Relatives alerted as Falklands war toll rises
Relatives of 87 crew aboard the Sheffield were told their men were dead or missing after an Argentine missile struck the destroyer off the Falklands. Britain prepared possible retaliation against Argentina's carrier 25th of May as Prime Minister Thatcher met an emergency cabinet.
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Falkland Islands
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Defence
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House of Commons
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Buenos Aires
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British Defence Ministry
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Stanley
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Pym pushes joint peace bid for Falklands ceasefire
Foreign Secretary Francis Pym said Britain and the United States are pursuing an early ceasefire in the Falklands crisis and withdrawing Argentine forces. He cited talks with Haig and urged a diplomatic solution amid recent naval losses and UN efforts. Thatcher’s cabinet met as casualties rise and mediation falters.
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Falkland Islands
Francis Pym
U.S
South Atlantic
Pym
House of Commons
Alexander Haig
General Belgrano
Sheffield
Defence Ministry
Defence
John Nott
Atlantic
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
Ian McDonald Grimly
Falklands
Haig
United Nations
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Argentina
Canadian labor leaders say no wage restraint deal
Finance Minister Allan MacEachen was told by Dennis McDermott and other top Canadian Labor Congress officials that there will be no voluntary wage restraints as federal taxes have already reduced workers salaries.
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Allan MacEachen
Dennis McDermott
Canadian Labor Congress
Islanders win to reach Stanley Cup final
The New York Islanders defeated the Quebec Nordiques 4-2 in Quebec to advance to the Stanley Cup final. The Vancouver Canucks must win one more game against the Chicago Black Hawks to join them, as reported across pages.
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New York Islanders
Quebec Nordiques
Quebec
Vancouver Canucks
Chicago Black Hawks
France urges UN settlement to Falkland crisis
France calls for an immediate halt to Britain Argentina fighting over the Falklands and urges UN Security Council Resolution 502 be strictly implemented. Paris asks the UN to direct a resumption of negotiations after hostilities end and notes France supports temporary EC sanctions against Argentina.
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Falkland Islands
United Nations
South Atlantic Islands
France
Argentina
Falklands
Opposition attacks rise as Commons energy debate extends
Opposition MPs push constant attacks on government energy and economic policies in a marathon Commons session that could extend another day. Key leaders blame Liberal policy for an economic crisis while Liberals defend self sufficiency goals and note related project setbacks.
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Kirk Lapointe
Ottawa
Progressive Conservatives
New Democrats
Joe Clark
Clark
Allands
Alberta
Bill Kempling
Probed Prostitutes Tied to PQ Spy Ring In Ottawa Theft Case
Former RCMP officer testifies that a Parti Quebecois spy ring used prostitutes to recruit federal MPs and senior officials to gain classified information in the early 1970s. He described contacts, surveillance, and a plan linked to separatist aims and a 1973 theft of the PQ master membership list.
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Parti Quebecois
Robert Potvin
Quebec
Potvin
Claude Vermette
Ottawa
Hull
Canada
Jacques Parizeau
Parizeau
Energy bill feared to threaten rule of law in Canada
Ottawa lawyers and oil executives warned a sweeping energy bill gives cabinet broad powers to grant exploration incentives to Canadian owned firms. They said the measure could violate the Charter and bar court appeals, complicating ownership checks amid a rise in foreign-controlled oil and gas activity.
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Ottawa
Canadian Bar Association
Emilio Binavince
Association
Special Commons Energy Committee
Binavince
Canada
William Winterton
Gulf Canada Ltd
William Gatenby
Texaco Canada Resources Ltd
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