Ontario battered by wind rain hail and snow
Strong winds rain hail and snow hit southern Ontario causing flooding evacuations along Lake St Clair and Lake Ontario shorelines. Winds up to 60 mph pushed water onto streets and homes while power outages occurred in St Thomas and Simcoe. Snowfall in Owen Sound and Haliburton could reach eight inches by Sunday with more freezing rain and hazardous driving tonight.
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Coexistence Possible Between Army Training and Gas Project
Premier Peter Lougheed said there is some possibility that the British Army training program and Alberta's proposed Suffield natural gas development can coexist. He noted his preference to have surface rights returned to the province while prioritizing access for drilling to prove up gas potential.
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Peace talks raise hope at Wounded Knee siege
A Justice Department spokesman returned from Washington to push talks with AIM leaders over the Wounded Knee occupation. Negotiations paused after Tuesday as about 200 AIM militants demanded reforms and held the village under siege with 300 marshals and FBI at roadblocks. Non resident Indians were ordered off Pine Ridge by federal authorities.
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Road Report From Medicine Hat Area Indicates Dry Conditions
The AMA reported all roads in the Medicine Hat area were bare and dry and in good driving condition at 8 a.m.
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Sharp pleads for Oppel release in Laos crisis
External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp urged Pathet Lao leaders to free Canadian missionary Lloyd Oppel who was captured Oct 28 in Laos. The Pathet Lao will consider the request as deadline looms for a new provisional government by March 23. Souvanna Phouma expressed cautious optimism about forming a government in time.
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Panhandle
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New Flexible World Currency System Debuts Next Week
Paris agrees to a floating rate framework where major currencies drift against the dollar. Officials say the goal is to keep levels broadly stable with occasional intervention to maintain orderly markets. Weaker dollar waves and a postwar crisis shape the recovery outlook as ministers expect limited rate movement when markets reopen.
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Canada
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U.S
Suffield evaluation attack sparks Alberta political clash
Social Credit Leader Werner Schmidt accuses the Lougheed government of using taxpayers money for Suffield gas resource evaluation. He calls the action socialistic and warns it could dampen private investment and signal a shift toward government dominated development. He compares the move to NDP Saskatchewan and questions future reach into other sectors.
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Suffield
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Palace bombed in Phnom Penh during Lon Nol attack
A Cambodian air force T-28 trainer piloted by a flight-school washout bombed the presidential palace in Phnom Penh in an apparent assassination attempt on President Lon Nol. Initial reports said hundreds of soldiers and dependents were killed or wounded, but Lon Nol remained unharmed and urged calm.
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Security tightened during Irish parade
Dublin residents faced a heightened security operation on St Patrick’s Day after recent bombings that killed three. Police barred parking near crowds while patrols guarded O’Connell Street and surrounding streets. London prepared for Northern Ireland policy release amid warnings of possible terrorist moves. A Protestant man was shot in Belfast and a Protestant body found in a Catholic area, raising Northern Ireland’s death toll to 752.
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