Canada U S relations strained by nationalism and energy issues
In Ottawa and Washington a growing backlash to Canada’s economic and cultural nationalism tests the special relationship. Ottawa pushes a third option to diversify markets while U S officials warn against investment shifts. Border disputes persist from Atlantic to Arctic with energy, fishing and dam projects shaping frictions.
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Peter Arnett
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Canada
U.S
United States
Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Arctic Sea
Congress
America
Toronto
Ontario
Vancouver
British Columbia
Bill Bennett
Thomas Enders
Gulf of Maine
Georges Bank
Ross Dam
Garrison
North Dakota
New York
Saskatchewan
Year of the Snake enters tonight in Japan and Korea
The Year of the Snake begins tonight in Japan and parts of South Korea at midnight, with lunar calendars marking Feb 18 for other nations. Soothsayers describe Snake year people as intelligent and talented, with strong concentration and judgment, though proud and prone to relationship issues. Notables linked to Snake years include Cyrus Vance, Indira Gandhi, and Jean-Paul Sartre.
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Tokyo
Japan
South Korea
U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
Indira Gandhi
India
Jean-Paul Sartre
DOD offers new status for undesired discharges
The Defense Department announced a policy shift to replace undesirable discharges with a discharge under other than honorable conditions effective New Year’s Day. More than 500,000 recipients since 1948 will be offered the new status, including about 170,000 from the Vietnam era. The change does not erase job record blemishes that could affect employment.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Mixed Christmas retail sales flag modest gains
Commerce data show 12.7 billion in week ending December 25, up 8 percent from a year earlier but down from the prior week. Inflation around 5 percent reduces the real gain. auto sales drive some of the rise. Presidents elect Carter links holiday sales to stimulus timing.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Carter
Agriculture Dept Sees All Time High in Smoking Spending
The Agriculture Department reports tobacco expenditures reached about 16.6 billion dollars this year up from 15.6 billion last year with cigarettes comprising over 90 percent of the spend. Americans smoked an estimated 620 billion cigarettes, a 2.1 percent rise from the prior year.
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Ag Department
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
National Clearinghouse For Smoking and Health
Clearinghouse
American Cancer Society
Allan K Jonas
Society
Task Force On
New Year Celebrations From Ancient Times To Modern Traditions
This feature traces New Year customs across cultures from Scotland to Mesopotamia and Creeks, noting calendar changes from Julian to Gregorian, Dutch open houses in New Amsterdam, and U S presidents hosting open houses at the White House through FDR, with observers predicting more calendar shifts.
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Assyria
Julius Caesar
America
Christendom
Gregory
Europe
Germany
Great Britain
American
Sweden
Asia
New Amsterdam
Times Square
New York State
New England
White House
John Adams
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt
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