Allan MacEachen Budget Hope Amid Deep Canadian Recession
The author argues Monday night’s budget must revive a failing economy with unemployment over 10 percent and GDP down two percent. It criticizes monetarist policy under Prime Minister Trudeau and urges increased money supply, lower interest rates, investment incentives, and tax cuts to spur growth despite a higher short term deficit.
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Allan MacEachen
MacEachen
Trudeau
Reagan
Canada
United States
Economic Council of Canada
U.S
Fulltime Mayor Under Commission Reform Debate
The Woods Gordon study suggests making the mayor position fulltime if city government shifts to a commission form. The mayor would chair the board of commissioners, coordinate budgets and policy, and serve as the critical link between administration and council, requiring an exceptional manager free of outside work commitments. Electors must scrutinize mayoral candidates to avoid undue influence and ensure accountable, efficient city government.
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Woods Gordon
Board of Commissioners
Council
The Crown Caper That Cornered a London Newsroom
Ed Rosenthal, bureau chief of United Press in London, rigs a two way teletype to prewrite both boy and girl royal birth stories. A teacup break shifts a key, triggering the girl lead in New York while papers elsewhere scoop the boy. The fiasco ends with Rosenthal losing his job and recounting the misfire.
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Ed Rosenthal
United Press
London
Princess Elizabeth
Associated Press
Reuters
New York
Rosenthal
United States
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Britain
America
South Africa teases land gifts to Swaziland amid apartheid debate
The Star and analysts weigh motives behind Pretoria's plan to transfer four land areas to Swaziland, a move seen as reducing South Africa's black population while courting international criticism. Kwazulu tensions rise as Kangwane residents resist incorporation. If accepted, the gamble could set a pattern for Lesotho and future boundary changes.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Prince Edward Island
Star
P.W. Botha
Mozambique
African National Congress
ANC
Swaziland
Republic
Pretoria
Europe
North America
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Kenyan
Sunday Nation
Lesotho
Orange Free State
MacEachen Faces Last Chance Budget Tough Dilemma
Ottawa's Allan MacEachen eyes a flashy gimmick for a budget amid an 80 billion spending plan and 16 billion deficit as May inflation hits 11.8 percent. Analysts urge a meaningful shift over mere tinkering with tax cuts or wage controls to stop the economy from sinking into recession.
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Ottawa
Allan MacEachen
MacEachen
Liberal Party
Finance Department
John Turner
Turner
Canada
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Allan Fotheringham
Vancouver
Maggie
Fleet Street
Ludgate Circus
Prince Charles
Charles
San Francisco
Peter Calamai
National Party
Gatsha Buthelezi
Buthelezi
Legislative Assembly
Kwazulu
Kangwane
Sobhuza II
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