Canada signs conditional 1.1 billion Lockheed defence deal
Canada and Lockheed signed a conditional pact to acquire 18 Orion P3 LRPA aircraft for 1.1 billion dollars to replace Argus patrol planes. First delivery targeted for 1979 pending final financing by May 17 and assurances on Lockheed’s financial viability.
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Ottawa
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Canada
Orion
Argus
Northwest Atlantic
Pacific Coast
North
Defence
Jean-Pierre Goyer
William Haack
Lockheed
California
Goyer
Turkish hijacker surrenders after 22 hour plane standoff
A Turkish worker armed with a switchblade surrendered a DC-10 at Orly Airport outside Paris after 22 hours in the air. He had diverted to Marseille, then returned to Orly. all 253 passengers were released unharmed and expected to depart for Istanbul.
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Paris
France
Istanbul
Marseille
Orly
Interior Ministry
Zeti Hejsder
Zeki Eyder
Sarikamis
Turkey
Jean Vaudeville
Val de Marne
MPs trade accusations in Commons over Mirabel Dorval deals
In Ottawa Liberal ministers and Conservative MPs clashed in the Commons over leases and concessions contracts at Mirabel and Dorval near Montreal. Prime Minister Trudeau rejected a judicial inquiry, proposing a parliamentary committee instead, while Joe Clark dismissed testimony from ministers and officials as useless.
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Ottawa
Mirabel
Dorval
Montreal
Trudeau
Joe Clark
Clark
Elmer MacKay
Central Nova
MacKay
Greenland Gripes Over RCMP Visit To U S Base
Greenland authorities ask Denmark to protest to Canada after five RCMP officers were detained at Thule Air Base in January. The Americans released them the next day and Greenland suspects the mission was to monitor a Greenland expedition to Grise Fjord on Ellesmere Island.
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Copenhagen
Reuter
Greenland
Danish Foreign Ministry
Canada
RCMP
U.S
Thule
Washington
Grise Fjord
Ellesmere Island
Final agreement on Syncrude finances signed
A financing pact for the Syncrude Canada Ltd. oil sands project in Alberta was signed by the three governments and three oil firms after 15 months of negotiations. The project aims to produce 125000 barrels daily at a cost of about 2.048 billion dollars with a 15 percent federal share and multiple partners.
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Lockheed
Boeing
Edmonton
Syncrude Canada Ltd
Alberta
Don Getty
Athabasca
Ottawa
Getty
Winnipeg
Atlantic Richfield Canada Ltd
L. V. Sellars
Jack Armstrong
John Stoick
Canada
Imperial
Gulf
Malcolm Rowan
Ontario
Ken Orr
Alberta Energy Co
Syncrude
Brent Scott
Frank Spragins
Quebec extends wage decree 90 days with 55 cent raise
Quebec Gov extends the construction wage decree for 90 days preserving a 55 cent per hour raise for about 150 000 workers. The move postpones a potential right to strike and aims to avoid a patchwork of mini agreements amid regional and trade wage scales.
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Quebec
Gerald Harvey
Building Trades Council
Quebec Federation of Labor
Olympic
Harvey
QFL
Olympic Park
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Otto Lang
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Jean Marchand
Gerry Stoner
Lang
Sky Shops
Liberal
Louis Giguere
National Hockey League
Clarence Campbell
Trans-Canada
Bruce Dynes
Mike Durbeniuk
Bev Wahl
Medicine Hat
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