Trudeau hints cabinet shuffle possible this summer
Prime Minister Trudeau said a summer cabinet shuffle is possible after Parliament recess at end of June. He noted Basford Goyer and Guay may depart or be replaced to rejuvenate the cabinet as polls show undecided voters and no immediate election plans. Turner was seen as a potential leadership contender.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Pll
Commons
Justice
Ron Basford
Supply
Jean-Pierre Goyer
Revenue
Joe Guay
Senate
Thut
John Turner
Toronto
Turner
Wilfley
Election fever cools MPs plan debate on sore economy
In Ottawa MPs vow pressure for new economic measures after Prime Minister Trudeau rejects a summer election. Opposition leaders Ivan Clark and Walter Baker push for Bank Act overhaul, regional representation, and a national unity package to be debated in the seven weeks remaining in the session.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Joe Clark
Commons
Clark
Local candidates foresee election delay for Medicine Hat seat
Two leading candidates for Medicine Hat in the next federal race say they expected no summer vote. Liberal nominee Jim Wilfley and PC MP Bert Hargrave attribute the postponement to improving economic indicators and waning national urgency, with polls showing declining support for Trudeau and unity as top issues.
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Medicine Hat
House of Commons
Jim Wilfley
Liberals
Bert Hargrave
Ottawa
Gallup
Pierre Trudeau
Hargrave
Wilfley
Brooks
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Passengers Subdue Hijacker Aboard Avianca Jet
An armed Colombian hijacker aboard an Avianca Boeing 727 was overpowered by 86 passengers in Willemstad Curacao after diverting the plane for fuel. The 19 year old Jose Luis Castillo Perez was wounded along with the flight engineer and a Curacao policeman. An accomplice, Gilberto Blas Hernandez Martinez, 19, was detained after posing as a passenger. The mid afternoon hijack involved 113 passengers and six crew members.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Caribbean
Avianca Airlines
Jose Luis Castillo Perez
Gilberto Blas Hernandez Martinez
Soviet Regret Over Chinese Border Incident Clarified
A Soviet official told the BBC that the USSR regrets the Ussuri River border incident with China where a Russian helicopter 18 military boats and about 30 troops allegedly entered Chinese territory and wounded or mistreated civilians. Beijing says there were no casualties. Talks on the border dispute continued in Peking.
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Christopher Pritchett
Peking
Reuter
Soviet Union
China
Ussuri
BBC
Leonid Ilyichev
Yu Chan
Wusuli
Heilungkiang
Yueyapao
Huling
Moscow
Princess Margaret to obtain divorce under 1971 law
A High Court official said Princess Margaret’s divorce from Lord Snowdon is likely within two weeks under Britain’s 1971 special procedure. The petition filed at Somerest House would be governed by a process allowing divorces after two years of separation with sworn affidavit and no court hearing.
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London
Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Somerset House
Princess’ Household
Antony Armstrong- Jones
Earl of Snowdon
Roddy Llewellyn
Harry Llewellyn
Snowdon
High Court
Britain
Alberta defers amendments to rights act amid debate
Alberta government will not amend the Individual Rights Protection Act this year despite a call for expansion by the Rights Commission. Labour minister Neil Crawford says the act should mature in its present form, while the commission argues for broader definitions and a binding tribunal to address discrimination.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Neil Crawford
Crawford
Labor
Human Rights Commission
The
Rights Commission
Commission
J. B. Forest
Uganda withdraws from Commonwealth Games in Edmonton
Uganda's government announced that President Idi Amin has withdrawn the Ugandan team from the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. No reasons were given, but officials cited disappointment over participation of all black Africans and noted prior human rights concerns.
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Ottawa
Idi Amin
Edmonton
External Affairs Department
Commonwealth
Allan MacEachen
Amin
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