Troubled Canada Faces Provincial Challenge to Ottawa
Montreal report notes provinces with powers greater than U S states clash with federal authority. Quebec pushes toward possible secession as provinces contest immigration, tariffs, energy and transport control. Analysts fear risk to confederation amid economic nationalism.
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Peter Arnett
Montreal
Canada
U.S
Quebec
United States
Ottawa
Pierre Elliott
Trudeau
Liberal Party
Blizzard Warning and Record Snowfall Hit Buffalo Area
A heavy snow warning and blizzard conditions were forecast with two to four inches expected inland and six or more in squall areas. Buffalo suburbs reported new monthly and yearly snowfall records with up to a foot predicted near Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Water main break in Salina left about 200 Liverpool residents without water as repairs continued.
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Hancock
Salina
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Weather Service
Finger Lakes
Bus hits poles injuring five Liverpool women
A Centro bus skidded on Park Street near the Central New York Regional Market injuring five women. Linda Andreoli 33 and Alma Taylor 54 were taken to Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital with a fractured nose and leg injuries. Three others suffered minor cuts and bruises. Police reported 8 am rush hour disruption and road blockage for about 45 minutes.
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Liverpool
Centro
Park Street
New York
Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital
Linda Andreoli
Norstar
Norstar Blvd
Eastern
Fire Department
Eleanor White
Renee Pintowski
Delores Wilkinson
Michael Walsh
Walsh
Hastings resigns as head of Albany lobbying group
Former Rep James F Hastings and ex congressman convicted of kickbacks resign as president of Associated Industries of New York. Harry Shave said board chairman Francis Drake Jr accepted the resignation. Hastings faces federal sentencing January 21 in Washington.
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Albany
James F. Hastings
Associated Industries of
New York
Harry Shave
Francis Drake Jr
Hastings
Shave
Washington
Solar heating proves competitive nationwide
A government study for ERDA finds solar heating of new homes already economically competitive with electric heating in most of the United States and may reach parity with oil and gas within four years. It notes solar systems could pay for themselves through lower fuel costs in about 15 years.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Energy Research and Development Administration
Oil spill threat tied to Delaware River slick
Coast Guard officials said a 2 mile oil slick in the Delaware River near Philadelphia posed a definite threat to wildlife and marshlands though the spill from the Olympic Games appeared less severe than feared. Captain Kenneth G. Wiman noted the situation could worsen and cited repeated Liberian tankers prompting calls for tougher tanker safety standards by Environmental Protection Chief Russell Train.
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Coast Guard
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Kenneth G. Wiman
Gloucester
N.J
Wiman
Marcus Hook
Russell Train
Youth Robs Grocery, Holds Gun To Throat Of Clerk
Linda Frzaska, 19, recounts a late night hold up at Dick and Pat’s Market on Seymour Street. A teen robber demanded cash, pointed a pistol at owner Richard Luschinger and held Frzaska at gunpoint while the escape occurred. no injuries were reported. The suspect fled on foot, then into a late model red sedan, described as black youth about 5 feet 5 inches tall with a scar on his left cheek.
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Linda Frzaska
Miss Frzaska
Dick and Pat's Market
Seymour St
Richard Luschinger
Luschinger
George O’neil
Misa Frzaska
Eral
Gifford St
Public Safety Building
Economic indicators climb again
The index of leading economic indicators rose 1 percent in November, the second straight monthly increase, signaling improved growth ahead. Revisions show declines in July August and September. Economists warn a three month drop could signal a recession, though gains occurred in October and November.
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Washington
US Trade Deficit Hit 906 Million In November
The Commerce Department reports a record U S monthly trade deficit of 906 million dollars for November due to a sharp fall in food exports and higher imports of petroleum and other goods. The deficit for 1978 exceeds six billion dollars with May the only surplus month.
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U. S
Ment
AP Laserphoto
Christmas Bills Bring Ghostly Regrets
A humorous line notes that paying all bills leaves a wish that the Ghost of Christmas Past had not cared so much about Christmas presents. The quip plays on festive spending and lingering expenses.
Fort Lauderdale named fraud center in federal report
A federal report identifies a Florida city as a national fraud center but notes it is one of several hubs. Aaron M. Kohn of the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission says Fort Lauderdale is clearly a headquarters figure, yet crime control is distributed across multiple cities including New York Chicago and New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Aaron M. Kohn
New York
Chicago
Holcombe Returns to Practice as Defense Attorney
Former district attorney Jon K. Holcombe appears in county court for a felony case since his Sept. 27 misdemeanor DWI sentencing. He has set up private practice on the 12th floor of the Hills Building and now represents a young defendant facing forgery related charges.
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Jon K. Holcombe
Holcombe
Hills
William J. Burke
Patrick J. Connelly
District Attorney's Office
Edward F. Gerber
Burke
DWI
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Bob Brown
Page Six
United Press International
Tezay
Seymour Street
Commerce
Billon
Fraud Center
Patricia Adams
State Supreme Court
Richard N. Donovan
Bridge Trarnie
Sylvia Porte
Radio
Wereegee
Earl Wilson
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