Ethiopia says troops reach frontier with Somalia in Ogaden drive
The Ethiopian ambassador to Kenya says Ethiopian forces have advanced 96 kilometres east from Jijiga toward the Somalia border as they press to crush Somali secessionists in the Ogaden. Tass and other sources note advances and a blockade of a railroad line to Addis Ababa.
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Associated Press
Ethiopia
Somalia
Jijiga
Ogaden
Mengiste Desta
Kenya
Tass
Postal employee guilty of theft in Medicine Hat case
Delbert Deminick a Medicine Hat postal worker was found guilty of theft of mail in Alberta Supreme Court. He was remanded to March 21 for a pre sentence report. He faced a maximum penalty of 10 years and was arrested hours after envelopes were found tampered with following a sewer backup.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta Supreme Court
Delbert Deminick
St. N.E
Deminick
Ronald Coward
Calgary
Dominick
Western swing a Trudeau fling
Regina reports reveal Pierre Elliott Trudeau drawing enthusiastic crowds across Alberta and Saskatchewan during aPrairie Liberal blitz. He addressed 700 University of Calgary students, met with oilmen on gas export cash flow issues, and dodged policy details while pledging support for working poor and Indian land claims.
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Regina
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Trudeau
Calgary
Athabasca
U.S
Alberta expands SHOP loans and direct lending program
Housing Minister Bill Yorke announced changes to the Alberta Home Mortgage Corporation programs. The new rules raise maximum loan and house price limits for single family and semi detached homes to 46 000 and 49 500 respectively and extend category rules. Adjustments allow higher lot costs in urban areas with AMHC loans covering part of the excess. Income eligibility remains at 19 500 with dependent-based tweaks. Information available via AMHC Lethbridge office or Treasury Branch.
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Edmonton
Alberta Home Mortgage Corporation
Bill Yorke
Fort McMurray
Tual
AMHC
Yurko
Lethbridge
Treasury Branch
Medicine Hat survey finds north of river most liked for mall
A 150 person survey shows 61 favor north of the river while 23 want a southeast location. Downtown support is 31 and 35 say no preference, with 52.6 percent satisfied with current facilities. Simpsons Sears and Hat Development propose a Dunmore Road site. council has approved in principle.
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Medicine Hat
Simpsons-Sears and Hat Development Ltd
Milt Reinhardt
Mailln
Simpsons- Sears and Hat Development
Dunmore Road
Calgary
Peeee
Gas pipeline backer signs export contract
Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Co signs a contract with Pan-Alberta Gas Ltd for up to 1.04 billion cubic feet a day of Canadian gas to U S markets via southern legs of the Alaska Alberta pipeline. Delivery could begin as early as 1979 with NEB and FERC approvals required.
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Washington
Northern Natural Gas
Pan-Alberta Gas Ltd
Calgary
Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Co
U.S
Alberta
National Energy Board of Canada
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Northwest
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
King’s Gate
B.C
Canada
Mondy
Sask
Pacific Interstate Transmission Co
Los Angeles
United Gas Pipeline Co
Houston
Saskatchewan
Pan-Alberta
National Energy Board
Captives Enter Fourth Day in Quebec Jail Siege
Seven provincial jail employees remain hostages in ST JEROME Quebec as delicate negotiations persist with three convicts holding them. Authorities reject a demand to add two mediators including a convict’s brother to talks to secure the release of six guards and the jail's assistant director.
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Pablo Fenives
ST. Jerome
Que
Laurentian Foothills
Driver injured in icy College Drive crash
A 16-year-old youth, Drew Barnes, suffered serious injuries when his car lost control on ice on the College Drive hill and struck a lamp standard. Barnes, of 1376 24th St. S.E., was airlifted to Calgary. a 16-year-old passenger, Brenda Biddell of 384th St. N.E., had superficial facial injuries. The crash was reported at 12 04 a.m. and Barnes remained in serious condition.
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College Drive
Drew Barnes
24Th St. S.E
Calgary
Foothills Hospital
Barnes
Brenda Biddell
St. N.E
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Roland Simard
Lucien Jacques
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Dorchester
N.B
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