Western premiers debate Quebec status in new Confederation talks
Alberta premier Peter Lougheed and Saskatchewan premier Allan Blakeney urged Western leadership at the Canada West Foundation unity conference to consider special status for Quebec and to pursue flexible federalism. Blakeney warned against foreign ownership and urged a stronger Canadian identity while cautioning against bilingualism backlashes.
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Banff
Alta
Quebec
Canada
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Saskatchewan
Allan Blakeney
Lougheed
Blakeney
Canada United
Canada West Foundation
Western Canada
Toronto
Ontario
B.C
Bill Bennett
Victoria
Manitoba
Sterling Lyon
Violence Tense After Namibian Chief Kapuuo Assassination
Police rushed reinforcements to Katatura to curb clashes between rival factions after the assassination of Clemens Kapuuo, Herero leader and moderate SWAPO ally. SWAPO denied involvement while authorities blamed the group for the killings amid regional tensions and retaliatory fears.
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Windhoek
Katatura
Clemens Kapuuo
South-West Africa
Namibia
Victor Verster
W. E.K. Johannes
Ovamboland
Lusaka
Zambia
SWAPO
Sam Nujoma
Kapuuo
Verster
Democratic Turnhaile Alliance
South-West Africa People's Organization
Toivo
PLO vows aid to UN force in Lebanon
Yasser Arafat pledged the PLO would cooperate with the United Nations interim force in Lebanon and help Israeli withdrawal after a 90 minute meeting with UN commander Maj. Gen. Em mann Erskine. He said Palestinians would stop firing from their positions and support the mission.
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Beirut
Reuter
Yasser Arafat
United Nations
Lebanon
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Emmanuel Erskine
United Nations Interim Force
Erskine
Palestine
Abbassiye
Tyre
Selim al- Hoss
Elias Sarkis
Airport opening postponed amid Tokyo airport violence
Tokyo postpones Narita international airport opening after militants destroy the control tower and threaten more attacks. Cabinet orders forceful security measures. new opening target set for May with mid April repairs to radar and communications. Thousands of police guard Narita as airlines, customs and travel agencies adjust plans.
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Tokyo
Narita
Takeo Fukuda
Kenji Fukunaga
Fukada
Kyodo
Customs and Immigration
Haneda
Expert says Soviet sub pen built in Cuba near Cienfuegos
London AP reports British specialist Robert Moss claims U N Soviet submarine pen is rising at Cienfuegos on Cuba's south coast based on aerial surveillance. Moss cites Western observers and says construction began in 1971, paused after Nixon warning, and resumed under Carter. U S defence department denies the Moss claim.
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London
U.S
Cuba
Soviet Union
Cienfuegos
Caribbean
Robert Moss
Daily Telegraph
Washington
Defence Department
Moss
Richard Nixon
Carter
Begin's popularity slips to 59.4 percent in mid-February poll
In Jerusalem a Haaretz commissioned poll by the Public Opinion Research Institute finds Prime Minister Menachem Begin's support down about 20 points since December to 59.4 percent with 16.5 percent dissatisfied. The survey did not include his Washington trip or the Lebanon invasion.
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Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Haaretz
Public Opinion Research Institute
Begin
Washington
South
Lebanon
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Jean Chretien
River Heights
Dan Lander
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Ezer Weizman
Litani
Israel
Khardal
Garsada
Dan Duguid
Air Canada
Winnipeg
Medicine Hat
Lukowich
Norway
Switzerland
Takenori Kato
Public Safety Commission
Japan Air Lines
Japan Travel Bureau
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