Ministers fail to agree on oil pricing plan
Ottawa reports that before month’s end consumers will learn how much more they will pay after July 1 for gasoline heating fuel natural gas and other oil products. The first ministers conference failed to agree on an oil price increase and Prime Minister Trudeau said a decision will come within three weeks. Ottawa may set a new price in talks with Alberta and Saskatchewan or act under price fixing legislation.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Olympics are Canada event say Newfoundland premier
Premier Frank Moores told a Montreal gala that the 1976 Summer Olympics are a Canadian event and the responsibility of all Canadians. Governor General Leger echoed the sentiment noting the Games belong to Canada, not Montreal.
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Montreal
Frank Moores
Newfoundland
Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Moores
Canada
Inter- Service Clubs Council
Jules Leger
Leger
Olympic Stadium
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Legers
Toller Cranston
Kathy Preisner
Ginette Reno
Munich
Olympic Village
Cod War Brings Eight Collisions Off Iceland
London says eight collisions occurred between British frigates and Icelandic patrol vessels in a night described as the worst of the Cod War. Mermaid holed after a clash with Baldur. Tyr damaged after several encounters with Falmouth. No injuries reported as Britain boosts naval protection and dispatches more ships.
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Reuter
British
Defence Ministry
Iceland
Baldur
Tyr
Falmouth
Britain
Quake kills hundreds in northeast Italy towns near Tagliamento
About 300 people were believed killed as a powerful earthquake hit northeast Italy. Dozens of towns along the Tagliamento River Valley were devastated and towns like Maiano and Forgaria faced heavy damage. Police reported numerous casualties and ongoing rescue work with army and fire units aiding.
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Italy
Yugoslavia
Austria
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Tagliamento
Rome
Alps
Adriatic
Piazza San Marco
Maiano
Forgaria
Buia
Osoppo
San Pietro di Ramagna
Collaredo
Mexico City Terror Attack Kills Nine Police Guards and Attendants
The five attackers, described as a tall blonde man and a woman in black, killed nine law enforcement officers in Lindavista while guarding a furniture family. Police say the group claimed ties to the 23rd of September League and fled by car after the restaurant assault.
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Mexico City
Treasury Department
Chihuahua
Mexico
Lindavista
Bank
Treasury
Olegdrio Vazquez Rana
Vazquezes
Federal
MacKay rejects Marchand allegations over private detectives
Ottawa CP report says Environment Minister Jean Marchand claimed he was followed by private detectives. Elmer MacKay dismissed the charge as ludicrous and defended party actions in the Sky Shops tender affair. Parliament debates possible use of covert tactics and investigations into MPs.
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Ottawa
Elmer MacKay
Environment
Jean Marchand
MacKay
Transport Department
Marchand
Transport
Commons
Warren Allmand
Conservative Party
Sky Shops
Joe Clark
Serge Joyal
L— Montreal- Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Norm Casik
L—Ontario
Ron Basford
RCMP
Sky Shops Export Ltd
Montreal
Quebec
Trudeau
Louis Giguere
L—Quebec
British SAS soldiers held in Ireland face charges after border crossing
Eight British SAS members in civilian clothes, two in jackets, were arrested 500 yards inside the Irish Republic after a border incursion. Bail set at 9,250 dollars each. trial date not yet set. London regrets the incursion citing a map error.
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Reuter
Irish Republic
Britain
Special Air Service
SAS
Northern Ireland
London
Special Criminal Court
Ireland
Robert Brown
Ina
Republic
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Diefenbaker warns of Soviet drive and Rhodesia risks
Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker urged Canada to oppose Soviet expansion and Cuban intervention in Angola. He warned of Rhodesia’s resource fight and criticized Trudeau for casts, Sky Shops issues, and proposed constitutional changes while speaking in Winnipeg.
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John Diefenbaker
Soviet Union
Canada
Women’s Canadian Club
Diefenbaker
Trudeau
Angola
United Stats
Castro
United Nations
Rhodesia
Free World
Ottawa
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Prince Edward Island
Seven Persons Creek
Public Works Department
Frank Webber
Cod
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