Oil laden Kurdistan sections to be pumped or sunk decision today
Halifax based officials will decide whether to tow the Kurdistan stern and bow sections to sheltered water and pump out about 29,662 tons of bunkers oil or sink the sections in deep water. Coast guard and Canadian Forces engage in rescue and spill assessment as weather limits operations.
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Point Valiant
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Canada
Arrow
Canso Strait
Cape Breton
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St. John’s
Greenpeace Foundation
Greenpeace
Ed Chavies
Boston
Chavies
Labrador
Withdrawal claims clash with Vietnam siege reports
Hua Guofeng announced the end of China's invasion begun February 17 in a meeting in Beijing with Japan’s Ryokichi Minobe. Hanoi Radio said heavy fighting persisted in Cao Bang with hundreds of Chinese troops reported killed in Ta Hu Xin. Vietnam and Laos reports questioned withdrawal and boundary actions.
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Hua Kuo-feng
Vietnam
Laos
Hua
China
Communist Party
Peking
Tokyo
Ryokichi Minobe
Japan
Kyodo
Hanoi Radio
Cao Bang
Ta Hu Xin
Treu presses for RCMP probe after acquittal
Alexander Peter Treu, the ex air defence engineer acquitted of Official Secrets Act charges, seeks federal inquiry into RCMP involvement in framing him as a Chinese spy. His lawyer says Treu received a threat to drop the case unless silent. The inquiry has promised to review the prosecution, while a separate bid for damages faces government resistance.
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Quebec
Alexander Peter Treu
RCMP
McDonald
Treu
Michel Chabot
Chabot
NATO
Europe
Justice
Marc Lalonde
Commons
Lalonde
Iran’s Hoveida trial opens to invited audience
In Tehran a secret to public shift marks the trial of former premier Amir Abbas Hoveida before an Islamic tribunal at Qasr prison. The 57 year old faces charges including spying for the United States as Bazargan warns against inhuman proceedings while protests grow over women’s rights.
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Iran
Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal
Tehran
Hoveida
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Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Khomeini
Revolutionary Committee
Mehdi Bazargan
Qasr
United States
U.S
Kate Miller
Intercontinental Hotel
Moores Defends Seal Hunt Amid British Debate
Newfoundland Premier Frank Moores urged Britons to assess facts over emotion in the seal hunt dispute. In The Guardian he argued seals are not endangered and that Canadian veterinary and international reviews deem current pup-killing methods humane. He linked the hunt to Newfoundland livelihoods and a resource-based economy, noting Canada's overall quotas and ongoing sealing activity near Newfoundland as Greenpeace protesters depart or plan future actions.
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London
Reuter
Newfoundland
Frank Moores
Guardian
Moores
Canada
International Fisheries Commission
U.S. delegation heads to Middle East to win Arab support
A four member U S delegation led by Zbigniew Brzezinski will visit Saudi Arabia and Jordan to persuade leaders to back the Egypt Israel peace treaty. The talks aim to deter an Arab economic boycott and emphasize mutual interests.
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U.S
Middle East
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Israel
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
White House
Vid C. Jones
Joint Chiefs of Military Staff
Carter
Chip
Jody Powell
Italy marks anniversary of Moro kidnapping
In Rome and Bologna ceremonies marked the first anniversary of Aldo Moro's kidnapping by the Red Brigades. Tens of thousands attended prayers and commemorations while Eleonora Moro and her son joined masses. President Pertini called Moro Italy’s greatest politician and a symbol of terrorism’s drama. Authorities charged 13 suspects with the crime.
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Italy
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Bologna
Press Association
Via Fani
Moro
Christian Democrat Party
Via Caetani
Eleonora
Giovanni
Sandro Pertini
Corrando Alunni
Alunni
Red Brigades
Quebec economic summit proposes Crown takeover and tax breaks
At the third session of Quebec's economic summit, leaders from business and labor urged solutions to investment woes. Norbert Rodrigue backed Crown corporations to manage insurance funds, while Bombardier's Laurent Beaudoin pressed for tax incentives and profit sharing. Germain Perreault called for government aid to revive Montreal amid outflow of capital to other regions. Finance Minister Parizeau noted a favorable dollar and potential investment surge, as firms face under-capitalization and high debt. Bernard Landry warned multinational firms may hinder Quebec exports.
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Quebec
Norbert Rodrigue
Confederation of National Trade Unions
Rodrigue
Laurent Beaudoin
Bombardier Inc
Beaudoin
Germain Perreault
Bank Canadian National
Montreal
Toronto
Canada
Perreault
Jacques Parizeau
Bernard Landry
Deputy Speaker Jean Guy Cardinal Critical in Quebec Hospital
Jean Guy Cardinal deputy speaker of the Quebec national assembly remained in critical condition at Hotel Dieu hospital after collapsing in his office. The Parti Quebecois member for Prevost, 54, suffered lung and kidney infection with last rites administered as a precaution. Cardinal entered politics in 1967 and narrowly missed premier in 1969.
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Quebec National Assembly
Jean- Guy Cardinal
Cardinal
Parti Quebecois
Prevost
Montreal
Hotel- Dieu Hospital
Union Nationale
Daniel Johnson
Johnson
Jean-Jacques Bertrand
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