Grits Seek New Course for Canada
Ottawa reports Justice Minister Jean Chretien tours provincial capitals to discuss constitutional change after the Quebec referendum victory. He will visit Winnipeg Regina Edmonton and Victoria then eastern provinces and report to Prime Minister Trudeau. Prime Minister and other leaders urged immediate work toward a modern constitution and a united national path.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Justice
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Sovereignty Association
Toronto
Tom Wells
Ontario
Trudeau
Wells
William Davis
Roy McMurtry
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Victoria
Quebec City
Maritimes
Joe Clark
Quebec Liberal
Claude Ryan
Rene Levesque
Levesque
Clark
New Democratic Party
Ed Broadbent
Progressive Conservatives
NDP
Broadbent
Privy Council
Yvon Pinard
Lyon stands firm on reform as talks resume
Ottawa reports Justice Minister Jean Chretien will press constitutional reform with provinces in Manitoba, while Manitoba Premier Sterling Lyon insists Quebec cannot expect favors in upcoming talks. Lyon, a key obstacle at the 1979 conference, says language rights should stay entrenched in dispute. Trudeau contends all but language rights are negotiable. The West seeks more provincial control over natural resources, backed by Quebec but opposed by Ottawa Liberals.
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Ottawa
Jean Chretien
Manitoba
Sterling Lyon
Quebec
Confederation
Lyon
Winnipeg
Trudeau
Carter declares emergency over Love Canal relocation
President Carter orders temporary evacuation of about 701 Love Canal families in Niagara Falls New York. The move, costing an estimated 3 to 5 million dollars, aims to shield residents while health studies are reviewed and return prospects assessed. The Hooker Chemical Co. may face reimbursement claims as government suits total over 124 million plus other actions.
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William Hines
Chicago Sun-Times
Washington
Carter
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Love Canal
New York
Hooker Chemical Co
Love Canal Chemical Cesspden
Barbara Blum
Environmental Protection Agency
John Macy
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Blum
Blum and Macy
Hooker Chemical
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Hooker
Kwangju Protests Spread Across Southwest Korea in Martial Law Crisis
Up to 200000 demonstrators seized control of Kwangju as anti martial law protests expand in Cholla Namdo with 100000 listening to speeches. Prime Minister Park Choong hoon urged calm while troops mass near the city amid calls for Chun Doo hwan to resign. At least 24 killed and 300 injured in four days of clashes as demonstrations spread to Mokpo Naju Kwangyang Kohung and Hwasun with reports of protests in 16 of 26 towns. The uprising centers on demand for martial law lift and release of dissident Kim Dae jung.
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Kwangju
South Korea
Cholla Namdo
Park Choong-hoon
Chun Doohwan
Mokpo
Naju
Kwangyang
Kohung
Hwasun
Lee Hee-sung
Chun
Kim Dae-jung
Bank of Canada cuts rate to 11.83 percent
The Bank of Canada reduced its policy rate from 13.34 to 11.83 percent, the lowest since July 1979, marking a 1.51 point cut the largest since floating-rate introductions. The floating rate sits 0.25 points above the 91 day Treasury bill average, now at 11.58 percent for $680 million.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Quebec
Treasury
Agreement Near in Plumbers Strike Ends 14 Day Stand
About 75 plumbers in Medicine Hat are expected to return to work Monday after a memorandum of agreement was reached between the Alberta Construction Labour Relations Association and Plumbers Local 496. Contractors ratified the accord and union members will vote in Calgary this evening. a $3-an-hour raise over two years is reported.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta Construction Labor Relations Association
Alberta
Calgary
Bob Bannister
Bannister
Rescue efforts continue as eight miners trapped in Belmoral mine
A Belmoral mine collapse near Val d Or leaves eight miners missing after a cave in on the 60 metre level. Rescue teams dig through rubble as officials, Quebec resources, and miners work to stabilize tunnels and prevent flooding from a nearby lake.
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Val D'Or
Que
Belmoral
Marcel Vienneau
Guy Daigle
Gilles Legare
Marc Godbout
Guy Desruisseaux
Lucien Belanger
Malartic
Normand Masse
Yvan St. Pierre
la Corne
R. Clive Brown
Brown
Quebec Natural Resources Department
Quebec Mininng and
Metal Asso
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Canada
Mark Ball
Upland Drive
Mark
Robin Schiaht
West
Robert MacPherson
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