Bazargan asks to be relieved as Khomeini nears Tehran
Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan called on Iranians in a midnight TV address to urge Ayatollah Khomeini to assume control. He said he had long sought relief and blamed the Kurdish fighting in Kurdistan for harsh government criticism while noting Khomeini's rising influence.
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Mehdi Bazargan
Iran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Bazargan
Kurdistan
Ayatollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Qom
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Islamic Revolutionary Committees
Kurdish Democratic Party
Clark Skirts Comment on Energy Pricing Talks
Prime Minister Joe Clark met Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed for two hours of private talks in Calgary but declined to discuss progress on oil pricing. He urged energy self sufficiency and highlighted Canada’s potential, telling a Vancouver club and BC business and labor representatives that energy self sufficiency could come by 1990.
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Calgary
Joe Clark
Alberta
Clark
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Vancouver
Canada
British Columbia
Fire devastates Fraser River docks in New Westminster
A major blaze destroyed the Fraser River docks in New Westminster with about 100 firefighters working into Saturday to mop up. The fire started on a log salvaging boat and spread along a 400 metre dock, fed by river oil, as cranes pulled apart wreckage at Pacific Coast Terminals.
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New Westminster
B.C
Fraser River
Mit Shama
Pacific Coast Terminals
Fraser
Two Die In Head On Collision West Of Brooks
Two people were killed in a head on collision on the Trans-Canada Highway about 24 kilometres west of Brooks. One passenger in the eastbound car was seriously injured and airlifted to a Calgary hospital. Two occupants in the westbound car were injured with one in serious condition and another with minor injuries. Names of the dead and injured were not released.
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Brooks
Here
RCMP
Calgary
Muzorewa denies push for a new Zimbabwe Rhodesia vote
Salisbury Reuters reports Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa opposes British plans for a new election in Zimbabwe Rhodesia. He calls the idea evil and unnecessary after last April's vote under heavy security amid the bush war. A Sept. 10 constitutional talks in London will discuss changes and a new poll. Muzorewa leads a 12 member delegation including Ian Smith, with Patriotic Front leaders Nkomo and Mugabe also attending.
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Reuter
Abel Muzorewa
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
London
Bishop Mozorewa
Patriotic Front
Britain
Muzorewa
Ian Smith
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Federal officers seize 19th U S boat in Canadian waters
Canadian fisheries officers seized the United States fishing boat Velma J off the Queen Charlotte Islands, bringing to 19 the number of boats apprehended in Canadian waters in a week. Boats face court appearances in Victoria as radio communications complicate escorts to port.
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Victoria (Cp
United States
Wally Johnson
Pacific Region
James McGrath
Queen Charlotte Islands
British Columbia
Canada
Vancouver
Victoria
Johnson
John Cairns
Tanu
Laurier
U.S
California
Border security tightened as violence fears rise
Ireland strengthens 500 kilometre frontier with Northern Ireland as Protestant militants threaten fresh sectarian attacks. In Belfast a Roman Catholic store employee, Gerry Lennon, 23, was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle. Police say traffic into the republic will be checked and border towns searched for bombs amid protests after Earl Mountbatten’s assassination. Premier Jack Lynch ordered enhanced border patrols following a proffered call for attacks on Irish targets.
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Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Republic
Belfast
Earl Mountbatten
Antrim Road
Gerry Lennon
Ulster
Jack Lynch
North
Medicine Hat Terminal Plan to Be Reviewed
A city delegation meets Alberta minister of transportation in Edmonton to revisit a proposed airport terminal for Medicine Hat. Mayor Milt Reinhardt and Alderman Lee Anderson say provincial officials will reconsider expanding the terminal to accommodate population growth, amid prior criticism that the plan is too small.
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Medicine Hat
Henry Kroeger
Alberta
Edmonton
Milt Reinhardt
Ald
Lee Anderson
Public Works Committee
Bob Ardiel
Jack van Eerde
Anderson
Reinhardt
Lucille Meyer
Hurricane David Brings Devastation Across Caribbean
David slams Dominican Republic with 88 to 200 km h winds, causing widespread damage and curfews. Haiti reports no immediate casualties as Puerto Rico and Dominica tally deaths. Forecasters warn Florida and Bahamas to monitor next moves as relief teams assess losses.
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David
Dominican Republic
Haiti
South Florida
Bahamas
Caribbean
Hispaniola
Puerto Rico
Dominica
Antonio Guzman
Martinique
Guadaloupe
Roosevelt Douglas
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