Medicine Hat eyes coal powered future with gasification study
The city partners with three private firms and the province on a 2000000 study to evaluate coal gasification of Seven Persons reserves as a natural gas substitute. If viable, Seven Persons becomes a major Alberta coal town and a gas plant may power petrochemical plants and city facilities.
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Medicine Hat
Ald
George Davison
Seven Persons
Alberta
Davison
North America
Scott
Plan for Moro trade raises hostage exchange hope
Officials say a letter from Aldo Moro, written by a leading Christian Democratic figure, signals a possible demand by Red Brigades to swap Moro for imprisoned terrorist leaders on trial in Turin. The kidnapped premier hints at prisoner exchanges while asserting a state of necessity to save lives.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Turin
Italy
Christian Democratic Party
Moro
Luciano Infelisi
Chile
Augusto
Pinochet
Leonid
Brezhnev
Luis Corvalan
Vladimir Bukovsky
Israel
Germany
Red Brigades
Europe
Weizman Meets Sadat in Cairo for Talks
Israeli Defence Minister Ezer Weizman arrived in Cairo and met President Anwar Sadat but Cairo radio reported no progress toward resuming peace talks. Egypt’s War Minister Mohammed Abdel Ghani el-Gamassy awaited at the airport with a helicopter.
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Cairo
Ezer Weizman
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Mohammed Abdel Ghani el-Gamassy
Weizman
Sinai Desert
Communications conference ends with spirit of cooperation
In Charlottetown a federal provincial meeting on cable TV pay TV and interconnection closed with vows of civilized cooperation. Quebec and other provinces pressed for provincial control of pay TV while Sauve eyed rapid bill passage, but timing may push implementation back.
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Charlottetown
Allan Warrack
Alberta
Ottawa
Jeanne Sauve
O'Neill
Carter stresses friendship with Brazil amid sharp differences
President Carter told Brazil that the United States and Brazil remain friends while reserving the right to disagree vigorously at times. He urged candor and understanding as ties between the two nations are discussed with Brazil's military leader Ernesto Geisel. The visit then moves to Nigeria for a first state visit by a U.S. president to black Africa.
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Brasilia
Carter
Brazil
United States
U.S
Ernesto Geisel
Rosalynn
Amy
Rio de Janeiro
Nigeria
Africa
Medicine Hat to get 1.758 million for road work in 1978
Medicine Hat will receive 1,758,000 dollars from the province for arterial roadway capital assistance in 1978. Part of the funds will start bridge twinning on the Trans-Canada Highway with design approval moving to a fourth priority.
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Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Hugh Horner
Dumore
NDP vows to fight for votes in Alberta election bid
Alberta NDP leader Grant Notley predicts a possible election year battle with the Tories. Ray Martin seeks Edmonton Norwood seat, with 25 candidates already lined up and a target of 50 in the field by fall. Notley cites discontent over Tory land-use rules environment policy and rising costs as campaign flashpoints.
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Edmonton
Tories
Grant Notley
Alberta New Democrats
NDP
Ray Martin
Martin
Catherine Chichak
Edmonton- Norwood
Alberta
Notley
Social Credit
Bob Clark
Red Deer
Environment Conservation Authority
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Lascar Ltd
Fluor Canada Ltd
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Bill Scott
First Street
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Christie Ginn
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Julia Moen
Frank Webber
Sadat
Louis O'Neill
Quebec
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commision
CRTC
Supreme Court of Canada
Lebanon
United Nations
Menachem Begin
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Jordan
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al Ahram
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