Energy minister flexes federal muscles
Federal Energy Minister Donald Macdonald warned Ottawa could use constitutional power if Alberta presses its 40-cent-a-barrel oil export tax. He cited federal jurisdiction over cross-border trade and noted Premier Lougheed had tempered earlier threats. He discussed Syncrude Athabasca development and Alberta’s public participation plan with Alberta Energy Co. to leverage profits with minimal risk.
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Ottawa
Donald Macdonald
Macdonald
Peter Lougheed
Social Credit
Lougheed
United States
Syncrude Canada Ltd
Ada
Syncrude
Premier leads Alberta into oil business
Premier Peter Lougheed announces Alberta will form the Alberta energy company with a 50 year plan to acquire up to 20 percent of the Syncrude tar sands plant. The $1 billion project aims to produce 125000 barrels per day and create 1600 jobs by 1978 while Alberta takes a 50 percent royalty share.
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Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Donald Macdonald
Ottawa
Syncrude Canada Ltd
Macdonald
United States
Alberta Energy Company
Lougheed
Canada
Frank Spragins
Syncrude
Imperial Oil
Atlantic Richfield
Cities Service
Gulf Oil
Canadian
Alberta Petroleum
MPs clash over mortgage bill and tax fears in Commons
In Ottawa the NDP warned of a mortgage tax rip-off as the Conservatives supported a bill to back a Crown Mortgage Exchange Corp with 100 million dollars in capital. The bill also creates special mortgage companies for investors, drawing NDP ire over shareholder tax treatment. House adjourned with second reading in progress and Liberal input muted.
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Commons
David Orlikow
NDP
Winnipeg North
Federal Mortgage Exchange Corp
New Democrats
Liberals
Ron Basford
Social Credit
Canada
Jack Horner
Crowfoot
Horner
Marc Lalonde
Heath Provokes Storm With Northern Ireland Integration Talk
British Prime Minister Edward Heath warned Northern Ireland might be fully integrated with Britain if talks fail, then said integration would be a last resort. The remark drew immediate IRA threats, Labour criticism, and confusion over future governance for Ulster.
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Reuter
Edward Heath
Britain
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Heath
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Labor Party
Ulster
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland Executive
Belfast
U S oil exports raise concern as shortage looms
Rep Les Aspin notes U S refiners export hundreds of thousands of barrels of fuel oil to Europe while domestic heating oil faces a potential shortfall of up to 100000 barrels daily. Interior official Ligon cites 650000 bpd distillate demand and 550000 bpd potential imports. colder Europe could cut imports further. White House aides discuss a rationing plan if winter shortages occur.
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Les Aspin
Dem. Wis
United States
Europe
U.S
Aspin
Oil Buyers Guide
Congress
Duke Ligon
Interior Department
Office of Oil and Gas
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Ligon
White House
John Love
Nixon
Disease claims life of Stanek sextuplet in Denver
One of the Stanek sextuplets died from hyaline membrane disease, a lung ailment common in prematures. Julia Stanek lived about 44 hours. two other surviving infants, Catherine and an unnamed brother, show decline, while Steven remains in fair condition.
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Denver
Stanek
Julia Stanek
Darrell Miller
Catherine
Julia
Steven
Plumptre blasts food chains for price tricks in Canada
Vancouver CP report says Beryl Plumptre, chair of the federal food prices review board, criticized major retailers for double and multi pricing, binning, and misleading specials. She cited Kellogg’s Corn Flakes with four prices and urged careful shopping while promising a national report naming offenders and possible legislation.
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Federal Food Prices Review Board
Canada
B.C
Kellogg’s
British Columbia
Newfoundland
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United Kingdom
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