Trudeau Clark clash over Petro-Canada claim in Arctic gas find
The Arctic gas discovery sparks a campaign dispute as Trudeau and Clark spar over Petro-Canada's role. Trudeau says Petro-Canada financed the consortium and would have abolished it under Clark, while Clark accuses the PM of exaggerating Petro-Canada's stake and breaking a partnership agreement.
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Trudeau
Clark
Kamloops
B.C
High Arctic
Joe Clark
Petro-Canada
Kitchener
Ont
British Columbia
Melville Island
Panarctic Oils Ltd
Calgary
Bill Hopper
Panarctic
Petro- Canada
Sable Island
N.S
Arctic
Lougheed Island
Vancouver
Quebec
Ainister
Pierre Trudeau
Discovery
Ontario
NATO Defense Ministers Back SALT II With NATO Security
U S Defense Secretary Harold Brown said SALT II will improve NATO security while preserving the alliance’s option to modernize its theatre nuclear weapons in Western Europe. NATO ministers warned the Soviet SS-20 missile threat requires accelerated modernization and possible SALT III talks on a reciprocal basis.
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Brussels
U.S
Harold Brown
United States
Soviet Union
NATO
Brown
NATO Defence Ministers
Europe
U.S. Senate
Hess may be released by Soviet Union
Soviet Union ready to consider freeing Rudolf Hess if he renounces Nazi past. Report from Moscow notes 85 year old Hess has spent 31 years in Berlin’s Spandau jail. Kremlin had previously refused release. Victor Louis, Western press correspondent, cites Evening News front page story.
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London
Reuter
Soviet Union
Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Victor Louis
Moscow
Evening News
Louis
West
Kremlin
Hess
Berlin
Spandau
Lebanon premier resigns amid calls for unity government
Premier Salim El Hoss resigned to clear way for a unity cabinet to restore order in Lebanon. Christian and Moslem leaders are urged to set aside feuds as rival Phalangist and Tigers militias resume fighting in Beirut with heavy casualties reported in the worst clashes since last June.
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Beirut
Salim el Hoss
Lebanon
Hoss
Phalangist
Tigers
Pierre Gemayel
Phalange Party
Camille Chamoun
National Liberal Party
Hit squad members may still be active in Peoples Temple probe
Congressional investigators told the House foreign affairs committee that there may still be active Peoples Temple members who could target government leaders. They cited a floating hit list of almost 40 people created after the Guyana deaths and noted FBI involvement amid a San Francisco grand jury inquiry.
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Washington
Peoples Temple
George Berdes
U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
Guyana
FBI
San Francisco
Stephen Solarz
Dem. N.Y
Berdes
Corruption on Earth Remains Capital Offense in Iran
Tehran's revolutionary court prosecutor said corruption on earth will stay a capital crime despite Ayatollah Khomeini's statement that death penalties apply only to murder cases. Ghomi indicated those guilty of corruption or as murder accomplices could face execution, amid ongoing trials after the uprising.
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Tehran
Revolutionary Court
Ayatullah Rushollah Khomeini
Ayatullah Azam Ghomi
Khomeini
Iran
CNTUfiles UN complaint over Canadian postal strike and Parrot case
The CNTU accuses Canada of violating UN labor rights and seeks Geneva action after the Parrot conviction. Marcel Pepin linked the case to limits on union membership and collective bargaining while CUPW campaigns for public support amid the May election. Parrot served part of a three month sentence and awaits appeal.
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Montreal
Confederation of National Trade Unions
CNTU
International Labor Organization
United Nations Labor Code
Marcel Pepin
World Federation of Labor
United Nations Organization
Geneva
Pepin
Jean-Claude Parrot
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Parrot
Regina
Canada
CUPW
Saudi oil minister vows to keep production high in 1979
In a Washington Star interview, Saudia Arabia's oil minister Yamani pledged record oil output this year to ease the world shortage caused by Iran. He warned the United States that failure to pursue Middle East peace could lead to reduced production as a weapon, though he framed relations as friendship with mutual interests.
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Washington Star
Washington
United States
Saudia
Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Senate urges lifting Rhodesia sanctions and freer trade
The Senate voted 75 to 19 to urge President Carter to lift Rhodesia sanctions within 10 days of a new black majority government meeting criteria and 83 to 11 to require notification to Congress by June 30. The move pressures Britain and links to upcoming talks in London with Lord Carrington.
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Washington
U.S
Senate
Carter
Rhodesia
Britain
Cyrus Vance
London
Lord Carrington
Conservative
Zambia
Congress
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Richard Schweicker
United States
Patriotic Front
Helms
Schweicker
Africa
Paul Tsongas
Dem. Mass
Tsongas
Gandhi leads protest in New Delhi against Desai government
Indira Gandhi led tens of thousands through Old Delhi in a protest march from the Red Fort to a sports field. She denounced Prime Minister Morarji Desai and spoke about charges linked to her emergency rule, saying she is ready to go to jail if needed.
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New Delhi
Reuter
Indira Gandhi
Janata Party
Old Delhi
Morarji Desai
Mughal Red Fort
Gandhi
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