Obituary mix up shocks Vancouver contractor
Robert Steeves 53 a Vancouver contractor was stunned to see his obituary in The Province with a death date of July 24 1978. He proclaimed he is alive and said the notice caused his family anguish as friends offered condolences and the phone number used was a pay phone.
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Vancouver
Robert Steeves
Steeves
Morning
Sheik Ahmed Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Yamani
Sheik
Bill Russell
Crestwood Recreation Centre
John Bok
Extra exports urged to handle gas surplus
Canadian oil industry representatives urged the federal government to approve more natural gas exports to the United States at an international geology conference. Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed told the meeting that Alberta needs the export expansion to address a surplus.
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Calgary
United States
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
John Masters
Canadian Hunter Explorations Ltd
North America
British Columbia
Masters
Hugoton Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Canada
Milk River
U.S
Yamani
Lougheed
Alastair Gillespie
Ottawa
Gillespie
South Africa Moves Toward Nuclear Treaty Accord
Pretoria talks with Gerard C. Smith aim to secure South African accession to the 1968 nuclear weapons ban in return for continued U.S. cooperation on peaceful nuclear energy. discussions follow concerns of a possible nuclear test site in the Kalahari and are part of secret negotiations since last year.
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N.Y
Abraham J. Roux
South African Atomic Energy Board
Pretoria
Smith
South Africa
Kalahari Desert
Johannesburg
United States
Cape Town
Washington
Valindaba
U.S
Carter
Kalahari
Seven Die as Motorhome Explodes in California Crash
Seven members of the Egels Bauer family died when their motorhome ran off a highway east of San Diego, struck a bridge railing, and burst into flames. The cremated wreckage triggered a brush fire as firefighters contained about two acres. Victims included Glen Egels 55 Mary Ann 52 their children Ryan 10 Carol Bauer 31 Aaron Bauer 33 and grandchildren Eric 5 Janice 3. Bauer served as vice president for financial affairs at Western Bible College in Morrison Colorado. The group planned a San Diego visit and a Yorba Linda wedding before the tragedy.
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San Diego County
Glen Egels
Claytonville
Mary Ann
Ryan
Carol Bauer
Aaron Bauer
Eric
Janice
Bauer
Western Bible College
Morrison, Colo
Alberta opens door to nine billion dollar gas condensate venture
The Alberta government approved a Peralta Group led project by Alberta Energy Company Hudsons Bay Oil and Gas Mitsubishi to build a condensate based petrochemical plant near Fort Saskatchewan. The facility would convert pentanes plus into benzene naptha and related chemicals for plastics and detergents with a 600 to 900 acre site, 219 million construction cost and 258 million operating cost over 20 years.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Energy Company
Hudson’s Bay Oil and Gas Company Ltd
Mitsubish Petrochemical Company Ltd
Mitsubishi Corporation
Don Getty
Peralta Group
Getty
Petalta
Peralta
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Fort Saskatchewan
Canada
U.S
Japan
Senate urges Cuba break over Africa military role
The Senate urged President Carter to sever diplomatic ties with Cuba to protest Havana's military involvement in Africa. During debate on a 1.9 billion foreign operations bill, an amendment by Senator Dewey Bartlett asked for cutting low level ties until Cuba withdraws its forces from Africa, mirroring a House Senate resolution targeting Fidel Castro and Soviet backed actions.
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Washington
US Senate
Carter
Cuba
Africa
Senate
Havana
Dewey Bartlett
Okla
House
Fidel Castro
Bakke Victory Sets Turbulent Path for Race Policy
The Supreme Court rules against fixed racial quotas at UC Davis medical school while allowing limited use of race in admissions. The 5 to 4 decision sparks debate on affirmative action, with reactions from Jesse Jackson and Coretta Scott King signaling mixed civil rights implications for future college policies and lawsuits.
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Washington
Allan Bakke
U.S
Supreme Court
California
University of California
Davis
Bakke
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Griffin Bell
Thurgood Marshall
Carter
Justice Department
Jesse Jackson
Chicago
Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Jr
Joseph Lowery
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
Bomb Explodes in Jerusalem Market Injuring Dozens
A blast in Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market killed two and injured 28 as glass shards sprayed the crowded stalls. Police revised death toll after hospital reports. Palestinian commandos claimed responsibility from Beirut. Shoppers fled amid debris and chaos.
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Jerusalem
Reuter
Beirut
Mahane Yehuda
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Mexico
Jack Browning
Israel
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