Opposition weighs non confidence moves over Petro-Canada
In Ottawa the opposition parties threaten to topple the minority government over the Petro-Canada plan. Energy Minister Ray Hnatyshyn appoints four trustees to study privatization while keeping key oil functions. Trudeau and Broadbent push for a Canadian owned expansion and warn against selling Crown assets.
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Ottawa
Petro-Canada
New Democrats
Crown
Ray Hnatyshyn
Petro- Canada
Hnatyshyn
Tories
Pierre Trudeau
Quebec
Mont Gabriel
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Joe Clark
Social Credit Party
SALT II in Doubt Over Cuba Soviet Troops Presence
Senate foreign relations chair Senator Frank Church warns the SALT II treaty won’t be ratified while 2000 to 3000 Soviet combat troops remain in Cuba near Florida. Church says hearings will press for removal with Javits cautious on forecasts as Havana calls U.S. claims a manoeuvre.
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Washington
Senate
Soviet Union
Cuba
Frank Church
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol Hill
White House
State Department
Florida
Church
Idaho
Jacob Javits
New York
Javits
Havana
U.S
Thatcher Lynch Agree to Boost IRA Information Sharing
London report says Prime Ministers Thatcher and Lynch agreed to substantially improve cooperation after Mountbatten’s funeral. Sources expect greater intelligence exchanges on IRA guerrilla activity, with no dramatic announcements anticipated and hot pursuit or extradition remaining contentious.
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London
Irish Republican Army
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Jack Lynch
Irish Republic
Earl Mountbatten
IRA
Mountbatten
Donegal Bay
Northern Ireland
Newfoundland wins offshore oil rights transfer promise
Prime Minister Clark agreed to give Newfoundland control over offshore oil and mineral resources after a 90 minute meeting with Premier Brian Peckford. Details of the transfer to be worked out in 10 days with no known conditions.
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Ottawa
Clark
Newfoundland
Brian Peckford
Peckford
Sadat offers Nile water to irrigate Israel's Negev idea at Sinai talks
President Sadat proposed sending Nile water under the Suez Canal to irrigate Sinai and perhaps the Negev, saying Sinai would no longer be isolated. The summit with Prime Minister Begin yielded in principle deals on oil trade, Mount Sinai, and a temporary supervising force for withdrawal, with Palestinian autonomy talks stalled.
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Haifa
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Menachem Begin
Egypt
Nile
Negev
Suez Canal
Sinai Peninsula
Sinai
Jerusalem
Sadat
Jordan
Iraq
Syria
Algeria
Western Sahara
Begin
Biblical Mount Sinai
BC firm bids for Petro-Canada shares in dismantling plan
Vancouver based British Columbia Resources Investment Corp aims to buy Petro-Canada shares as the federal oil company is dismantled. President David Helliwell notes eligibility under minister Hnatyshyn’s broad participation criterion and expresses interest in an attractive price.
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Vancouver
British Columbia Resources Investment Corp
Petro-Canada
David Helliwell
Ray Hnatyshyn
Helliwell
Hnatyshyn
Dognapper Steals Dog, Stunts Girl’s Wagon Dream
The Bryant family reports a nine month old male Husky-Samoyed cross named Rover was stolen from their southeast Hill home. Police and poundkeepers investigate after a break in cut the front window while the family was out. Jane, kidney-disabled, receives dialysis in Calgary, and the dog was trained to pull her wagon.
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al Bryant
Jane
Calgary
Moderates push to curb Cuban influence at non aligned conference
Yugoslavia and India lead moderates seeking to limit Havana’s role as co ordinator for the 95 nation movement. The debate over principles versus Cuba’s stance delays final declaration past Saturday as talks continue behind closed doors.
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Alan Riding
N.Y. Times
Havana
Yugoslavia
India
Cuba
Castro
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