Pipeline setback heightens Alaska project clash
The Army Corps of Engineers warned it may deny port facilities at Valdez for the Alaska oil line. The environmental impact report dated Feb 5 and released Friday criticizes the transfer terminal to tankers and inflames opposition from Canada and Washington state.
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Washington State
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Corps of Engineers
Les Aspin
D.-Wis
Pentagon
Corps
David Anderson
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Army damns interior ruling in Alaska oil pipeline clash
Army engineers bluntly say interior department overstepped in awarding a construction permit for the 798 mile pipeline to Alyeska. The report warns against an impasse and criticizes the draft over environmental concerns while Canada urges rerouting via Mackenzie River valley and Ottawa talks proceed.
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U S Airmen Kidnapped in Ankara Demand Ransom
U S Ambassador William Handley appealed for the safe return of four kidnapped airmen held for 400000 dollars ransom. The deadline passed with no word on their fate as Turkish police and troops hunted the kidnapers and clashes erupted at Middle East Technical University killing a student and a soldier. The Turkish government refused to yield to demands and President Nixon said the U S would not pressure Ankara.
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Turkey
United States
William Handley
U.S
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Turkish People’s Liberation Army
Seyfi Ozturk
Nixon
Washington
Middle East Technical University
Trudeaus Spend Honeymoon Day on Whistler Mountain
Pierre and Margaret Trudeau ski at Whistler Mountain during their short honeymoon. They tackled three hours of slopes at 6000 feet despite fog and light snowfall. Margaret, 22, joked as the prime minister praised the day and hinted at more visits during British Columbia’s centennial year.
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Margaret Trudeau
Vancouver
Whistler
Canada
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Margaret
Jack Bright
Garibaldi
James Sinclair
West Vancouver
Borten May Shape Coalition Debates With Conditions
The Centre party led by former prime minister Per Borten says it will negotiate with three non socialist parties to form a coalition but demands alternatives to full European Common Market membership be explored. It may back a three party government with Conservatives Liberals and Christian Peoples Party if conditions are met.
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Reuter
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Norway
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Christian Peoples’ Party
Middle East ceasefire uncertain after Big Four split
United Nations sources report the Big Four failed to back U Thant’s ceasefire appeal. US opposition to demanding Israeli troop withdrawal and Soviet veto on reference leave the future of the Cairo Sinai truce in limbo as Egyptian President Sadat may speak on the matter.
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Thant
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Sinai Desert
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Sadat
Pakistan President Orders Constitution Assembly March 25
President Yahya Khan ordered the National Assembly to meet March 25 to draft a constitution returning Pakistan to civilian government. He postponed the assembly indefinitely after days of violence in Dacca where at least 20 died in clashes.
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Mohammed Agha Yahya Khan
Pakistan
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Yahya Khan
Dacca
Yahya
Constitutional Assembly
West Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
People’s Party
Sharps visit to black Africa signals new Canadian stance
External Af fairs Minister Mitchell Sharp begins a two week five country tour of Ivory Coast Nigeria Congo Kinshasa Tanzania and Zambia. He is the first Canadian external affairs minister to visit the continent and will press for continued Commonwealth links and a Canadian diplomatic mission in Lusaka.
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William Rogers
Sharp
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Corps of Engineers
Mitchell Sharp
Ivory Coast
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Zambia
Canada
Trudeau
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Africa
Edward Heath
South Africa
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South Atlantic
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Rhodesia
Mozambique
Angola
Guinea-Bissau
Commonwealth
Kenneth Kaunda
Lusaka
Alberta legislature begins pollution bills debate in Edmonton
Alberta MPs launched a two pronged plan to curb pollution with an opposition bill to create an Air and Water Pollution Commission and a government bill to form a new Environment Department. Debate on the government bill continued after the first reading amid cross party criticisms.
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Alberta
Department of the Environment
Bill Yurho
Strathcona East
Aberta Ai
Bob Dowling
PC — Edson
James Henderson
Environment
Mr. Dowling
Irish youth shot dead in Belfast riots
Early today British troops shot dead a teenager in Falls Road Belfast while four others were wounded during a district battle. Security forces reported 25 arrests as the riot followed a Friday flare of violence. Snipers from the IRA fired from rooftops as soldiers confronted bomb throwing mobs.
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Northern Ireland
Balaclava
Irish Republican Army
South Vietnamese seize high ground near Sepone
AP reports South Vietnamese troops with U S air support captured high ground above Sepone Laos and disrupted the Ho Chi Minh Trail network in the area. U S sources note the action amid ongoing operations in Southeast Asia.
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U.S
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