Trudeau begins six day Italy visit amid talks and skiing plans
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau lands in Rome for a six day trip that includes three days of talks with Italian leaders and a Vatican meeting before three days of skiing in the Alps. He arrives from Bonn to pursue a possible Canada EEC contract and broader international discussions.
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Rome
Trudeau
Bonn
Ciampino
Luigi Granelli
Italy
Aldo Moro
Mr. Trudeau
Pope
Vatican
EEC
United States
West Germany
Ottawa
Arnim Grunewald
Canada
Grunewald
German politician Lorenz freed as manhunt begins for eight suspects
West Berlin CDU leader Peter Lorenz was released unharmed after being kidnapped for six days. Police intensified a nationwide search for eight anarchist suspects led by Angela Luther and Ralf Reinders, while Pastor Heinrich Albertz appealed from Aden and a $40,000 reward was announced.
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Christian Democratic Party
Heinrich Albertz
Aden
Albertz
Berlin
South Yemen
West Germany
West Berlin
Lorenz
Wilmersdorf
Klaus Huebner
Huebner
Angela Luther
Ralf Reinders
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Iran
Inge Viett
Werner Sauber
Norbert Kroecher
Til Meyer
Andreas Vogel
Bonn
Berlin mayoral candidate Lorenz recounts six day kidnapping
Peter Lorenz, CDU mayoral hopeful, said he was drugged bound and transported in a trunk to a basement cell by the June 2 Movement. He described a six day ordeal including food wash facilities and masked captors while authorities hunted his abductors and negotiations were reportedly met in South Yemen.
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Berlin
Reuter
Peter Lorenz
Lorenz
Christian Democratic Party
Heinrich Albertz
South Yemen
Ottawa Alderman proposes $15,000 meal cut for Prince Charles visit
Alderman Georges Bedard urged canceling the planned luncheon for Prince Charles on April 21 and instead hold a hunger feast of soup and crackers. The motion failed eight to six amid debate over charity and royal respect with opponents calling it despicable to oppose the royal family.
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Ottawa
Georges Bedard
Bedard
Prince Charles
Ald
Joe Quinn
Rotating strikes widen across Canada with postal unions
A union spokesman said letter carriers will honor picket lines set by postal maintenance workers in Calgary as rotating strikes by the Public Service Alliance of Canada disrupt mail and airport services nationwide. The coordinated action involves federal blue collar workers and slows Canadian postal and airport operations.
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Letter Carriers Union
Calgary
Canada
Public Service Alliance of Canada
PSAC
Bill Doherty
Ottawa
Canadian Labor Congress
Regional Federation of Labor
CFB
Halifax
Thunder Bay
Ont
Brotherhood of Railway
Brotherhood
Lakehead
Vancouver
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairies
Canadian Wheat Board
Toronto
Toronto International
Post Office
Ed Roworth
Roworth
Montreal
Yarmouth
N.S
Moncton
N.B
Atlantic Provinces
Fugitives ship Answer pursued by large RCMP force
RCMP officers launched a major boarding party to reach the runaway salvage ship Answer in thick ice near the Magdalen Islands. Ten flown from Charlottetown to assist, with more drawn from Gaspe, as tensions with Captain Erb rose and fears of French waters were noted.
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Ottawa
RCMP
Answer
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Coast Guard
John A. Macdonald
Transport
Magdalen Islands
Brian Erb
Charlottetown
P.E.I
Macdonald
Defence Department
Gaspe
Quebec City
St. Pierre-Miquelon
Erb
Justice
Otto Lang
External Affairs Department
Pipeline hearing continues
In Yellowknife the Berger inquiry resumes as Arctic gas pipeline experts discuss rivers permafrost and environment. Federal figures pledge access to all expert witnesses and studies, signaling continued government support despite political signals.
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Yellowknife
N.W.T
Thomas Berger
Canadian Arctic Gas Pipelines Ltd
Crown Lands
Canada
Ottawa
Berger
Commons
Mitchell Sharp
Arctic
Mackenzie Delta
Alaska
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Commission
Ian Scott
Northern Affairs
Judd Buchanan
Federal
Scott
Environment
Jeanne Sauve
Environment Department
City garbage worker dies in Dunmore Road accident
A 57 year old City of Medicine Hat garbage department employee died early this morning at Shannon Trailer Court on Dunmore Road SE after being crushed between the plunging mechanism of a garbage truck and the bin wall. Two colleagues were admitted for shock and later released. The deceased arrived from Saskatchewan last fall and police continue to investigate.
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City Garbage Department
Shannon
Dunmore Road
S.E
Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan
Ethiopian land reform sparks mass Addis Ababa protest
More than 100000 peasants workers and students march in Addis Ababa to celebrate the nationalization of all farm land by the military government. The Provisional Military Council greets the demonstrators as the new state ownership and strict limits on land use are announced.
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Addis Ababa
Provisional
Military Council
Menelik Palace
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
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