Jury finds Hartwell morally obligated to testify at inquest
A six man jury in Yellowknife ruled pilot Hartwell, commander of a mercy flight that killed three in a November crash, had a moral obligation to testify. He could not be compelled due to jurisdiction limits in Alberta. The panel praised Hill for devotion to duty and urged northern health upgrades, beacon improvements, and air navigation gear to aid future flights.
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Yellowknife
Marten Hartwell
Walter England
Hartwell
Alberta
Panies
Contwoyto Lake
Jets collide in flight near Nantes killing at least 63
Two Spanish airliners en route to London collided high above France. One Iberia DC-9 crashed, killing at least 63. the other, a Spantex Coronado, diverted to Cognac with all passengers evacuated. Military air control cited amid strike era tensions.
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Nantes
France
Cognac
Iberia Airlines
Mahon
Minorca Island
London
Palma
Spantex
Murder case remanded for week in Eason child death
Murder suspect Harvey W. Eason 26, charged with non capital murder, is remanded for one week in Magistrate's Court. Eason of 1724 17 St. SE is accused of killing his two year old son Rodney on Feb. 24. Defence seeks date for a preliminary hearing. Coroner says death due to internal injuries.
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Harvey W. Eason
Eason
St. S.E
Rodney
E. W. N. Macdonald
Stan Lerner
Eason Boy
E. G. F. Skinner
French election first round leaves parties split in vote
In France turnout neared record levels as the Gaullist alliance and independents win about 31 percent of votes. The second ballot set for next Sunday will shape whether the Gaullists retain a majority or team with reformers. The Communist and Socialist positions gain momentum as left power shifts.
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Ben Tierney
Southam News
Paris
National Assembly
Communists
Francois Metterand
Socialists
Gaullists Alliance
Gaullist Alliance
Canada weighs Vietnam role after Paris peace talks
External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp returned from Paris and said no decision has been made on Canada’s Vietnam commitment. He noted the Paris accord did not suit Canada and discussed possible use of UN Secretary General Waldheim to report ICCS and recall sessions, though critics objected.
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Ottawa
Mitchell Sharp
Canada
Vietnam
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Waldheim
Sharp
China
North Vietnam
Edmonton wavering over municipal incentive plan
Indications grow that the Lougheed government will abandon or sharply modify its incentive plan for municipal assistance grants. The proposal tied grants to budget increases under a 7.5 percent ceiling, drawing fire from the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and prompting ministers to suggest the matter is under review.
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Edmonton
Lougheed
Dave Russell
Medicine Hat
Russell
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
AUMA
Gordon Miniely
Miniely
Sudanese government handles embassy siege aftermath
Eight Palestinian militants from Black September seized the Khartoum embassy, killed two hostages including an American and a Belgian, and surrendered after a firm pledge from President Nimeiri. Sudan announced condolences to Nixon as tied to the Jordanian death sentences, while the attackers claimed revolutionary credentials.
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Guy Eid
Adley el Nasser
Abdullah Malhouk
Jaafar el Nimeiri
Reform
Abdul Rahman Abdullah
Noel
Moore
Sudan
Nixon
Black September
Palestine Liberation Movement
Khartoum
Nimeiri
Beirut
Mohammed Din 1Adeh
Palestinian Movement
Jordan
Hussein
Daoud
al Ahram
Israel
Middle East
U.S
Cleo A. Noel Jr
Saudi Arabian
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Stephen Hume
Edmonton Journal
Gordon Pollard
the News
Pease
AMA
Hilda
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