Margaret Thatcher
Falkland Islands
House of Commons
London
Britain
South Atlantic
Montevideo
Uruguay
Canberra
Falklands
Mario Menendez
Foreign Office
Nicholas Fenn
Brazil
Leopoldo Galtieri
Fenn
Buenos Aires
British Broadcasting Corp
Robert Fox
Weathery Outlook With Evening Showers Possible
A weather note predicts cloudy skies with a chance of an evening shower. High near 26 and low around 10 degrees. A weather map on page 28 provides details.
Two answers on Medicine Hat WCC executive election
A reader question notes two differing views on whether the Medicine Hat constituency executive of the Western Canada Concept is duly elected. The article suggests debate over the legitimacy and selection process within the party.
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Medicine Hat
Western Canada Concept Party
Brian Peckford
Newfoundland
Supreme Court of Canada
Beirut Airport under heavy shelling as Israeli advance continues
Palestinian forces clash around Beirut while Israeli columns push east of the capital. Arafat said to consider a new Palestinian presence in Lebanon amid stalled arms talks. Habib engages in diplomacy with Lebanese President Sarkis. MEA reports airliners wrecked as Israeli gunboats shell the airport. Arafat signals possible compromise while Begin seeks funds to offset invasion costs.
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Ap-Reuters
Beirut
Yasser Arafat
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
U.S
Philip Habib
Tel Aviv
Salim Salam
Middle East Airlines
MEA
Boeing
Salam
Aley
Israel Bands Organization
Menachem Begin
New York
Israel
Arafat
Elias Sarkis
MacEachen Plans Include Wage Restraint And FIRA Changes
Liberal caucus approves MacEachen economic plan focusing on MP salary freezes public sector restraint and reforms to the Foreign Investment Review Agency to attract investment and restart growth. MPs face discussion of a possible salary freeze while backing measures to curb inflation and unemployment.
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Aileen McCabe
Southam News
Ottawa
Foreign Investment Review Agency
Allan MacEachen
Liberal
Canada
MacEachen
Gil Parent
Parent
Dollar slides further as Canadian currency hits new low
The Canadian dollar fell to 77.65 U.S. cents at noon, extending June losses amid high U.S. rates and inflation concerns. Analysts foresee a possible technical rebound, but others warn the decline could continue without shifts in inflation and unemployment pressures. Parliament faces a multibillion-dollar deficit debate as policymakers push tight monetary and fiscal measures.
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Montreal
U.S
Oil sands projects may become public utilities says Suncor chief
Ross Hennigar president of Suncor Inc notes major oil sands ventures could need public utility status to stay viable. He opposes guaranteed profits but cites need for financial and regulatory stability to attract investments. He suggests fixed policy deals or guaranteed rate of return as possible options. He cites Allands project as example of required guarantees.
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Steve Merts
Calgary
Ross Hennigar
Suncor Inc
Hennigar
Canada
Fort McMurray
Alta
Nelson cleared by insanity in fatal stabbing case
Neil Nelson, 26, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the second degree murder of Albert Miller, 66, after a two hour jury deliberation. Doctors testified Nelson suffered paranoid schizophrenia. He was ordered confined to Alberta Mental Hospital in Oliver pending institutionalization decision by the lieutenant governor.
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Nelson
Daryl
Neil Nelson
Albert Miller
Court of Queen’s Bench
J.J. Stratton
Don McCrimmon
Justice Stratton
McCrimmon
Julio Arboleda-Florez
Lawrence Kotkas
Kotkas
Marilyn Miller
Miller
Robert Marik
Marik
Anwar Sadat
Arboleda Florez
Darwin Greaves
Greaves
Darcy English
Alberta Mental Hospital
Oliver
Edmonton
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Charles Lynch
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Des O'Coffey
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Allands
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