Souk el Gharb Mountaintop Battle Threatens Beirut Area
Lebanese army reports its 8th Brigade halted a three pronged Druse assault to seize Souk el Gharb a mountaintop town near Beirut. The clash endangers the Marine base and presidential palace as Western and Soviet forces watch developments amid a tense Lebanon crisis.
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U.S
Reagan
Souk el- Gharb
Cyprus
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mulroney accuses Trudeau of exploiting Manitoba language issue
Progressive Conservative leader Brian Mulroney and two Manitoba MPs say Prime Minister Trudeau is using the Manitoba language question to gain political advantage. They call his invitation for cross party action a ploy to aid the Liberal and Manitoba NDP government and to divide the Tories.
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Paul Gessell
Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Manitoba
Trudeau
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Mulroney
New Democratic Party
Ed Broadbent
Manitoba Ndp
Charles Mayer
Portage- Marquette
Mayer
Jack Murta
Lisgar
Murta
Mulroney weighs three year Crow rate freeze
Ottawa The Progressive Conservatives surprised the Commons transport committee by seeking a three year halt to federal plans ending the Crow rate for Crowsnest Pass freight. Leader Brian Mulroney and transport critic Don Mazankowski declined to state how far they would go to block Liberal changes to the 86 year old prairie grain shipping rate. Mulroney said the party would decide after final committee review and return to Commons. Transport Minister Lloyd Axworthy accused the Tories of flipping and said they threaten growth and jobs.
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Alex Binkley
Ottawa
Progressive Conservatives
Commons Transport Committee
Brian Mulroney
Don Mazankowski
Mulroney
Transport
Lloyd Axworthy
Axworthy
Liberal Caucus Today
Trudeau defends cabinet shuffle over Simmons background check
Prime Minister Trudeau admitted he did not wait for a background check on Roger Simmons before a hurried cabinet appointment on August 12. Opposition calls it dereliction of duty as Simmons faces tax charges and resigns from the Mines portfolio. the PM notes the ceremony occurred late on a Friday at Government House amid a broad ministerial shakeup.
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John Ferguson
Southam
Ottawa
Trudeau
Roger Simmons
Allan Lawrence
Lawrence
The
Commons
Simmons
St. John’s
Celine Hervieux-Payette
Government House
Wells Fargo guard linked to $7 million cash heist
West Hartford authorities seek Victor Gerena in a high profile case. The 25 year old Wells Fargo Armored guard allegedly drugged coworkers to steal seven million dollars, overpowering a guard and a manager. A getaway car was found near a Hartford airfield. Police suspect an inside role and possible accomplice. The theft ranks as the second largest cash robbery in U.S. history.
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West Hartford
Hartford
Gerena
Francis Reynolds
New York City
U.S
Opposition salvoes sinking security bill
Ottawa reports that the government faces opposition from provinces the NDP human rights groups and Tory critics as it plans a major overhaul of the national security bill. Solicitor General Kaplan hints a redrafted version could come in the new session. Conservative critics urge stronger RCMP control and oversight to curb bureaucratic drift.
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Neil MacDonald
Southam
Ottawa
NDP
Tories
Robert Kaplan
Kaplan
Tuesay
Ray Hnatyshyn
RCMP
Justice
Allan Lawrence
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