Clark starts crash course to lead Canada as PM
Joe Clark begins training to become Canada's 16th prime minister following Tuesday's victory over Pierre Trudeau. Michael Pitfield, Trudeau adviser and top public servant, guides Clark at a Rocky Mountain retreat as Edmonton news conference questions arise about cabinet and public service cuts.
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Jasper
Alta
Joe Clark
Canada
Michael Pitfield
Pierre Trudeau
Clark
Pitfield
Privy Council
Trudeau
Rocky Mountain
Liberal ministers back Trudeau after election defeat
Several cabinet ministers voiced continued support for Prime Minister Trudeau as Liberal leader after Tuesday's federal election loss. They avoided committing to a leadership vote, noting a possible review at an upcoming convention, while defending Trudeau's 11 years at the helm and the party's Western and Quebec dynamics.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Liberal Party
Barney Dawson
York North
Toronto
Danson
Pierre de Bane
Treasury Board
Judd Buchanan
London West
Iona Campagnolo
British Columbia
Skeena
Liberal
Manitoba
Pat Carney
Vancouver
Art Phillips
Vancouver Centre
Jeanne Sauve
Canada
Progressive Conservative
Quebec
Joe Clark
Alberta throne speech signals business oriented four year term
Alberta's 19th legislature opens with a throne speech outlining no surprises and a focus on long term science research, housing programs, income support for the handicapped, education and infrastructure. Premier Lougheed aims to appoint Eric Musgreave to chair the Alberta Research Council and to establish a five year plan guiding provincial research needs.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Eric Musgreave
Alberta Research Council
Lougheed
Musgreave
Ralph Steinhauer
Albera
Pioneer
Co-operative Housing Action
Alberta Home Mortgage Corporation
Social Services
Helen Hunley
Alberta School For the Deaf
Heritage Trust Fund
Jim Horsman
Environment
Red Deer
Henry Kroeger
Fight for execution goes to highest court
Florida Attorney General Jim Smith leads a legal strike force to the U S Supreme Court to lift stays and press for execution of murderer John Spenkelink. The case drew attention as Justice Marshall requested a stay. Gov Graham could issue a new death warrant.
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Starke
Fla
Florida
Jim Smith
John Spenkelink
U.S. Supreme Court
Smith
Tallahassee
New Orleans
Washington
Speakelink
Supreme Court
Spenkelink
Thurgood Marshall
Bob Graham
U.S
Elbert Tuttle
Atlanta
High Court
Marshall
Ramsey Clark
Israeli Air Strikes Kill Civilians in Lebanon and Hit Arafat HQ
Israeli jets bombed guerrilla bases in Lebanon for a second day and raided near Yasser Arafat’s Beirut headquarters. Reports say 14 dead and 50 wounded Wednesday, including civilians, with attacks on Damour Naameh and Akhiyeh. two Israelis wounded by shelling.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Reihan
Aichiyeh
Tel Aviv
Damour
Naameh
Akhiyeh
Najwa Tayyara
Associated Press
Journalists Barred From Jasper Lodge Amid Clark Accessibility Pledge
Journalists were denied hotel rooms at Jasper Park Lodge where Joe Clark stayed during a campaign stop. Clark had promised an accessible government while a hotel official cited crowding and aides claimed media should not stay there. A reporter later could book a room after a call to the hotel. Clark insisted media access remains essential to democracy.
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Jasper
Alta
Joe Clark
Jasper Park Lodge
Clark
Edmonton
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