Trudeau Pushes Compromise as Premiers Weigh Constitution Plans
Prime Minister Trudeau and three provincial premiers floated compromise ideas to win support for Ottawa’s amending formula and Charter of Rights amid resistance from eight dissidents. Ontario Premier Davis signaled willingness to drop veto provisions while Quebec’s Levesque urged province to resist patriation and called for a public vote. Trudeau said he aims for broader consensus as public attention focuses on the constitutional talks.
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Rene Levesque
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Don
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William Davis
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Clark threatens debate action in constitutional talks
Clark warns he may break the all party pact on limited debate if Trudeau sabotages Ottawa talks. He says the agreement will be studied word by word to see if good faith was shown and stresses seeking a local solution within federalism.
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Swedish Tug Free Stranded Soviet Submarine Near Karlskrona
Swedish tugs freed a Soviet submarine stranded on a mudbank off Karlskrona on the Baltic and towed it farther inshore for safety amid near gale winds. The submarine’s captain, Pyotr Gushin, was questioned aboard a Swedish warship with two Soviet diplomats present.
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Calgary Views and Strains Amid Growth
Calgary, a booming city in a nation of growing towns, draws attention for seeming out of place. Peter Cowan notes a sense of unease in these strange times as readers ponder the city’s evolving role and future directions.
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Southam
Peter Cowan
Western freight rate reform revived in Ottawa drive
Federal moves to overhaul western railway freight rates resume after cabinet infighting delays. Transport Minister Pepin says a decision is due by Christmas as CN and CP plan capacity upgrades to curb bottlenecks. Railways warn of a 2 billion dollar grain-haul loss if rates or compensation aren’t changed.
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Polish workers end strikes after Walesa mediation
About 120000 workers in Tarnobrzeg and more than 12000 textile workers are to end stoppages after Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa intervened. Talks between government and Solidarity continue with possible resumption of strikes if results falter. Separate protests persist in Zyrardow with talks to resume later. Prosecutors in Szczecin opened a criminal probe into Solidarity leader Marion Jurczyk for alleged criminal elements in a speech.
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Szczecin
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National Union
PAP
Moscow
Native Indians Sail to Europe to Fight Constitution Plan
Nearly 100 Indians including 36 from Mount Currie reserve travel with a 16 member advance team to Europe to lobby France Belgium Holland and Germany against Trudeau's constitutional package. They urge Britain to maintain obligations to Indigenous nations and resist Canada taking over.
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Folk UFO religion in Curran portrait sparks diverse belief
Edmonton photographer Douglas Curran charts a four year journey from Quebec to Death Valley exploring UFO cults and the Unarius Foundation’s belief in 32 interstellar ships to purge disease famine and war. His book In Advance of the Landing and a forthcoming Random House edition frame a folk religion under Jungian myths.
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