Iran hostage crisis seen moving toward quick political resolution
Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh told Paris radio that negotiations over the about 50 hostages in Tehran will speed up as Iran approaches parliamentary elections. He faulted the UN commission for leaving Tehran early, saying public support for militants has waned. The 131st day of captivity marked for the Americans, while U.S. and UN officials urged patience and pursued continued talks.
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Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Tehran
Ghotbzadeh
Paris
UN Investigating Commission
Telegraph
U.S. Air Force
Soviet Union
Iran
Gy Ghotbzadeh
Khomeini
Washington
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Vance
New York
Kurt Waldheim
Commission
Carter Ad
Mohamed Bedjaoui
Louis- Edmond Petitti
France
MacDonald to push broader veteran pension bill in Ottawa
Ottawa Liberal Dan MacDonald vows to introduce legislation expanding veterans pension benefits war veterans allowances and civilian war allowances. He plans to build on last year’s PC bill while awaiting cabinet duties and continues support for moving the veterans affairs HQ to Charlottetown, a plan he says aids regional deployment.
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Ottawa
Dan MacDonald
Liberal Veterans Affairs
MacDonald
Commons
Pierre Trudeau
Prince Edward Island
Allan McKinnon
Veterans Affairs Department
Charlottetown
Royal Canadian Legion
McKinnon
Canadian Pension Commission
Veterans Department
Italy
P.E.I
Cardigan
RCMP urged to seek law-changing power for police
RCMP commissioner urged override legislation allowing officers to break laws in pursuit of criminals. Simmonds testified before the McDonald royal commission, arguing police need access to government data and discretion to act beyond strict legality in emergencies. He warned officers may fear saving lives due to legal constraints. The commission chair rejected this view, defending police duty to act in emergencies.
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Ottawa
RCMP
R. H. Simmonds
McDonald Royal Commission
Simmonds
Guy Gilbert
David McDonald
Commission
Alberta Supreme Court
Brzezinski accuses Soviet Afghanistan talks of smokescreen
President Carter's security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski labeled Moscow's Afghan negotiation proposal as a tactic to retain control. He cited troop increases and permanent billets, deplored violence in villages, and warned of possible toxic weapon use while urging Europe and Japan to join U S actions against the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Carter
Afghanistan
Brzezinski
Europe
Japan
United States
Soviet Union
Thatcher restricts Olympic leaves amid Moscow boycott dispute
Britain cuts automatic leaves for government workers on the Olympic squad and will not sponsor servicemen, deepening a rift with the British Olympic Association. Embassies and liaison officials are withdrawn as the government weighs participation amid the Afghan intervention protest.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Afghanistan
Defence Ministry
British Olympic Association
Foreign Office
Moscow
Association
Dick Palmer
Saskatchewan budget goals players on taxes and natives
Saskatchewan unveils balanced budget with 2 billion in expenditures and a three cent hike on a pack of cigarettes. The budget adds a 31 million program for natives, construction funding via Crown corporations, and a contingency fund for uranium mine risks. Elderly receive up to 50 dollar income tax cut and child tax credits rise to 50 dollars.
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Alan Arbuckle
Regina
Saskatchewan
Ed Tchorzewski
Tchorzewski
Landbank
Canada United States sign gas expansion pact
U S federal land office and Pacific Gas Transmission sign a deal to extend pipeline capacity over federal lands in Idaho and Washington to bring Canadian gas to Southern California by next year. The plan includes 257 kilometers of new line to boost daily gas flow by 240 million cubic feet, paving the way for Alaskan gas to reach California in the mid 1980s.
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Sacramento
Calif
U.S. Federal Land Agency
California
James Ruch
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Harry Prudhomme
Pacific Gas Transmission Co
Federal Land
Idaho
Washington
Ruch
Pacific Gas Transmission
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Alberta
Southern California Gas Co
Eastport
Stanfield
Ore
Jury acquits Ford in three reckless homicide counts
A Winamac Indiana jury acquits Ford Motor Co. on three charges of reckless homicide linked to the 1978 deaths of three teen girls when their Pinto exploded after a rear impact. The verdict ends a landmark criminal case against a manufacturer for a product defect.
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Winamac, Ind
Ford Motor Co
Indiana
Harold Staffeldt
Cosentino
DePoe, CBC-TV commentator, dies at 62 in Toronto
Norman DePoe, 62, longtime CBC-TV news commentator famed for his gravelly voice and analysis, died after weeks in hospital. He served as Ottawa correspondent from 1960 to his 1978 retirement, covering major Canadian and world events including the Washington Freedom March, Churchill's funeral, and 31 elections. His voice reportedly developed during an Ottawa press gallery rehearsal.
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Toronto
Norman DePoe
Cbc-Tv
DePoe
Ottawa
Washington
Sir Winston Churchill
Lester
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Thatcher
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