Parliament weighs grain stabilization bill as exports stall
Ottawa amid calls to end strikes that blocked grain shipments for weeks. The Agriculture Stabilization Act proposal would compensate farmers at 90 percent of five year average if markets fall, affecting cattle hogs sheep oats milk cream corn soybeans and barley outside the wheat board area. Opposition calls it outdated. government rejects direct intervention while 4,000 longshoremen and 200 grain weighers in West Coast disruption persist.
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Commons
Designated Wheat Board
Prairies
British Columbia
Halifax
PSAC
Nova Scotia
Hmcs Dockyard
Defence Department
Canadian Wheat Board
Canada
West
National Capital Commission
Parliament Hill
Chretien
Roger Lauzon
Treasury Board
Strikes Return To Talks In Federal Labor Dispute
Talks resume in Ottawa between the Treasury Board and PSAC representing 18,600 federal blue collar workers after a halt in February. Strikes disrupt grain movements, mail delivery, and airport operations across Canada with potential emergency legislation discussed.
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Federal
Treasury Board
Ottawa
Public Service Alliance of Canada
PSAC
Vancouver
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Alberta Highways Report Clear Roads With Isolated Slippery Sections
The Alberta Motor Association says most major highways including 1 2 3 and 4 are mostly bare with loose snow on shoulders and some slick stretches. Highway 48 is mostly bare with rare slick spots while Rogers Pass and Crowsnest Pass show bare lanes with snow areas and active plowing and sanding. A rock fall warning is in effect for certain sections.
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Alberta Motor Association
Crowsnest Pass
Rogers Pass
Ford seeks less aid for Cambodia as deadline nears
President Ford signals willingness to accept aid below the previously cited 222 million figure for Cambodia. White House aides caution no specific amount. Ford warns Congress must act within 10 to 14 days to prevent a Communist takeover while addressing unemployment and tax policy.
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Ford
Cambodia
White House
Congress
Paul McCloskey
Rep
Calif
South Vietnam
Five more victims found in Tel Aviv hotel raid
Israeli police report 18 dead from the assault on a Tel Aviv hotel including seven guerrillas, three Israeli soldiers and eight civilians. Bodies recovered include a German, a Dutch Israeli teen, a Swiss pair and a Somali. Authorities accuse the raid of aiming to derail Kissinger’s peace mission.
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Egypt
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Lebanon
Kissinger
Israel
Shimon Peres
Beirut
al Fatah
Yasir Arafat
Over All Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Anwar
Sadat
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Yitzhak Rabin
Golan Heights
Nixon
Kissinger Heads to Egypt Amid Middle East Peace Mission
U S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger heads to Egypt after a brief Brussels stop to discuss Cyprus and Greece. A Cairo paper reported Sadat hopeful Kissinger can secure a Sinai troop withdrawal and a Syrian front accord, while recognizing the PLO as sole representative in future talks.
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Brussels
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Kissinger
Egypt
Cyprus
Greece
Dimitrios Bitsios
London
Harold Wilson
Cairo
al Ahram
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Sinai Desert
Washington
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Palestine People
Trudeau Meets Pope at Vatican Talks
Prime Minister Trudeau held discussions with Pope Paul at the Vatican in a meeting also attended by Vatican Foreign Minister Monsignor Agostino Casaroli. Canadian officials anticipate talks on international issues including the United Nations, the Middle East, and Jerusalem.
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Vatican City
Reuter
Trudeau
Pope Paul
Vatican
Monsignor
Agostino Casaroli
United Nations
Mideast
Jerusalem
Expert warns Mackenzie pipeline harms native life in North
Dr. Stuart Jamieson told Berger inquiry the Mackenzie Valley project would yield the worst of two worlds with erosion of native culture and rising poverty. He urged a moratorium until the 1980s to gather more data and said the project would provide about $500,000 yearly to northern residents over its 20 to 25 year life.
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Gorde Sinclair
Edmonton
Yellowknife
N.W
Mackenzie Valley
Berger
Stuart Jamieson
Thomas R. Berger
Jamieson
University of British Columbia
Bus Train Collision Kills 12 In Munich Suburb
A commuter train struck a bus during morning rush in Allah suburb Munich after a crossing gate was raised prematurely. At least 12 dead, many injured including schoolchildren. train passengers unhurt. Gateman 33, on duty since January 16, under investigation as transport officials inspect scene.
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Munich
Allah
Kurt Gscheidle
Three-day siege ends with fire and death
In Leslieville Alberta a home siege ended in a fatal fire after RCMP and forces tried tear gas and warnings to extract George Brown 75 from his farm house. Police believe tear gas cannisters started the blaze. firefighters found the building too far gone.
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Leslieville
Alta
RCMP
Bob Mills
George Brown
Mills
Red Deer
Canadian Forces Base
Edmonton
Brown
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