Agreement near for ZR constitution in London talks
Zimbabwe Rhodesian and British officials reported near agreement on a new black rule constitution after two hours of talks. Bishop Abel Muzorewa said progress was close with remaining issues minor. Carrington and Muzorewa to meet again as Smith suggested possible compromise on white veto protections.
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Zimbabwe
Mukome
Muzorewa
Salisbury
Lord Carrington
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Smith
Abel Muzorewa
Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Carrington
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Patriotic Front Alliance
Alberta appoints Frank Lynch-Staunton as lieutenant governor
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Clark appointed Frank Lynch-Staunton a cattle rancher from Pincher Creek Alberta as the new lieutenant governor. He will succeed Ralph Steinhauer who has held the post since 1974.
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Frank Lynch- Staunton
Alta
Clark
Alberta
Lynch-Staunton
Ralph Steinhauer
Mackasey weighs political comeback after Air Canada dismissal
Mackasey says he is seriously considering returning to politics and may seek Liberal leadership if Pierre Trudeau resigns within two years. He was dismissed from his $90,000-a-year post on Tuesday after signaling job jeopardy during a Montreal Star interview at a National League game.
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Montreal
Bryce Mackasey
Air Canada
Liberal Party
Pierre Trudeau
Mackasey
Montreal Star
Trudeau
Sweden vote shifts power after postal ballot count
In Stockholm a postal ballot tally erased a Socialist lead and gave victory to non Socialist parties three days after polls closed. The Moderate Center Liberal bloc resumes a parliamentary majority ousting the Social Democrats who had held power since 1932. Olof Palme warned of an unstable tiny majority.
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N.Y. Times
Stockholm
Social Democrats
Olof Palme
Social Democrat
Exploratory Talks Move to Specific Steps on Cuba Troops
Washington confirms talks with the Soviet Union over altering the Cuba troop status, following four U.S.-Soviet rounds. President Carter briefed congressional leaders as Vance outlined questions. Kremlin stance remains cautious and Moscow labels the force a training mission. Senate leaders press for no Soviet combat forces in Cuba while negotiations proceed.
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Vance
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Israelis tighten security after PLO bomb blast
Israeli troops police and bomb disposal squads searched crowded streets as shoppers prepared for the Jewish New Year after a Palestinian bomb exploded in the Alno Cafe on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem killing one and injuring 42. A second bike bomb was detonated later with no injuries reported.
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Jerusalem
Alno
Ben Yehuda Street
Leor Avital
Herbicide pollution rises prompt tighter controls urged
Environment officials report a 20 fold rise of the herbicide 2 4 D in the Oldman River at Taber prompting calls for stricter use and disposal rules. Biologists note the cause is unknown as quarterly sampling continues and Eric Hutchings cites rampant container dumping and weak enforcement. He urges serially numbered containers and temporary disposal sites to curb pollution and credit higher penalties for improper disposal.
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Oldman
Taber
Environment Department
Environment
Eric Hutchings
Pesticides and Chemicals
Lethbridge
Hutchings
Coulees
Edmonton
Cardston
Belly River
Medicine Hat
U.S. Orders DC-9 Inspections After Tail Cone Incident
FAA directs rapid inspection of about 125 DC-9 jets after Air Canada rear bulkhead failure and stress cracks found in four other DC-9s. No deaths or major injuries reported in this incident. McDonnell Douglas DC-9s under scrutiny amid DC-10 crash history.
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United States
Federal Aviation Administration
McDonnell Douglas Company
Chicago
U.S
Air Canada
Gas leak contained near Pincher Creek Alberta
A Shell Canada spokesman said a sour gas leak from a ruptured pipeline near Pincher Creek in southwestern Alberta was halted quickly by the automatic shut down system. The RCMP evacuated an undetermined number of people as a small hydrogen sulphide cloud dispersed slowly and was monitored. Cause of the rupture was not yet known.
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Pincher Creek
Alta
Shell Canada
Alberta
RCMP
Khomeini vows to destroy opponents of Islamic rule
Tehran Reuters reports Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini vowed to destroy all opponents of Islamic rule. He urged air force personnel to back the theologians led government and warned nonbelievers to obey or be destroyed. The council rapid review of a new constitution aims to pave early elections.
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Tehran
Reuter
Iran
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
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Ayatollah Khomeini
Mehdi Bazargan
Taqi Riahi
Sinai peace-keeping pact outlined for Sinai return
Washington officials announced a tentative combined peace keeping force to oversee Israel’s three year withdrawal from the Sinai. Joint Egyptian Israeli patrols would police the buffer zone, with U S aerial reconnaissance and civilian monitoring posts in place. UN observers discussed but not favored. approval by the three governments awaited.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Egypt
United States
Sinai Peninsula
Sec
Cyprus
R. Vance
U.S
Sinai
Vance
State Department
Congress
Kamal Hassan Ali
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Ali
Mitla
Giddi
Middle East
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Anwar Sadat
Menachem Begin
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