Iran Hostage Crisis Hurdles UN Visit in Tehran Standoff
Iran's militant captors bar a full UN investigative visit to the U S Embassy hostages until the UN report on the Shah and U S crimes is delivered. The plan would allow only interviews with some hostages as witnesses before any wider contact. The stance risks widening tensions with President Bani Sadr and delays humanitarian access.
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Tehran
U.S
United States
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Sadegh Ghotbza
Victor Tomseth
Foreign Ministry
Revolutionary Courts
UN Commission
United Nations
Iran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Bani-Sadr
Revolutionary Council
Ghotbzadeh
Commission
Adib Daoudi
Syria
Mohammed Bedjaoui
Algeria
Samir Sambar
France
Sri Lanka
Venezuela
Mohammad Rezi Pahlavi
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Canadians praise and damn Grit cabinet ministers
The Canadian Press reports mixed reactions to the new Liberal cabinet. Alberta officials decline to praise or condemn Marc Lalonde as energy minister, while political and business leaders nationwide offer praise or criticism of the lineup.
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John A. Macdonald
Macdonald
Pierre Trudeau
Alberta
Marc Lalonde
Dick Johnston
Peter Lougheed
Lalonde
Plank wins final World Cup downhill as Read finishes seventh
Herbert Plank of Italy won the season ending downhill in Lake Louise with a 1:50.47. Harti Weirather and Werner Grissmann of Austria followed, while Ken Read of Calgary placed seventh aiming for the downhill title. Peter Mueller held the overall crown despite outside top 10.
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Lake Louise
Alta
Herbert Plank
Italy
Peter Mueller
Switzerland
Ken Read
Calgary
Plank
Harti Weirather
Austria
Werner Grissmann
Parliament set to sit starting April 14 in Ottawa
The government said the 32nd Parliament will begin sittings on April 14 with Yvon Pinard stating session length is undecided. Industry Minister Herb Gray will meet auto industry leaders to seek better Canada US auto pact returns, meeting Chrysler Canada Ltd. and other firms next week. Energy Minister Marc Lalonde announced cabinet approval to create a petroleum pricing auditing agency to implement the blended oil price.
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Johnston
Lalonde
National Energy Board
United States
Canada
Sterling Lyon
Manitoba
Lloyd Axworthy
NDP
Howard Pawley
June Westbury
Axworthy
Bob Bockstael
Bockstael
St. Boniface
Winnipeg-Fort Garry
Ontario
Halifax
John Buchanan
Gerald Reagan
Buchanan
Nova Scotia
Reagan
Allan MacEachen
Herb Gray
Industry, Trade and Commerce
Don Johnson
Treasury Board
Sam Hughes
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Yvon Pinard
Privy Council
Chrysler Canada Ltd
Marc Lalonde
Trudeau
Mugabe landslide victory prompts regional praise and warnings
Reaction from Africa includes Tanzania Zambia Mozambique Botswana praising the Zimbabwe result while white-ruled South Africa warns of consequences for neighbors aiding attacks. Leaders Kenneth Kaunda Julius Nyerere Seretse Khama issue congratulatory notes as bond prices and regional concerns shift.
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Reuters
Robert Mugabe
South Africa
Pieter Botha
Rhodesia
Tanzania
Zambia
Mozambique
Botswana
Angola
Mugabe
Patriotic Front
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwe
Kenneth Kaunda
Lisbon
BCRIC Moves On Kaiser Resources and MacMillan Bloedel
British Columbia Resources Investment Corp. gains an option to buy a major stake in Kaiser Resources and plans to acquire over 14 percent of MacMillan Bloedel, including CP Investments. Helliwell cites Kaiser Resources coal development as a rationale and notes possible board inclusion for BCRIC.
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Vancouver
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd
British Columbia Resources Investment Corp
B.C
Kaiser Resources Ltd
BCRIC
David Helliwell
Kaiser Steel Corp
Oakland
Calif
Kaiser
Kaiser Resources
Helliwell
Kaiser Steel
Canada
East Kootenays
MacMillan Bloedel
Canadian Pacific
CP Investments
Canadian Pacific Ltd
Canadian Cellulose Co
Plateau Mills
Kootenay
Canada Sees Gold Holdings Drop After February Sale
Ottawa reports the February sale of 107000 ounces of gold at 680 per ounce, cutting book value to 995.6 million from 1.009 billion in January, leaving holdings at 21.82 million ounces. The move is part of a plan to reduce gold in official reserves, with book value tied to IMF special drawing rights.
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Ottawa
Finance Department
International Monetary Fund
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Hojatoleslam Akbar Hashemi
Rafsanjana
Pat Lavelle
Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association
Gray
Dominik Clouhy
Maison Placements Canada Inc
Montreal Stock Exchange
Aep
ONS
Jean Chretien
Ed Schreyer
Government House
Associated Press
Afghanistan
Konar
Nangarhar
Islamabad
Pakistan
Hizbe Islami
Islamic Party of Afghanistan
Hizbe
Stami
Kabul
Khyber Pass
Ter
Hindu Kush
Bajaur
Shegal
Asmar
Britain
Moscow
Curtis Keeble
Bruno de Lousse
Gabriel Robin
Georgi Kornienko
Kremlin
London
India
Eric Gonzalves
Arabian Sea
Africa
Botha
Salisbury
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