Calgary awarded 1988 Winter Olympics after IOC vote
Calgary won the 1988 Winter Games on the second IOC ballot 48 to 31 over Falun Sweden. Cortina d Ampezzo failed on the first ballot with 18 votes and Falun had 25 while Calgary had 36. Seoul picked for 1988 Summer Games over Nagoya 52 to 27.
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West Germany
Calgary
Seoul
South Korea
International Olympic Committee
Falun
Sweden
Cortina D'Ampezzo
Italy
Nagoya
Japan
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Gerald Regan
Lougheed
Regan
Banff
Alta
Canada
Prince Bertil
Are
Soviet Union
Moscow
Peter Trynchy
Edmonton
Los Angeles
Ralph Klein
Eight provinces end London lobby over Trudeau plan
A group of eight Canadian provinces called off their London lobbying campaign after the Supreme Court decision altered prospects for the Trudeau package. Alberta and others designated representatives while Quebec and British Columbia voiced skepticism about passing the plan in its current form.
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London
Trudeau
British Columbia
Supreme Court
Levesque calls special session to condemn federal constitutional plan
Premier Rene Levesque recalls a special Quebec national assembly session to condemn Ottawa's constitutional package. He cites no public wording yet informs Opposition Liberals, who face a delicate squeeze over blocking sovereignty goals. Chretien signals possible compromises on the charter.
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Quebec
Rene Levesque
Ottawa
National Assembly
Levesque
Jean Chretien
Chretien
le Devoir
Canada
Levesque and Bennett vow unity against Trudeau plan
Quebec premier Rene Levesque and British Columbia premier Bill Bennett said after a hour long meeting they remain on the same wave length in opposing unilateral federal constitutional moves. They affirmed support for the eight dissenting premiers and stressed they will push to block unilateral action while offering no specifics on further talks or actions.
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Supreme Court of Canada
Canada
Trudeau
Montreal
Federal
Baden-Baden
Germany
Calgary
McKibbon
Supreme Court
Ottawa
Lougheed
London
Hart
Quebec
Rene Levesque
British Columbia
Bill Bennett
Bennett
Levesque
Pakistani commandos free 44 hostages on hijacked India airliner
Pakistani forces disguised as sweepers boarded the Indian airliner in Lahore, overpowered five Sikh separatists, and freed 44 hostages unharmed after a 20 hour siege. Passengers reported sweepers with buckets and tied white overalls aiding the rescue as commandos stormed the plane.
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Lahore
Ravie
Cards Down Expos to Move Into Lead in NL Pennant Race
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 8 to 4 as pitcher Joaquin Aldujar earned his 10th straight victory against Montreal, lifting the Cards to first place two games ahead in the National League pennant pursuit.
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Expos
St. Louis Cardinals
Joaquin Aldujar
Montreal Expos
Alberta Keeps RCMP Under New Ten Year Contract
Alberta and Ottawa reached a new RCMP policing contract reducing the province’s cost to about 36.5 million dollars this year and introducing scale increases for towns under 15 000 and larger municipalities. The deal cuts the original Ottawa demand and retains provincial involvement in planning and priorities.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Graham Harle
RCMP
Harle
Ottawa
Tehran plane crash kills Iran military chiefs
Iran's defence minister Col. Musa Narniu, chief of staff Maj. Gen Valoollah Fallahi, former defence minister Col. Javad Fakuri, and IRGC acting commander Mohsen Kolahdoz were killed when a U S made C 130 transport crashed near Tehran. State media reported the loss on the same day.
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Iran
Tehran
Musa Narniu
Valoollah Fallahi
Defence
Air Force
Javad Fakuri
Tehran Radio
Mohsen Kolahdoz
Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Commonwealth Conference Opens Amid South Africa Clash
Melbourne hosts 41 of 44 Commonwealth leaders as North South issues and South Africa policy ignite debate. Mugabe attacks apartheid while Fraser seeks unity over Namibia and sporting contacts amid looming behind the scenes battles.
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Australia
South Africa
Pierre Trudeau
Malcolm Fraser
Old Town Hall
Fraser
Trudeau
Mugabe
United Nations
Canada
Britain
Namibia
Muldoon
Canberra
Gleneagles
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Bennett Still United
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Charles Lynch
Beer City News
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Don McGillivray
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John Walker
Keith Spicer
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Robert Mugabe
U.S
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