Kremlin admits interceptors shot down Korean airliner
In a dramatic appeal for world action the United States accused the Soviet Union of firing on Korean Air Lines Flight 007. The Soviet government then publicly acknowledged that its interceptors shot down the jetliner, marking a rare admission from Moscow.
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UN Security Council
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Moscow
Kirkpatrick
Security Council
Soviet pilots heard voicing doubts before KAL 007 downing
United Nations session broadcasts full tape of four Soviet pilots near Korean Air Lines Flight 007 before it was shot down. They question ground control guidance while one insists on speed and passing the target. Tass later cites mistaken identity as the cause.
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U.S
Jeane Kirkpatrick
UN Security Council
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Kirkpatrick
Uncivil deaths on Interprovincial Bridge in Ottawa Hull
A federal public servant armed with a sawed off shotgun jumped from a parked truck on the Interprovincial Bridge and killed his boss before fatally shooting himself. Jerry Anders 56 a department official was shot twice in the back while cycling home from work and died about 30 minutes later. Joseph Hayes 33 a clerk in Hull shot and killed himself at the scene. Both men worked for the Department of Supply and Services in Hull with Anders directing the payments data systems division.
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Jerry Anders
Murray Street
Joseph Hayes
Luskville
Department of Supply and Services
Anders
Payments Data Systems Division
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Trudeau holds Liberal caucus in line with leadership talk
Prime Minister Trudeau reassured Liberal MPs and senators that leadership decisions remain his to make. He received strong applause after a 15 minute speech acknowledging concerns and affirming his past actions. Several MPs noted ambiguity about retirement timing and said the issue was not formally on the agenda.
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Welland, Ont
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Reid
Quebec
Dennis Dawson
French troops suffer casualties in Beirut fighting
Shelling in West Beirut kills three French peacekeepers and wounds four as French war planes from the carrier Foch search for fire sources. A car bomb near a mosque kills six and injures 27, with many buildings damaged. total casualties in the four day war rise to 292 killed and 706 wounded.
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Lebanon
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Arab University
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Palestine Liberation Organization
City Council weighs fluoridation costs and grants
Medicine Hat officials clash over fluoridation equipment costs for the water system while provincial grants may cover over half the project. A plebiscite is planned this fall as the Utilities Committee cites an $180,000 price tag.
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Medicine Hat
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Ken Sauer
Bob Nico
Lay
Utilities Financial and Support Services
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Eileen Fedor
Alberta
Bob Bogle
Edmonton
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Bogle
Bogle’s Department
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