Lougheed Defends Education Spending Amid Student Protests
Premier Peter Lougheed defends Alberta higher education funding as 2,000 students protest tuition hikes. He cites government spending per capita and calls the demonstration a tool of democracy while urging reassessment and possible reforms to admissions and budgets without promising new money. University leaders and student groups pressed for more support and loan terms.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Voice of Doom
Peter Lougheed
University of Alberta
Harry Gunning
Lougheed
Boards of Governors
Elderly Couple Harassed by Vandal Teens
Lem Auong and his wife Lee, aged 66 and 65, report nightly vandalism by four youths aged 12 to 15. Windows, lights, and a pickup truck were damaged, costing hundreds of dollars. Police have limited action and the couple fear for safety while seeking city attention and parental intervention.
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Lem Quong
Lem Auong
Lee
Ninth St. S.E
Quong
Israel raids in Lebanon intensify as regional leaders react
The conflict widens with Israeli jets hitting northern Lebanon as PLO asserts 79 casualties among its fighters while Israel reports far fewer losses. Arafat vows to block a guerrilla free zone as Sadat and Hoss call for measures to stop the aggression.
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Selim el Hoss
Beirut
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Marjayoun
Klein
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Mediterranean
Mount Hermon
Former Italian premier Aldo Moro kidnapped by gunmen
Aldo Moro Italy's prominent politician and Christian Democrat leader was seized in Rome by gunmen who killed five guards. The Red Brigades claimed responsibility amid a nationwide manhunt and heightened security. Moro, 61, had been a leading candidate for Italy's presidency and broker of a center-left accord with the communists.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Italy
Christian Democrat
Red Brigades
Moro
Leonardo da Vinci
Fiumicino
Turin
Giovanni Leone
Giovanni de Matteo
Europe
Common Market
Roy Jenkins
Christian Democrats
Andreotti
Plane Crash Near Brooks Claims Pilot Harvey Northon
A Cessna 172 crashed on Lake Newell eight kilometres south of Brooks Alberta killing pilot Harvey Northon of Great Falls Montana. The crash occurred after a 2 21 p m departure from Lethbridge with contact lost at 3 15 p m amid a sudden snowstorm. This is the second fatal crash in the area in under a week with four others killed nearby on Monday near Tilley.
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Brooks
Alta
Here
Harvey Northon
Great Falls
Mont
Alberta
RCMP
Consort
Lake Newell
Northon
Lethbridge
Tilley
Tory Criticizes Farm Policy In Parliament
Progressive Conservative agriculture critic John Wise told the Commons farm income has fallen to levels seen six years earlier due to government policy, urging trade pacts and higher tariffs. Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan defended the government, while MPs debated a motion to stabilize producer income with limited votes.
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Ottawa
John Wise
the Commons
Eugene Whelan
New Democrat and Social Credit Party
Agriculture Department
Wise
Ontario
Whelan
Derek Blackburn
NDP
Brant
Blackburn
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Bill Sass
Dan Lander
Naqoura
Mahmoud Labady
Arkoub
Labady
Tyre
Damour
Menachem Begin
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