Liberal plan by election push scuttled by Trudeau
Senator Keith Davey told Liberal candidates plans for a full general federal election are off and 15 byelections in seven provinces will be fought like a mini campaign. Trudeau may campaign, Ontario plays key role as byelections test party strength.
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Southam News Services
Toronto
Keith Davey
Liberal
Davey
Pierre Trudeau
Ontario
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Reporters watch each other as Mideast talks continue
In Thurmont Maryland reporters and TV personalities flocked to Camp David as Israel's Menachem Begin Egypt's Anwar Sadat and President Jimmy Carter pursued a peace accord. Carter isolated the leaders directing focus to the talks while journalists networked among themselves awaiting progress and the inside briefing from Jody Powell.
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Rhodesia delays black rule deadline amid growing tensions
Rhodesia will push back the December 31 transition to black rule by two to three months. White co minister Rollo Hayman says no election before year end. power transfer will take at least four months after a new constitution. Ian Smith signals tougher cross border actions against guerrilla bases in Zambia and Mozambique. he vows a new course of action within days.
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Hayman
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Smith
Zambia
Mozambique
Edmonton teachers strike closes 163 schools for 67 thousand students
Edmonton public school teachers walk off the job halting classes in 163 schools affecting about 67 000 students the first strike since 1921. The dispute centers on pay pension contributions and class sizes with no immediate talks scheduled and provincial officials monitoring.
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George Nicholson
Peter Lougheed
Julian Koziak
Neil Crawford
Edmonton Public School Board
Nick Leskin
Alberta Teacher's Association
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Parks head chosen for Medicine Hat role
The Medicine Hat parks department appoints Rick Doyle, previously Edmonton parks maintenance coordinator, as new parks superintendent effective September 18. Doyle, 35, succeeds Doug Lewis who resigned July 21 to start a private landscaping practice in Kelowna. Doyle earlier led Scarborough Ontario parks for four years.
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Rick Doyle
Edmonton
Graham Kelly
Doyle
Doug Lewis
Kelowna
B.C
Scarborough
Ont
Alberta aims for international oil pricing against federal plan
Premier Peter Lougheed asserts Alberta will push crude oil to world price levels despite federal efforts to limit increases. He warns of potential barriers to federal planning and says talks with Energy Minister Gillespie may occur near January 1. The stance underscores provincial rights and tension over national resource policy.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Canada
Jean Chretien
Lougheed
Alastair Gillespie
Soviet Convict US Tycoon In Ruble Black Market Case
Soviet Judge Lev Mironov convict Francis Crawford a five year suspended sentence for buying rubles on the black market. The U S Embassy said he may leave the country after the verdict and Crawford sought an exit visa. Co defendants Vladimir Kiselev and Ludmila Kiselev received sentences as well.
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U.S
Francis Crawford
Crawford
United States
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Ludmila
Dallas 1963 film seen in Kennedy assassination hearing
The House Select Committee on Assassinations used Zapruder film and witness testimony to recount Kennedy's murder in Dallas. Nellie Connally and John Connally described the shots and Kennedy's death. the hearing questions timing and number of shots, challenging the lone gunman conclusion.
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Warren Commission
Zapruder
Dollar Drops to 86.54 U.S. Cents in Montreal Market
The Canadian dollar slid further against the U.S. dollar on New York markets, closing at 86.54 U.S. cents after trading as low as 86.54, down from 86.77 a day earlier. Traders cited ongoing downward pressure and investor confidence concerns as factors behind the decline. The currency had been 87.86 cents two weeks ago.
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