Trudeau vows action if Mountie entry story true
Prime Minister Trudeau said authorities will act if a former RCMP corporal’s claim that illegal entry is standard practice within the force holds true. The report ties a Montreal raid to broader RCMP conduct, prompting calls for a full judicial inquiry by Clark and Broadbent amid continuing questions about RCMP involvement and official replies.
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Joe Clark
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Lougheed Warns of Global Oil Shortage 1981 85
Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed warned of a serious worldwide oil shortage between 1981 and 1985 during a Middle East energy tour. He urged intensified conservation, prospecting, and energy research to avert the crisis and discussed Carter energy policies, Soviet trade, and substitute fuels. He opposed joining OPEC but favored contact with the group. He planned visits in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Ahvaz, and Chiraz en route to Geneva.
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Amin Declared Alive By Uganda Radio
Radio Uganda announced Uganda's President Idi Amin is alive after reports of his disappearance. The military spokesman quoted by the station said Amin was resting after hard work and dismissed death rumors spread by Kenyan and British media.
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Ugandan refugees report killings tied to Amin purge
Ugandan refugees in Kenya report arrests and killings by Idi Amin’s security forces in retaliation for an alleged plot to kill him. A Kakamega spokesman said 13 people crossed from Entebbe and were intercepted with no shots fired, amid widespread fear of retaliation.
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Prince Albert prison riot prompts potential inquiry
Saskatchewan social services minister Herman Rolfes said a full inquiry into the 12 hour Prince Albert correctional centre disturbance is being considered after 24 prisoners were hospitalized for drug overdoses and one inmate died. The incident ended with both hostages freed and an inquest ordered by coroner Percy Hiltz.
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Saskatchewan Social Services
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Percy Hiltz
Terry Thompson
Frank Chester
Saint John jail fire leaves 20 dead in city hall cell
The Saint John fire killed 20 prisoners from asphyxiation in a gated maximum security cell in the city hall jail. Six officers and a fireman were injured as authorities review the blaze and possible criminal action. Premier Hatfield pledged quick investigations and federal aid for extra prison space while noting prior warnings about fire safety.
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Montreal ends 33 hour kidnap of Natalie Roy
A 33 hour kidnapping case ended with the safe release of 10 year old Natalie Roy of Beaconsfield and the arrest of two men. Ransom was dropped off mid afternoon and picked up about 9:30 p.m. Police linked the incident to a prior abduction of Johanne Semetey in Pointe Claire.
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Johanne Semeteys
Pointe Claire
Natalie
Semeteys
Deportation Ordered for Wisconsin Murder Suspect
A 19 year old man held in Medicine Hat since June 10 was ordered deported by Special Inquiries Officer J W Wellsman in Edmonton. Ralph Francis Vaughan charged with first degree murder in La Crosse Wisconsin was arrested in Medicine Hat after alighting a westbound bus on June 10. He was taken to Coutts at the U S border at 1 p m and will be held in Shelby Montana until an escort from Wisconsin arrives.
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J.W. Wellsman
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Wisconsin
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Coutts
U.S
Shelby
Montana
Prairie rail action committee named to advise Lang
University of Regina economist Prof. Fred Anderson will head a four man panel to study Prairie rail issues and propose transfers to the permanent Prairie network. The panel will set rail improvement priorities and consider a Prairie rail authority, with a 12 to 18 month mandate. Emmett Hall had proposed the authority in a grain transport report last month.
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University of Regina
Otto Lang
Lang
Fred Anderson
Prairie Rail Action Committee
Prairie Rail Authority
Emmett Hall
Supreme Court of Canada
Counterfeiter seeks CBC suit over organized crime link
Carmello Gallo of Vancouver, convicted on a 41 year sentence for possessing 1.3 million dollars in counterfeit US bills, plans to sue the CBC after an appeal loss. His lawyer says the 31 year old father of three wants damages for being linked to organized crime in CBC broadcasts.
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Carmello Gallo
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
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CBC
Mitchell Surrenders in Prison for Watergate Crimes
Former U S Attorney General John Mitchell began a 24 to 8 year sentence in Alabama for his role in the Watergate cover up becoming the highest ranking Nixon official jailed. He joins Haldeman at Lompoc while Ehrlichman remains in prison with the others convicted in the scandal.
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