Auditor General Urged to Stay Out of Crown Corp Books
In Edmonton Canadian National Railways chairman Jack Horner said Auditor General Kenneth Dye should not monitor Crown corporations. He warned Dye’s inspection demand could threaten traditional political independence of these entities. In Hollywood Florida a teenage orphan found 1.3 million dollars in jewelry along railroad tracks and may keep it after police release of the valuables.
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Edmonton
Kenneth Dye
Jack Horner
Canadian National Railways
Horner
Dye
Hollywood
Fla
Eric DeWild
Secretary Shultz Urges Support for Lebanon Marines Mission
Secretary George Shultz told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that 1200 U S Marines remain in Lebanon on a peacekeeping mission for 18 months. He urged Congress to unite behind President Reagan's Middle East policy and support a compromise resolution authorizing the deployment.
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Washington
George Shultz
U.S
Lebanon
Congress
Reagan
Middle East
Shultz
House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
Esso Cold Lake oil project wins government concessions
Esso Resources Canada negotiates tax and royalty relief with federal and Alberta governments for a 300 million start on revised Cold Lake development. The plan seeks phased production up to 9 400 barrels a day with first stages by 1985 and a 10 percent return target.
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Steve Mertl
Calgary
Cold Lake
Alberta
Esso Resources Canada Ltd
Jean Chretien
John Zaozhny
Esso
Wolf Lake
Wreck search closes as jetliner mystery nears end
Japanese maritime official says U S may have located crucial portions of the KAL 007 wreck in the Sea of Japan as the search for debris and victims nears a close. Soviets planned to hand over recovered items while weather partly hampers operations.
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Wakkanai
Japan
United States
Sea of Japan
Masayoshi Kato
Maritime Safety Agency
Korean Air Lines
New York
Anchorage
Alaska
Kato
U.S
Washington
U.S. Navy
Narragansett
Pentagon
Benjamin Welles
KAL
Georgi Kozumin
Moneton Island
Moscow
Nevelisk
Sakhalin Island
Ottawa
Senate
Mulroney hints at invite to meet Reagan
Opposition Leader Brian Mulroney says there are intimations he could receive an invitation to meet President Ronald Reagan and would accept with enthusiasm if it arrives before St Patrick’s Day. He criticizes Trudeau Liberal government for hurting U S Canada relations and stresses the United States as a key ally.
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Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Ronald Reagan
Mulroney
St. Patrick’s Day
Reagan
Trudeau
U.s.-Canada
Canada
United States
Druse and Lebanese Forces clash near Beirut amid heavy shelling
Reports from Beirut say Druse Muslim artillery and tanks hit Souk el Gharb and outskirts as Lebanese jets and armor counterattacked. The U S ambassador's residence came under shelling, and a US Navy barrage followed. Lebanese army said Hawker Hunter jets supported ground forces near Aley as artillery rained on Souk el Gharb.
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Beirut
Souk el-Gharb
U.S
Lebanon
Aley
Youssef Atrissi
Atrissi
Inflation edging up risks despite July hold in Canada
Statistics Canada reports Canada’s August inflation steady at 5.5 percent from July. Rents rise in Quebec while big-ticket goods climb after Ontario tax relief. Food costs jump amid dry, hot conditions. meat prices ease as stockers slaughter. Alberta sees mixed results with Edmonton at 5.3 percent and Calgary at 3.3 percent.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Canada
Statistics Canada
Quebec
Ontario
North America
Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary
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