Summit at Camp David Proceeds With No Breakthrough Yet
The six day Mideast summit at Camp David proceeds slowly with no major agreement between Israel and Egypt. Prime Minister Begin and President Sadat meet with President Carter and advisers as Weizman says more days are needed to crystallize progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp David
Mideast
Israel
Egypt
Ezer Weizman
Sadat
Begin
Gettysburg
Carter
Anwar el-Sadat
Menachem Begin
Pennsylvania
Weizman
United States
Here
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Civil War Escalates in Nicaragua Secures Martial Law
In Managua and across Nicaragua fierce fighting pits security forces against Sandinista guerrillas. Martial law is declared in Masaya and Esteli as casualties mount and fires burn in Managua, Leon, and surrounding cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Reuter
Anastasio Somoza
Masaya
Esteli
Alvarro Chamorro Mora
anti-Somoza Conservative Party
National Guard
Nicaragua
Red Cross
Leon
Novedades
Chamorro Mora
Diriamba
Chinandega
Granada
Somoza
Rhodesia considers limited martial law after airliner attack
Rhodesia moved to restrict civil liberties as Prime Minister Ian Smith announced a limited martial law plan. He warned against internal black nationalists while noting the measure would aid the war effort and not blanket the country. ZAPU leader Chinamano reported arrests and possible bans. The interim government aims for one man one vote on December 31 despite doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Reuter
Ter
Air Rhodesia
Smith
Josiah Chinamano
Zimbabwe African Peoples Union
ZAPU
Nkomo
Zambia
Christian leaders urge Camp David action as Beirut crisis widens
Pierre Gemayel and Camille Chamoun urged the Camp David summit to address Lebanon amid a fifth day of Syrian attacks on Christian militias in Beirut. Syrian forces fired rockets, killing three and wounding sixty as 22 buildings burned and about 300 apartments sustained damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Pierre Gemayel
Camp David
Gemayel
Camille Chamoun
Alberta Will Fight Federal Move On Constitution
Alberta Premier Lougheed says the province will oppose Ottawa if it seeks a Supreme Court ruling on the constitution package. A cabinet tour opens in northwestern Alberta amid debate over federal powers and provincial rights, with a white paper planned and education and transport issues on the Spirit River visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River
Supreme Court of Canada
Lougheed
Alberta
Ottawa
Spirit River
NDP
Grant Notley
Grande Prairie
High Prairie
Postal talks begin to avert strike by letter carriers
Ottawa CP A strike vote by the 18 000 member Letter Carriers Union of Canada looms as talks open to avert a walkout over pay. Union executives ordered the vote and results will be released Wednesday Robert McGarry the union president expressed confidence in strong backing for a strike mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Letter Carriers Union of Canada
Robert McGarry
Walkout after talks shuts down buses
Toronto transit halted as 7,200 transit workers walk out after marathon negotiations failed to reach a settlement. Local 113 president Charles Johnson cited wages and benefits at 7.3 percent as key demands while TTC manager Michael Warren warned the strike would be lengthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Toronto Transit Commission
Charles Johnson
Amalgamated Transit Union
Jack Speranzini
Ontario
Johnson
TTC
Michael Warren
Speranzini
Commission
RCMP Officials to Testify on 1972 Barn Burn and Dynamite Theft
RCMP Security Service members are set to testify before a royal commission about the May 1972 barn burning east of Montreal and a dynamite theft linked to the unit. The team, including Donald McCleery and Claude Brodeur, face questions on illegal acts and the plan to destroy La Grange du Petit Quebec Libre without risking lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Rcmp Security Service
Royal Commission
Montreal
Ross Goodwin
RCMP
Donald Cobb
Goodwin
Donald McCleery
Claude Brodeur
McCleery
Brodeur
Quebec
Jean Keable
Keable
Richard Daigle
Bernard Dubuc
Bernard Blier
la Grange du Petit Quebec Libre
Yves Charbonneau
Charbonneau
Stanhope
Que
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert E. Lee
Lincoln
Kiwanis
Best
Bob Crawford
McCutcheon
McGutcheon
N.W
Milt Reinhardt
Froehlich
Medicine Hat City
Frank Webber
Martial Law Smith
Joshua Nkomo
Rhodesia
Peoples Movement
Mozambique
Chamoun
Hafez Assad
Golan Heights
Syria
Billsass
Gerard McNeil
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!