AGCL President defends methanol trading stance amid ITC review
John Loporto, president of Alberta Gas Chemicals Ltd., reaffirmed the company’s stance that it does not dump methanol in the U.S. market. He said ITC hearings in May and a June decision will test the treasury finding that AGCL’s U.S. sales carry a 59 percent price discount versus Canada, amid a Du Pont ant dumping suit.
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John Loporto
Alberta Gas Chemicals Ltd
Loporto
Parsippany
N.J
AGCL
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S
Treasury Department
E.J. du Pont de Nemours and Co
Canada
International Trade Commission
ITC
United States International Trade Commission
United States
E.I du Pont de
Fident
du Pont
Bomb kills Tory MP Airey Neave outside British Commons
Airey Neave Conservative MP for Abingdon died after a half-pound bomb exploded at the entrance to Westminster parking. The Provisional IRA claimed responsibility with a London-committed attack as MPs debated a bill. Police hunted a scooter suspect. Neave was reported dead on arrival at Westminster Hospital.
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British Commons
London
Airey Neave
Northern Ireland
House of Commons
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Belfast
By Neave
Palace of Westminster
River Thames
Neave
Abingdon
Berkshire
London Am
Bulance
Westminster Hospital
Palace Yard
Bill Frost
Westminster Hall
Quebecair F-27 crash kills sixteen on takeoff near Quebec City
Investigators sift through debris after a Quebecair F-27 turboprop crashes on takeoff for Montreal killing 16 of 24 aboard. The right engine fault was reported, the plane broke apart on a hillside near Ste. Foy. crews fight to reach injured passengers as officials open inquiries.
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Quebec City
Ste. Foy
Quebec
Crossen
Montreal
Quebecair
Derek Crossen
Federal Transport Department
J. Armand Drouin
NHL approves new plan for four WHA teams to join
The NHL board of governors approved a revised expansion plan adding four World Hockey Association clubs for next season. The WHA teams Montreal, New England, Quebec, Winnipeg or Edmonton will join the NHL, boosting the league to 21 teams while Cincinnati Stingers and Birmingham Bulls fold. Irving Grundman said the governors voted in favor and officials would notify the WHA for its acceptance. The timing of official WHA action was not announced.
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NEW York
National Hockey League
Board of
World Hockey Association
New England Whalers
Quebec Nordiques
Winnipeg Jets
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
Cincinnati Stingers
Birmingham Bulls
Montreal Canadiens
Irving Grundman
WHA
Iranians Begin Voting On Islamic Republic Proposal
Iranians started casting ballots to decide on abolishing the monarchy and establishing an Islamic republic. Officials predicted around 12 million of 18.7 million voters would participate across 80,000 polling places with high approval expected despite opposition and uprisings. First results slated for Sunday.
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Tehran
Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Tehran University
Clark says top minister could approve illegal acts
In a brief news conference in Kitchener Joe Clark said the RCMP may commit illegal acts with approval from a senior cabinet minister who would bear responsibility. He tied his remarks to the McDonald royal commission and urged a fast release of findings while defending national unity as a campaign issue.
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Kitchener
Ont
Joe Clark
RCMP
Clark
McDonald Royal Commission
Royal Commission
Trudeau
Toronto
Thunder Bay
Evacuation Ordered For Pregnant Women And Preschoolers Near Three Mile Island
Gov. Thornburgh ordered the evacuation of preschool children and pregnant women within eight kilometers of the Three Mile Island plant after a new radioactivity release. Schools were closed and traffic and business activity surged as officials debated the cause and extent of the release while urging calm and avoiding panic.
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Three Miles Land
Harrisburg
Dick Thornburgh
Three Mile Island
Kampala under siege as Amin loyalists resist Tanzanian push
Evacuations flood Kampala as Tanzanian forces and Ugandan exiles close in within 13 kilometres of the capital. Residents flee in long lines while shells fall with limited reported fighting inside the city. No confirmed fall of Kampala yet.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Idi Amin
Kampala
Nairobi
Amin
Arua
Uganda
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
John Comey
Pensylvania Emergency Management Agency
Paul Critchlow
Frank Ingram
Washington
Critchlow
Ingram
E.C. McCabe
Natete
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