Second ship sinks after collision off Cape Cod
A scarred 200 metre tanker sails toward Boston with the crew from the Regal Sword after the Liberian freighter sank 50 kilometres east of Chatham following a collision with the Exxon Chester near the Cape Cod coast. Coast Guard confirms 38 crew members boarded lifeboats.
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Chatham
Mass
Boston Harbor
Cape Cod
U.S. Coast Guard
Regal Sword
Exxon Chester
Chester
U.S. Navy
Glover
Cmdr
Maurice Dumas
Regal
Coast Guard
Boston
Linden
N.J
Philadelphia
Portsmouth
N.H
Flats centre plans face cost and site setbacks
Planners for the Flats community centre report costs could reach 1,071,125 dollars with a minimum 873,000, and current funds of 790,000. They abandon the Lions Park east site for soil testing west of Minto Avenue while awaiting soil results and possible government support to close the gap. Construction start is now planned for spring rather than fall.
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Minto Avenue
Lions Park
Gilbert Beatson
Beatson
Peckford's tough views win votes in Newfoundland election
Premier Brian Peckford's gunslinger stance for Newfoundland interests energized supporters as the Progressive Conservatives swept to a larger majority in the House. Don Jamieson led Liberals to a sobering defeat amid internal strife and a shrinking federal map. The NDP remained without seats.
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ST. John’s
Nfld
Brian Peckford
Don Jamieson
Jamieson
Burin St. Georges
Pcs
Newfoundland
NDP
Carter asks Congress to back SALT II
President Carter urged Senate ratification of the SALT II treaty, saying he will campaign across the nation for support. He argued the pact serves American security and world peace as debate looms in a Senate divided, with roughly 35 senators backing, 20 to 25 leaning, about 10 undecided, and at least 30 likely to oppose.
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Reuter-Up
Washington
Carter
Senate
U.S
Leonid Brezhnev
Vienna
Congress
Alan Cranston
Crosbie says Arab fund move won’t stop Canada from sleeping
Finance Minister John Crosbie said the Arab Monetary Fund decision to stop dealings with Canada will create problems but Canadians should not lose sleep. He and other ministers seek clarification, with the AMF issue to be discussed at an inner cabinet meeting. The $1 billion AMF fund will halt deposits and bond trading in Canada, following Canada’s Jerusalem embassy move proposal.
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Bob Douglas
Ottawa
John Crosbie
Arab Monetary Fund
Canada
Crosbie
AMF
Robert de Cotret
Jawad Hashem
Arab Fund
Bahrain
Israel
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Roy Howard
Royal Bank of Canada
Montreal
Flora MacDonald
de Corret
North Africa
Asia
Redcliff Residents See Minor Tax Cut From Province Plan
Mayor John Van Dam announced a small tax reduction for Redcliff residents due to a provincial debt retirement program. The residential mill rate drops to 71 from 72 while the school portion rises to 26.5 from 22, keeping commercial at 97. Town spending rises to about 1.75 million as costs and wages climb.
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Redcliff
John van Dam
van Dam
Bill Beach
Israeli air raids hit Palestinian targets as tensions rise
Israeli air force attacked Palestinian targets in southern Lebanon with about 10 planes, killing or wounding at least 10 people. Beirut Radio reported the raid, while Israel reopened the southern Lebanon border to UN traffic after a 36 hour closure. Palestinian and UN-linked Nigerians faced detentions over explosives found in vehicles during ongoing tensions. Prime Minister Begin and Foreign Minister Dayan defended settlements as a path to peace despite international criticism. A bulldozer cleared a path through an Arab olive grove near Karnei Shmonrom for a new settlement subdivision.
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Beirut
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Action Committee
World Zionist Organization
Jordan
West
Begin
Hadera
Rehovot
Moshe Dayan
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Nablus
Dayan
Ezer Weizman
Elon Noreh
Occupied
Karnei Smonrom
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Argo Merchant
America
AP. Laserphota
Iia
Community Services
Ty Council
Rink
Robert Potkay
Nantucket Island
Marine Band
Potkay
New England
New York
North Atlantic
Peckford
By Don McLeod
Lebanon
United Nations
Alfred Gom
Middle East
United States
Egypt
Ahmed Abdullah Badran
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