Canadians Choose Leader in 1980s Election Tug of War
Canadians from Arctic Eskimo settlements to Toronto vote in a pivotal 1980 campaign. Pierre Trudeau defends national unity while Joe Clark promises change. Polls show a tight race as voters weigh inflation, unemployment, deficits, and party visions for Canada’s future. Ed Broadbent’s New Democrats critique both major parties.
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Charles Hanley
Associated Press
Toronto
Arctic Circle
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Joe Clark
Trudeau
National Unity
Quebec
Clark
Canada
House of Commons
Ottawa
Montreal
Canadiens
New York Rangers
Montreal Forum
Alberta
National Party
U.S
Ed Broadbent
Socialist
New Democrats
Trudau
Fracture blamed as Ranger I rig leg breaks
Metal fatigue is blamed for the breakdown of the Ranger I oil rig rear leg after a May collapse south of Galveston. Eight of 34 aboard died. 26 rescued, 3 bodies recovered, five missing. Investigators noted a full circumferential fracture about a foot above the base mat.
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Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
W.E. Whaley Jr
Whaley
Coast Guard
Atlantic Pacific Marine Corp
Mac Johnson
Measure Approves Aid Sanctions Lift for Uganda
Washington reports both House and Senate approved bills to lift U S sanctions on aid to Uganda. The measures reference Idi Amin's deposition and now face House acceptance or conference committee resolution of differences after the Senate passed its version.
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Washington
House
Senate
U.S
Uganda
Idi Amin
House-Senate
East German spy case and other 1969 world items
An East German tribunal convicting West German Angela von Balluseck of espionage sentences her to 12 years after she gathered material on East German military sites during trips. Other items note the British Conservatives winning a Commons vote 341 to 259 on enterprise board plans, a kidnapping in Bergamo, and Air Force Lt. Gen. W Y Smith set to become supreme headquarters chief of staff with Gen. Haig’s announced retirement and Gen. Rogers to replace him.
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Berlin
East Berlin
ADN
Angela von Balluseck
Munich
Neuruppin
London
House of Commons
Commons
National Enterprise Board
U.S
Bernard W. Rogers
Thunderstorms Cause City Fire Warnings Across Texas Hill Country
Violent weather swept Texas Hill Country and Central Texas with heavy rain and lightning. Austin reported multiple blazes triggering city fire department responses as floods threatened roads and warnings extended from north of Dallas to Houston and South Texas.
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Associated Press
Texas Hill Country
Texas
Austin
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Panhandle
South Plains
Sherman
Breckenridge
Colorado
Bastrop
Little River
San Gabriel River
Georgetown
North Texas
East Texas
South Texas
Rio Grande
Tony Hernandez
Breckenridge Hospital
Temple
Cary Williams
Travis Middle School
Comstock
Val Verde
Brad Elliott
Byron
Ozona
del Rio
David Sanchez
Department OF Public Safety
Larry Elliott
Kerr County
Hill Country
Kerrville State Park
Devil's River
DPS
Colombian government allows jail release for Houston firefighters
The Colombian government agreed to release firefighter William Spradley and his associate Roy McLemore for 60 000 dollars. Their civil fines totaled 40 000 with 15 000 in legal fees and 5 000 in medical and transport costs. Houston officials say the department will not raise funds and are aiding in communications with relatives. The men were detained after a forced landing in Colombia during a trip to Venezuela to fetch drilling bits. Spradley says Indians kidnapped McLemore after engine trouble led to the crash.
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Houston
William Spradley
Roy McLemore
Houston Fire Department
Dale Everitt
Spradley
Everitt
Colombia
Venezuela
McLemore
Coast Guard cadets face possible dismissal over marijuana
Six cadets at the U S Coast Guard Academy including three to be commissioned Wednesday face possible dismissal for allegedly possessing marijuana or drug paraphernalia. An academy spokesman said no criminal charges were expected and the decision was pending from Rear Admiral Malcolm E Clark.
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New London
Texas teens escape from Lafayette County jail
Two Texas teenagers escaped from the Lafayette County jail in Lexington after being held on capital murder charges for slaying country music promoter George Barnett. Authorities pursued a tip they might hide in the Kansas City area. the last known escape vehicle was a yellow station wagon.
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Lexington
Texas
Kansas City
Stewart W. Stripling
McKinney
Jeffrey David Hunter
Plano
Lafayette County
Gene Darnell
Stripling
Hunter
George Barnett
Barnett
Richmond, Mo
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Bill Hobby
State
Hobby
Senate Chamber
The
Bergamo
Italy
Francesco Doneda
Wolfgang Delfs
South Elephants
West Africa
Namibia
America
Europe
Niagara Falls
N.Y
U.S. Justice Department
Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp
Hooker
Love Canal
Pryor, Okla
Gene Leroy Hart
Byron Ed Williams
Hart
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