Mid East Camp David Talks See Fresh Egyptian Israeli Contacts
Fresh Egyptian Israeli contacts emerge at Camp David as deadline looms. President Carter drives mediation with Sadat and Dayan as Weizman also meets Sadat. Officials warn talks may push beyond the Jewish Sabbath while a peace framework remains elusive.
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Camp David
Middle East
Carter
Anwar Sadat
Moshe Dayan
Ezer Weizman
Sadat
Menachem Begin
Jody Powell
Powell
White House
Guerrillas hold under pressure in Leon amid Nicaragua crisis
Nicaraguan commandos backed by armor and helicopters press assault on Leon as mobs and rebels hold across Esteli and Chinandega. Somoza mobilizes guards. martial law and curfew are in effect with fighting reported near Masaya, Penas Blancas, and nearby towns. Red Cross cites about 500 killed.
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Leon
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Esteli
Chinandega
Masaya
Penas Blancas
Ciriamba
Jinotepe
Diriamba
Rivas
The
Red Cross
Dan Chambers Named New Cypress Hills Park Superintendent
Dan Chambers is appointed as the new park superintendent of Cypress Hills Provincial Park succeeding Bob Ressler who resigned January 15. Since Ressler's departure, Dennis Reese has filled the duties as acting superintendent. Chambers, from Ontario, has led Vulcan district parks since 1976 and will oversee operations at Alberta's largest provincial park.
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Dan Chambers
Cypress Hills
Bob Ressler
Dennis Reese
Chambers
Ontario
Vulcan
Alberta
Montreal Olympic stadium plans questioned in cost inquiry
Quebec inquiry details show Mayor Jean Drapeau may have hidden that Regis Trudeau et Associes could not finish stadium plans. European firms were hired after Taillibert recommended salvage operations as costs soared to 1.27 billion.
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Montreal
Quebec
Jean Drapeau
Regis Trudeau
Roger Taillibert
Drapeau
Claude Phaneuf
Phaneuf
Europe-Etudes S.A
Societe Europeenne d’Equipements d’Etreprises
Regis Trudeau Et Associes
Denis. Lahaie
Taillibert
Lahaie
Trudeau vows spring election with no date set
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Liberals will contest a general election in the spring but offered no specific date. He denied plans to step down and signaled focus on 15 by-elections on Oct. 16 while traveling by government jet. Parliament resumes Oct. 10 with economic and unity measures planned. He ruled out a capital punishment referendum.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Joe Clark
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Ali Spinks Fight Tonight at New Orleans Superdome
Muhammad Ali faces Leon Spinks in a bid to reclaim the world heavyweight title and cap a final ring run. Ali, 36, says the bout will be his last regardless of outcome, with 1,000 reporters covering the event and a potential 60,000 crowd. Spinks, 25, shock winner since February. Tickets range from 25 to 200 dollars.
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New Orleans
Reuter
Muhammad Ali
Leon Spinks
Ali
Superdome
Sonny Liston
George Foreman
Spinks
Las Vegas
Bob Arum
Top Rank, Inc
Louisiana Sports, Inc
Food price rise blamed on middleman in cabinet documents
Cabinet documents obtained by Southam News Services indicate the middleman is the main villain driving Canadian food prices to record levels. They note raw commodity increases do not fully explain the 1976 to 1978 price rise and forecast continued increases into 1979 with food prices staying an economic and political issue. The reports also say no excessive profits are found among processors or retailers and cite input cost increases as the major driver.
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George Oake
Southam
Ottawa
Southam News Services
Jean Chretien
AIB
Trudeau expresses frustration with critics and references referendums
Prime Minister Trudeau says he is fed up with complaints about his government and hints at possibly letting the public decide on issues through referendums. He notes constitutional limits prevent such votes now.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Coroner jury rules death a personal safety shotgun wound
A Maple Creek coroner's jury concluded Glenmore Charles Clark died from a personal safety related shotgun wound to the chest during a Brooks robbery hostage incident. The jury found he shot himself while evading an RCMP roadblock on a Trans Canada chase from Brooks to Maple Creek. Marilyn Braun testified Clark kept the shotgun and directed shots at pursuing police, and a juvenile is charged in connection with the case.
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Maple Creek
Sask
Glenmore Charles Clark
Brooks
A.J. Somers
Rcmp Crime Detection Laboratory
Regina
Glen Rowley
Clark
Eastbrook
Marilyn Joyce Braun
Calgary
RCMP
Marilyn Braun
Braun
Medicine Hat
Jack Hagemeister
Saskatchewan
Alberta
D.R.C. Mosher
Lauber
Brooks Juvenile Court
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