Tremblay resigns from PQ cabinet in bitter clash with Levesque
Rodrigue Tremblay quits his industry and commerce post in a scathing letter citing Cyrano de Bergerac as he accuses the government of sour grapes. Levesque reshuffles to empower popular ministers and adds two new faces amid the shakeup.
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Quebec
Cyrano de Bergerac
Rodrigue Tremblay
Rene Levesque
Parti Quebecois
Levesque
Tremblay
Industry, Trade and Commerce
Cyrano
Louis O'Neill
Jacques Parizeau
Treasury Board
Lise Payette
Consumers, Co-Operatives
Claude Charron
National Assembly
Michel Clair
Revenue Department
Parizeau
Francois Gendron
Denis de Belleval
de Belleval
Yves Duhaime
Energy Department
Guy Joron
Yves Berube
Berube
Joron
Payette
Marc-Andre Bedard
Expos Fever Grips Plattsburgh as Local Fans Embrace Montreal Team
Plattsburgh New York residents, a 23 000 population town, welcome thousands of Montreal visitors and rally behind the Expos. Local merchants report Ticket sales soar, mayor interrupts meetings to watch games, and crowds cheer as Montreal contends for the East Division lead, one game ahead of the Pirates.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
Montreal
Expos
New York City
Cahill
Mickey
John Ianelli
Pittsburgh Pirates
British Columbia to gain offshore rights from federal control
Prime Minister Clark promised Friday that Ottawa will transfer offshore oil and mineral rights to British Columbia once native Indian rights are protected in any agreement. The pledge follows similar talks with Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Clark stressed environmental and international issues and said Aboriginal rights must be considered, though they may not arise directly from the negotiations. He spoke after meeting with a Union of B C Indian Chiefs representative.
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Vancouver
Clark
British Columbia
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Bill Bennett
Union of
B.C. Indian
Muzorewa offers to strip whites of veto power in Zimbabwe Rhodesia
In London Muzorewa says his delegation voted 11 to 1 to remove white minority veto in exchange for Britain lifting the embargo. He accepts a British draft constitution granting whites 20 of 100 seats. Guerrilla leaders say war won't end without their agreement and warn sanctions removal would derail talks.
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London
Britain
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Abel Muzorewa
Ian Smith
Associated Press
Muzorewa
Patriotic Front
Ottawa to rent 2000 grain cars for prairie exports
Prime Minister Joe Clark announced a new 200 million dollar plan to lease 2,000 Canadian built hopper cars over 20 years to relieve Western grain bottlenecks. The action aims to lift exports by 20 percent this year and 50 percent in 1985, with immediate steps including more rolling stock and emergency facility use.
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Saskatoon
Joe Clark
Canada
Board of Trade
Clark
Canadian Wheat Board
Clark Reit
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
Begin rebuffs black leaders over Israel visit
A Jerusalem official says Prime Minister Begin will not meet Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Joseph Lowery due to their Association with Palestine Liberation Organization figures. The official asserts the decision is policy driven not race based and notes Israel will still assist with lodging and transport. Lowery and his SCLC group canceled the trip after the refusal.
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Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Jesse Jackson
Joseph Lowery
Israel
Jackson
Lowery
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasir Arafat
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Begin
SCLC
Arafat
United States
Soviet withdrawal from Cuba deemed unrealistic by U S officials
U S officials say it is unrealistic to expect the Soviet Union to pull its 2000 3000 troops from Cuba and press for removal. Negotiators aim to strip the unit of combat capability rather than withdraw the brigade while Soviet officials insist the troops are advisers with a right to stay.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Cuba
United States
Moscow
Interfence
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Abitibi-Ouest
Clair
Drummond
Lucien Lessard
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Jacques Leonard
Robert Burns
Charron
Denis Vaugeois
O'Neill
Jean Garon
Hollywood
Paula Crist
Zira
Calif
Kiiplex
Jan Scott
Jack Cahill
Bennett
Eddison Zvobgo
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Mugabe
Nkomo
Salisbury
Lord Carrington
Ottawa
Bill Fox
Jay Bushinsky
Chicago Sun-Times
Beirut
PLO
Jackson and
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