Photographer Wayne Williams Charged in Atlanta Slayings
Wayne Williams, 23, a freelance photographer, was arrested in Atlanta and charged with criminal homicide in the death of Nathaniel Cater, the oldest victim among 28 slayings of young Black men. Investigators tied fibers from the crime scenes to Williams while authorities continued the probe.
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Atlanta
Wayne Williams
Williams
Nathaniel Cater
Cater
Chattahoochee River
FBI
Public Safety Commissioner
Cypress Hills advisory committee resigns over communication gaps
The Cypress Hills public advisory committee has resigned citing a lack of communication with the provincial parks department. The five member group, formed in 1978, met about 40 times and issued 12 master plan recommendations, but tensions over facilities and park design persisted. The resignation leaves no private-sector input on park governance.
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Cypress Hills
Provincial Parks Department
Elkwater Recreation Association
Norm Smythe
Elkwater
Smythe
Jack Sissons
Frank Nobel
Bob Townsend
Medicine Hat
Clarence Janke
Walsh
al Adair
Recreation, Parks and Wildlife
Parks Department
Jim Horsman
al Hyland
Parks and Recreation
Peter Trynchy
Trynchy
Association
Bani Sadr dismissed as Iran's president amid manhunt
Iran's president Abolhassan Bani Sadr was ousted by Ayatollah Khomeini and parliament votes as authorities issue a nationwide manhunt. Prosecutor General says he faces charges for provoking resistance to the Islamic Republic, while clashes leave 25 dead in Tehran.
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Tehran
Reuter
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Pars
Bani Sadr
Iran
Fice
Ali Qaddousi
Islamic Republic
Majlis
Fatal two vehicle crash west of Redcliff on Trans-Canada Highway
A two vehicle collision occurred about eight kilometres west of Redcliff on the Trans-Canada Highway. One person was found burned beyond recognition after the car hit a semi-trailer truck. Fire crews were called at 2:28 a.m. and Medicine Hat RCMP are investigating with details not released.
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Redcliff
Medicine Hat Rcmp
French Socialists win big as Mauroy to form new government
Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy resigned after the Socialist landslide in the general election. President Mitterrand will ask him to form a new cabinet with possible Communist representation. Turnout hit 75.8 percent as conservatives lost ground and Communists faced a reduced tally.
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Paris
Pierre Mauroy
Socialist Party
Francois Mitterrand
National Assembly
Mauroy
Mitterrand
British Columbia weather and retail cuts noted
Inside Windy High 22 Low 7 See weather map Page 23. Cribs cancelled Under pressure from consumer associations in Aberta Hudson's Bay Co stores are removing colonial style cribs from children's departments. Page 3. Grits lean left Ontario Liberal leader Dr Stuart Smith staked his future and perhaps that of his party on an abrupt swerve to the political left. Page 7. Brian Pierson of Lethbridge and Larry Bernath of Medicine Hat recorded the fastest times to the top of the hill at the Medicine Hat Motorcycle Club's first hill climb of the season. Both Pierson and Bernath won in two class events. Page 13. Decision upsetting one way or another a Supreme Court decision on the Trudeau constitutional package is going to heighten feelings of alienation in the West. Page 5. Pleads guilty Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty today to the shooting death of ex Beatle John Lennon. Page 9.
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Aberta
Hudson’s Bay Co
Grits
Ontario
Stuart Smith
Brian Pierson
Lethbridge
Larry Bernath
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Motorcycle Club
Pierson
Bernath
Supreme Court
Mark David Chapman
John Lennon
Levesque May Seek France Help Over Canada’s Rights Bill
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque told Le Monde he could ask France for a helping hand if Ottawa imposes constitutional changes. He warned a Canadian bill of rights could affect the French language and urged sustained Franco-Quebec ties amid a possible sovereignty association or independence within years.
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Paris
AFP
le Monde
Quebec
Rene Levesque
France
Canada
Jacques Cartier
Pierre Trudeau
Climbing Disaster on Rainier and Hood Claims 16
Eleven climbers buried by a glacier wall on Mount Rainier in Washington while another group of four died on Mount Hood. Officials say 16 climbers were in the two groups, with four hospitalizations and 11 deaths from the Rainier slide and Hood fatalities confirmed among the descent party.
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Paradise, Wash
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier National Park
Bob Dunnagan
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Larry Young
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