UN Security Council urges tighter civil aviation safeguards
The United Nations Security Council condemned interference with civil aviation and urged states to expand cooperation and strengthen anti hijacking laws. Observers say the draft mainly directs governments to act, possibly via ICAO conventions, after a global pilots strike emphasized action.
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United Nations
Reuter
United Nations Security Council
George Bush
United States
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
Montreal
Security Council
Council
Lazr Mojsov
Yugoslavia
Middle East
France silent on Greenpeace III nuclear test timing
Paris sources report no confirmation of the first blast for France's 1972 Pacific nuclear test series amid a news blackout at Mururoa. Protests mount from Peru Ecuador Australia and New Zealand as diplomats seek to avert escalation.
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Greenpeace III
France
Bernard Edinger
Paris
Reuter
Pacific
Cook Islands
New Zealand
Rarotonga
Radio
Greenpeace Foundation
Vancouver
Peru
Ecuador
Australia
William McMahon
John Marshall
Geneva
McGovern sweeps New York primary victory claim
McGovern swept New York, winning about 226 pledged delegates as he eyes the Democratic nomination on the first ballot in Miami Beach. Aides expect roughly 20 to 25 of 30 upcoming central committee delegates, pushing his total toward about 1,340 of 1,509 needed.
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New York
Reuter
George McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
Miami Beach
State Party Central Committee
New budget system for Alberta hospitals
Alberta cabinet approves a global budget system for hospitals to receive early financial guidance, cut deficits, and grant hospital boards and the Alberta Hospital Services Commission more cost control. The program has operated since last fall, replacing the bed-rate funding with a needs-based approach.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Hospital Services Commission
Hunger strike ends as mother stops 30 day protest
Hellie Ferrie, a 24 year old Burlington mother of two, ended a 30 day hunger strike on Tuesday night. She said she was satisfied the Ontario government is trying to assist seven families seeking to adopt children from Bangladesh. Ferrie began the protest at 9 a.m. Saturday to protest delays in issuing adoption documents.
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Burlington
Ont
Ontario
Bangladesh
Hellie Ferrie
Kissinger Holds Extended Talks With Chinese Leaders
United States envoy Henry Kissinger spent over five hours in talks with Chinese leaders during a four day visit. He participated in three rounds of discussions and a banquet in the first 24 hours. Kissinger was seen off by Wang Hai-jung, Mao Zedong's alleged niece, who acted as interpreter during Mao's meeting with President Nixon.
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Peking
Reuter
United States
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Great Hall of the People
Wang Hai-jung
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Nixon
Israeli Raid Into Lebanon Captures Arab Officers
Israeli air and ground forces entered Lebanon in a reprisal raid and seized three Syrian colonels, two lieutenant colonels, and a Lebanese captain. Planes and artillery hit guerrilla camps along the eastern Lebanese border while witnesses reported raids on three villages with casualties.
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Tel Aviv
Lebanon
North Vietnam tries harbor mine circumvention by barge shipments
U S military sources report North Vietnam is unloading supplies from Chinese ships offshore and moving them inland by barges to by pass mined harbors and rivers. About four Chinese vessels, of trawler size, operate at two coastal sites near Haiphong and Vinh, with U S air power destroying dozens of coastal barges. The effort, begun about ten days ago, has met limited success. In the ground war, South Vietnamese marines fight North Vietnamese armor along the Street Without Joy near the DMZ.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
Haiphong
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Ontario Hydro workers stage morning pickets in wage dispute
Ontario Hydro workers from Local 1000 CUPE reported for work after an early morning wave of informational pickets across the province. Union seeks 11 percent wage hike and job security with rotating strikes possible, while the company offers 11 percent over two years plus a 3 percent COLA in year two.
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Toronto
Ontario Hydro Workers
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Hydro
Ontario Hydro
CUPE
W. A. Vincer
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