SE Japanese may restrict auto exports Gray
Federal Industry Minister Herb Gray said Japan may voluntarily limit auto exports to aid North American industry. He noted talks between Prime Ministers Trudeau and Suzuki increased optimism Canada will avoid unilateral action. Canada aims to maintain jobs and a 1.6 billion trade surplus with Japan and will act if Japan does not limit exports.
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Southam
Ottawa
Japan
Herb Gray
Gray
Pierre Trudeau
Zenko Suzuki
Canada
Canadi
Algeria
Trudeau
Mitterrand Wins as French Stocks Tumble After Vote
Socialist Francois Mitterrand’s victory over Valery Giscard d Estaing sparked a major stock market selloff. The Bourse fell about nine percent as traders feared nationalization moves and a Communist cabinet role, while the franc weakened and gold prices rose.
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Francois Mitterand
Valery Giscard d
France
Mitterrand
U.S
Bank of France
Interior Ministry
Giscard d’Estaing
Schmidt Defeated as West Berlin Elects CDU Landslide
West Berlin voters backed the Christian Democrats led by Hans-Jochen Vogel in a major postwar defeat for Schmidt's Social Democrats. The SPD won 38.4 percent, FDP fell to 5.6 percent, CDU up to 47.9 percent, sparking talk of coalition realignment and Vogel announcing resignation to lead the party in opposition.
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West Berlin
Reuter
Helmut Schmidt
Social Democratic Party
Schmidt
Free Democrats
Social Democrats
Berlin
Christian Democrats
Hans-Jochen Vogel
Begin warns air strike if Syria missiles not removed from Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signals readiness to order the air force to eliminate Syrian SAM-6 missiles in Lebanon if Damascus does not withdraw. U S envoy Philip Habib seeks a peaceful resolution as talks with Syria in Damascus yield unclear progress. The missiles raise tensions amid Lebanon's civil conflict and fears of broader clashes.
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Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Syria
Lebanon
Begin
U.S
Philip Habib
Reagan
Habib
Hafez Assad
Damascus
Israel
Jerusalem Post
Straits of Tiran
Moshe Dayan
Washington
Zahle
City council ruminates on future amid private talks weekend
Weekend sessions saw Aldermen and city officials seclude themselves in a city hotel to discuss the citys direction. The discussions touched on governance, city policy, and future plans as reported in multiple pages.
Bomb explodes at Scottish oil terminal during royal visit
A bomb at the Salium Voe North Sea terminal in Shetland during Queen Elizabeth II's visit with Prince Philip damaged the power station. The Provisional IRA claimed responsibility, linking the attack to hunger striker Bobby Sands' death. Police warned of escalating violence if other prisoners die. Francis Hughes faces a fast in prison amid fears of further upheaval.
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Bobby Sands
Shetland Islands
Scotland
IRA
Provisional
Philip
Olav V
Sands
Irish Republican Army
Maze
Francis Hughes
Hughes
Premiers pledge united front against federal package
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Edmund Morris of Nova Scotia says eight opposing premiers will continue to fight the federal constitutional package regardless of the Supreme Court ruling. A counter-proposal will be published later. Morris notes no Quebec leaders back the proposal.
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N.S
Supreme Court of Canada
Edmund Morris
Nova Scotia
Morris
Annapolis West
Progressive Conservative Association
Quebec
Hidden wall receivers spark Canadian satellite dispute
Federal efforts to curb private satellite dishes fail as court drops charges against Lougheed Village Holdings. Vancouver firms plan $2900 wall‑concealed receivers to bypass rooftop units, with sales surging amid possible new legislation and licensing for unlicensed earth stations.
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Burnaby
B.C
Vancouver
Doug Saxon
Nu West Video Systems Ltd
Saxon
Selwyn Romilly
Lougheed Village Holdings Ltd
P. W. Halrpin
Halprin
Ottawa
Denis Belisle
Department of Communications
Francis Fox
U.S
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