Canada push in U S led world trade talks before Bonn summit
In Geneva three-way talks among the United States European Community and Japan press for broader concessions for Canada in a draft world trade pact ahead of Bonn. Canada seeks tariff cuts and open markets with Ottawa aiming for a 40 percent average tariff reduction and removal of non tariff barriers.
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Washington
Bonn
United States
Canada
Times
U.S
European Economic Community
Japan
Jake Warren
Rodney Grey
Geneva
Warren
Robert Strauss
Strauss
Jimmy Carter
Ottawa
Tokyo
Research leaders debate ways to spur U S innovation
At the Mayflower Hotel a forum of industry executives and scientists discussed stagnation in U S productivity, the rush to short term projects, and the impact of rising regulations on basic research. Abalone industry leader George Lockwood described regulatory hurdles and capital shortages limiting expansion. The talk covered government funding, defense of defensive research as a path to innovation, and the role of knowledge building in industrial progress.
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Washington
California
Orient
New England
Mayflower Hotel
American Association For the Advancement of Science
The
Association
Willis H. Shapley
Bureau of the Budget
Don I. Phillips
du Pont Co
du Pont
White House
George S. Lockwood
Monterey Abalone Farms
Far East
Lockwood
Science Association
Russell W. Peterson
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
Wesley A. Kuhrt
United Technologies Corp
Cottonwood Debate Shapes Medicine Hat Parks
Writers observe Riverside Park cottonwoods shaping the city’s character. Duncan Hargrave notes female trees shed cotton each spring while males show red catkins, suggesting marking sexes and taking cuttings to curb fuzz. City parks chief Doug Lewis confirms no new cottonwoods or elms due to pollen and disease concerns.
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Medicine Hat
Riverside Park
Duncan Hargrave
Brooks Horticultural Station
Manitoba
Red Deer River
Hargrave
Police Point
First Street
Doug Lewis
Parks Department
Lewis
Riverside
Central
Lions
Trudeau’s constitutional reform plan faces Quebec push and court fears
The article argues Prime Minister Trudeau must push for constitutional change to reflect current realities amid Western discontent and Quebec challenge. It critiques the plan to detail amendments, warns against rigid regional Supreme Court seating, and notes the shift from amending formulas toward a full plan.
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Ottawa
Ross Thatcher
Saskatchewan
Trudeau
Confederation
Britain
Canada
Quebec
London
Privy Council
Government proposal invites public ridicule for federal House design
The piece critiques a constitutional plan based on custom rather than law, arguing it creates a rigid system that confuses the public. It mocks a proposed House of the Federation with complex rules like double majorities and language tests, calling the draft a juicy target for critics and comparing it to Kafkaesque absurdities.
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Federation
W.S. Gilbert
Franz Kafka
Senate
Old Crow
Y.T
Hopping Harbour
Gilbert
Kafka
Fedoral
Eugene Forsey
Youse
Southam News Services
Carter seeks to cut aid channel to Angola and Zaire
U S officials shift policy from arming Unita to ending support through Zaire as part of talks with Angola aimed at stabilizing the northern border and resolving Namibia disputes. Donald McHenry arrives in Luanda to press Neto on preventing further border interference and moving toward a Namibian settlement.
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Washington
Carter
Zaire
Angola
U.S
United Nations
Donald McHenry
Luanda
South-West Africa
Namibia
McHenry
Agostinho Neto
United States
Neto
National Union For the Total Independence of Angola
Unita
Jonas Savimbi
France
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Savimbi
New York
Shaba
Cyrus R. Vance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
CIA
Savimble
Yeal
Swapp
Swape
Zambia
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Marilyn Lee
Christopher Young
Pierre
Supreme Court of Canada
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Alberta
B.C
Supreme Court
Henry S. Bradsher
Miles
Africa
Windhoek
Cape Town
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