RCMP to halt flood victims from returning
Manitoba EMO chief says security is tightened and the April 25 evacuation order remains in force as RCMP and armed forces turn back motorists from evacuated Red River valley towns. Some evacuees may return this weekend if health and road services are prepared. Emerson residents likely Saturday. Officials caution returns could shift with rainfall. Federal talks on expanded flood compensation planned with Prime Minister Trudeau. 15 claims inspectors to assess southwestern damages. Souris River crest projections in Melita May 10 and May 21.
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Winnipeg
RCMP
Red River Valley
Manitoba
Harry Enns
Emergency Measures Organization
EMO
Enns
Emerson
Manitoba-North Dakota
Red River
Ste. Agathe
St. Adolphe
Sterling Lyon
Trudeau
Souris
Melita
Parks chief denies conflict of interest amid tender questions
Parks superintendent Rick Doyle faces accusations of using city purchasing power to aid his private landscaping business. Aldermen cite separate bills, lack of price inquiries, and a $24 000 tree order as potential conflicts and call for further committee review. Doyle denies wrongdoing, claiming lowest quotes and no city bidding on his private work.
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Rick Doyle
City of
Medicine Hat
Doyle
City Council
Ald
Pete Simpson
Simpson
Council
Ontario
Parks Department
Spruce Grove
Community Services Committee
Parks Committee
Ald. Lee Anderson
Graham Kelly
Kelly
Bee Clean
California Quake Jolts Bay Area. Strong Yet Light Damage
A second moderate earthquake in 10 days shook northern California causing fear in homes but no serious injuries or damage. Carmen Irizarry of East San Jose said the tremor scared her as foundations shook, while officials noted it was possibly the Bay Area’s strongest since 1970 near Danville.
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San Francisco
California
Carmen Irizarry
East San Jose
San Francisco Bay Area
Danville
Oakland
Jail Term Condemned by Burk and CUPW
Ken McLeod of the Medicine Hat Local of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers criticized the three month jail sentence given to national leader Jean Claude Parrot for defying a back to work order. Federal NDP candidate Lorne Burk also condemned the ruling. Parrot had led a strike in October and did not receive instructions from the national office.
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Jean-Claude Parrot
New Democratic Party
Lorne Burk
Ken McLeod
Medicine Hat
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
McLeod
Parrot Granted Bail In Defiance Of Back To Work Order
Ontario court granted bail of 250 dollars with no deposit to Jean Claude Parrot leader of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers pending appeal of a three month jail term for defying Parliament's back to work order last fall. A court spokesman said Parrot would be released once the bail order reached detention officials and likely out by late afternoon. The union leader called the act a benign crime and criticized government actions as a deliberate example against labor. Burk cited cabinet ministers and RCMP misconduct as examples of unpunished offences while democracy could be at stake. The CUPW said lawyers reviewed the act before deciding to stay off the job and Parrot's sentencing was expected to energize union efforts with management disputes ongoing.
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Toronto
Lloyd Houlden
Ontario Appeal
Jean- Claude Parrot
Parrot
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Leonard Shore
Ottawa-Carleton
Burk
Post Office
Federal Mail Service
CUPW
McLeod
Medicine Hat
Bert Hargrave
Liberal plan may delay gas price rise in Canada
Ottawa says a Liberal government would seek further postponement of natural gas price increases slated for Aug 1 1979 after a February delay. Gillespie spoke at a press conference announcing a Mexico oil purchase deal and Petro Canada’s role as middleman.
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Les Whittington
Financial Times
Ottawa
Alastair Gillespie
Mexico
Gillespie
Alberta
Amalgamation petition in Redcliff seeks union with Medicine Hat
Two Redcliff residents launch a petition urging amalgamation with Medicine Hat. Of 60 contacted, 56 favor joining, with supporters citing improved services and utilities. Petition also asks council to halt redundant capital projects and pass a formal resolution. canvassing continues over two weeks.
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Redcliff
Medicine Hat
John Pearson
Garry Miller
Miller
Pearson
Israelis Bomb Palestinian Bases in Lebanon for Third Straight Day
Israeli air force planes attack Palestinian camps in northern and southern Lebanon for a third day, then return to base after targeting guerrilla concentrations south of the Zaharani River. U S and Egypt press Israel to halt raids as Begin vows to keep up the war on terrorists.
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Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Zaharani River
United States
Egypt
Israel
Menachem Begin
U.S
Middle East
Sinai
Mohmara
Reihah
Begin
Nahariya
Elias Sarkis
Salim el Hoss
el Hoss
Beirut
Family of Arab Nations
Islamic Movement
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Manitoba Disaster Assistance Board
Parks
Oxford
Frank Webber
Burk and
Canada
Petro- Canada
Peter Robb
U.S. State Department
Washington
Samuel Lewis
Jerusalem
Butros Ghali
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