Peacekeeping troops wait for Israelis to move out
U S marines and Italian soldiers waited off the Lebanese coast to begin Beirut peacekeeping. Italian envoy Ottieri said deployment hinges on Israeli departure from the port and airport. Three Israeli soldiers were reported missing in West Beirut as gunmen attacked a soldier driving through Verdun. About 3 000 troops from the U S France and Italy are to restore order after the Sabra and Chatila massacre.
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Associated Press
U.S
Beirut
West Beirut
Verdun
Christian Phalange Party
Voice of Lebanon
Sabra
Chatilla
PLO
United Nations General Assembly
Israel
Franco Lucioli Ottieri
Mediterranean
Ottieri
West
John Reid
Lebanon
Canadians Struggle Up Everest Amid Snow and Clouds
Snow and heavy cloud cover slow the eight man Canadian Everest team from Camp One to Camp Two. Leader Bill March and another climber reach halfway to Camp Three fixing rope within 300 metres. If conditions improve three Canadians and 10 Sherpa guides will move gear to Camp Two.
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Montreal
Mount
Everest
Robin Palin
Canada
Bill March
Calgary
Gas exports to U S face window of opportunity says report
A joint industry government paper urges Canada to push more aggressively into the U S natural gas market. It says the window of opportunity could close without a market oriented strategy, with Alberta and BC spearheading exports and pricing freedom to boost revenues.
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U.S
Calgary
Canada
Alberta
National Energy Board
Peter Lougheed
Jim Gray
Canadian Hunter Exploration Ltd
Jean Chretien
B.C. Energy
Brian Smith
Merv Leitch
British Columbia
North
Lalonde snubs forecast of 10 percent unemployment
Finance Minister Marc Lalonde dismissed a Globe and Mail report predicting jobless rates above 10 percent through 1985 as unfounded. He urged skepticism toward forecasts, cited Mackenzie King’s crystal ball, and warned against expecting a rapid drop in unemployment despite inflation and interest rate concerns.
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Kevin Dougherty Jonquiere
Quc
Marc Lalonde
Canada
Mackenzie King
Lalonde
Quebec
Federal
Liberal Party
Toronto Globe and Mail
Finance Department
Medicine Hat
Trudeau
Liberals
Honduras approves safe passage for guerrillas amid hostage standoff
Honduran officials said 32 hostages would be moved from the Chamber of Commerce building to the airport for release ahead of a Panamanian air force plane due mid morning. Spokesman Amilcar Santamaria said the guerrillas were 99 percent likely to depart today. No agreement on political prisoners was reported.
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San Pedro Sula
Amilcar Santamaria
Roberto Suazo Cordova
Honduras
Chamber of Commerce
Santamaria
Honduran
Panama
Police car strikes woman at Medicine Hat crossing
A Medicine Hat woman in her early twenties was struck by a city police car at the South Railway Street and Third Street pedestrian crossing as the car went through a green light. She was taken to hospital and later released.
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Medicine Hat
South Railway Street
Third St
Your Wife Notices Your Check for Sailboat Fuel
A quirky note reports a husband’s check for twenty gallons of sailboat fuel drawing attention from his wife. The item hints at domestic concerns over budgeting and boating hobby expenses with light humor.
Craven Cubs Name Brent Craven Coach for Junior B
The Craven Cubs have named Brent Craven as coach for the upcoming Junior B season. He will lead the team from the bench this year. Western region notes indicate the decision was announced Friday.
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Craven Cubs
Medicine Hot Cubs
Brent Craven
Dome bailout could give Ottawa stake in major oil company
Ottawa moves to inject about 1 billion into Dome Petroleum with four banks to rescue the near bankrupt company. The plan would convert bonds to common shares, giving government and lenders ownership while raising fears of higher energy taxes to cover costs.
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Ottawa
Finance Department
Allan MacEachen
Dome Petroleum
Lalonde
Dome
Canada
Toronto
Trudeau
Beaufort Sea
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Bank of Montreal
The
Royal Bank
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Bill Richards
Jack Gallagher
Hudson’s Bay Oil and Gas Co
HBOG
Gallagher
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