Lalonde chides Lougheed on oil stand in Calgary
Federal Energy Minister Marc Lalonde chided Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed after his oil price threat, saying no threats help negotiations. Lalonde urged cooperation for a new pricing agreement by July 1 and raised constitutional concerns about provincial control over oil use outside Alberta. He noted industry worries over the northern development tax deduction and signaled a decision in April.
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Garry Fairbairn
Calgary
Marc Lalonde
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Lalonde
Merv Leitch
Canada
Iran halts gas exports to Russia over pricing dispute
Iran has stopped natural gas exports to the Soviet Union after a pricing dispute. Oil Minister Ali Akbar Moinfar said exports were cut 10 days ago to repair the pipeline and negotiations on higher gas prices failed. Iran seeks about 3.64 dollars per million BTU, far above the prior 63 cents, with Moscow reportedly willing to pay more but wary of raising prices for its own customers.
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Bob Douglas
Tehran
Iran
Soviet Union
Ali Akbard Moinfar
Moinfar
Moscow
U.S
Europe
Supreme Court blocks release of uranium cartel documents
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously refused Gulf Oil’s bid to obtain top secret cartel documents. The court upheld federal public policy against enforcing foreign law in Canadian courts, denying Gulf access while allowing Chicago and California suits to proceed. Westinghouse, the plaintiff, seeks billions in damages over alleged price fixing from 1972 to 1975. Gulf argues Canadian papers prove its companies were compelled into the cartel by the Canadian government.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Gulf Oil Corp
Pittsburgh
Canada
High Court
U.S
Gulf
Westinghouse
Gulf Oil Canada
Gulf Minerals
United States
Islamic party leads in Iran parliament race runoff set
Tehran returns show Abolhassan Bani Sadr followers ahead in seven Tehran districts while the Islamic Republican party leads in none. Across 79 outside Tehran districts the Islamic party and allies win 34 seats, Bani Sadr 16, independents 21. Runoffs on April 4 will decide remaining majority.
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Tehran
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Iran
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Bani Sadr
Islamic Republican Party
Islamic Party
Quebec Liberal Leader Sees Early Momentum For Referendum
Quebec Liberal leader Claude Ryan acknowledged PQ momentum in campaigning for sovereignty association. He said federalist effort will gain force after Easter and noted lack of direct voter contact as a weakness. He questioned polls favoring PQ and warned Trudeau would not accept a PQ mandate to negotiate.
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VAL D’or
Que
Quebec
Claude Ryan
Chamber of Commerce
Ryan
Trudeau
Canada
Calls for royal commission to root out national crime network
Montreal crime figure Jim Dubro urges Ottawa to establish a royal commission to uproot organized crime he says is thriving nationwide except Quebec, where a provincial inquiry has disrupted the underworld. He cites Toronto and Vancouver as new hubs and notes the Connections TV series and book boosted awareness.
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Montreal
Trudeau
Jim Dubro
Canada
Quebec
Toronto
Vancouver
Connections
CBC
Dubro
Quebec Police Commission
Paolo Violi
Violi
Pipeline start proposed for Alaska Highway section
The Northern Pipeline Agency commissioner Mitchell Sharp urged Ottawa to ease financing rules and issue an order in council to begin prebuilding the southern Canadian portion of the Alaska Highway gas line. He said Foothills Pipe Lines would only need to show full financing is attainable, not guaranteed for the entire project.
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Ottawa
Alaska Highway
Northern Pipeline Agency
Mitchell Sharp
Foothills Pipe Lines (Yukon) Ltd
Calgary
Canada
United States
Sharp
U.S
Alaska
Foothills
National Energy Board
Space Research Corp faces charges in Canada
Canadian prosecutors plan to ask a Montreal judge to press charges against Space Research Corp for allegedly illegally selling arms to South Africa in violation of embargoes. The firm, once on the Vermont Quebec border, faces probes in Canada and the United States.
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Burlington, Vt
Free Press
Space Research Corp
Vermont-Quebec
Canada
United States
South Africa
Montreal
The
United Nations Security Council
World sports festival planned for Moscow boycott
Canada the United States and 10 other countries agree to stage a world sports festival for Moscow boycott athletes. White House adviser Lloyd Cutler says events would be held after the Moscow Games in July, televised worldwide and financed by TV rights. Sites and events not disclosed. not an anti Olympic move.
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Geneva
Reuter
Canada
United States
White House
Lloyd Cutler
Cutler
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Afl-Cio
Nero
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Kansas City Times
John Spink
Parti Quebecois
Royal Commission
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