Hijacker surrenders as Soviet airliner lands in Stockholm
A Soviet AN-24 with 18 passengers and four crew was hijacked and intercepted by Swedish Air Force jets over the Baltic Sea. The plane landed at Arlanda Airport at 12:15 p.m. EDT after being ordered to Stockholm. A person believed to be the hijacker surrendered amid reports of gunfire that the police spokesman denied.
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Stockholm
Reuter
Arlanda
Gotska Sandeen
Baltic Sea
CP Air sale rumors swirl after Transair deal
Vancouver sources report Pacific Western Airlines will next take over CP Air after buying Transair Ltd. of Winnipeg. CP Air denies sale while industry insiders expect a top level merger aided by Alberta Premier Lougheed and CP president Sinclair.
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Pacific Western Airlines
Transair
Winnipeg
Hills
CP Air
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Southam
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Ian Gray
Transair Ltd
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Canadian Pacific
Ian Sinclair
Gray
Bay Street
Calgary
Lougheed
PWA
B.C
Prince George
Terrace
Prince Rupert
Redcliff to get facelift this summer
Redcliff plans a 108000 facelift in summer funded by the Devonian Foundation grant and town match. Broadway from First to Fourth Streets and Third Street from the Redcliff Hotel to the post office will gain streetlighting six-foot sidewalks planters and new gutters. The project aims to be finished by Aug 1 with trees planted in fall delaying until then.
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Redcliff
Devonian Foundation
Broadway
First Street
Fourth Street
Third Street
John van Dam
van Dam
Calgary policeman dies in early morning shooting incident
Calgary police Constable William Shelever, 31, died at Holy Cross Hospital from a head wound after a shooting during a routine check. Constable Jack Pederson, 27, was wounded but saved, chasing the suspect Roy Glaremin, 22, who faces attempted murder and murder charges.
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Calgary
William Shelever
Shelever
Holy Cross Hospital
Jack Pederson
Roy Glaremin
Pederson
Dutch vote amid terror boosts Den Uyl in election
Prime Minister Joop den Uyl and his Labor party led in Wednesday's Netherlands elections, while a crisis in north Holland left hostage negotiations unresolved. An extremist takeover of a school and a hijacked train near Assen did not appear to sway voters, though some feared a rightward swing as terrorism unfolded.
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Joop den Uyl
Labor Party
Netherlands
North Holland
den Uyl
Assen
Joop
den Uy
British soldier injured in explosion at training range
A British Army trainee, Lance Corporal Keith Orton of Maidstone Kent, remains hospitalized in Calgary after a smoke generator explosion at the British Army Training Range. He suffered a severely cut and burned right hand and was airlifted to Calgary after processing in Medicine Hat.
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Calgary
Keith Orton
Maidstone
Kent
Orton
BATUS
Medicine Hat and District
AGT to Shuffle City Operations in Medicine Hat
Alberta Government Telephones will route Medicine Hat operator calls through Lethbridge under a late 1978 rollout of a zero plus number dialing system. The change preserves full-time jobs but may cut some part time and temporary staff. Alberta sites shift to central equipment and new switchboards in Medicine Hat.
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Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Alberta Government Telephones
AGT
Art Carlyle
Edmonton
Carlyle
Medicine
Doned
Fifth Street
S.E
Tornado Strikes Zehner and Briercrest Farmyards In Saskatchewan
A second Saskatchewan tornado injures one man near Zehner and damages three farmyards. another twister near Moose Jaw causes heavy damage with no injuries. Nearby farms report torn shingles, destroyed granaries, overturned trailers, and broken trees. No immediate damage estimates.
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Zehner, Sask
Saskatchewan
Zehner
Regina
Briercrest
Moose Jaw
Wagner Blames Clark For Quebec Byelection Losses
Claude Wagner accuses party leader Joe Clark of organizing in Quebec and blames him for five byelection defeats in Quebec and a PEI loss. Clark denies fault, while Liberals celebrate in the House with red carnations and Prime Minister Trudeau lauded by supporters.
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Claude Wagner
Quebec
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Wagner
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Clark
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