Canada seeks a distinct national identity amid American influence
A New York Times survey echoed Canadians’ uncertainty about their own identity from language to leadership roles. Historians and critics note shifts in schooling and foreign policy under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, aiming to craft a Canada that asserts its separate presence beyond mere proximity to the United States.
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Mel Hurtig
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
United States
Northrop Frye
Gas bill favors independents over major gas firms
A proposed federal measure would set a national gas price up to 75 cents for interstate and intrastate gas, with independents facing higher prices for new wells while old contracts and onshore gas stay at current levels. Big producers could charge more for offshore and some new gas, stirring industry concern.
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Washington
United States
Fort Ticonderoga reenactment blends history and tech
In Ticonderoga New York a modern group labeled the Green Mountain Boys staged a Saturday re enactment of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by revolutionary era fighters using contemporary technology. The event marked New York States first major event of the nations.
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Ticonderoga
N.Y
Early Lights
Green Mountain Boys
Fort Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain
New York State
Kidnapping Boom Ties Rome to Rich Abductions
In Italy a rising wave of kidnapings nets large ransoms surpassing $1 million. A Rome judge and the son of a wealthy lawyer were seized as authorities brace for tougher enforcement, amid reports of a group named The Kidnap Inc. suspected of orchestrating abductions.
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Rome
Italy
Ital
Yer
Francesco Napoli
Gianni
Viterbo
The
Kidnap Inc
States liquor slippage shows in Montana stores
Shortages of nearly $30,000 yearly persist in Montana state liquor retail, despite a switch from perpetual inventory to a forced sales system. For nine months, shortages totaled $21,855 across 146 stores, with officials saying the figure is a small fraction of $40 million annual sales and primarily due to merchandise losses.
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Helena
Department of Revenue
Don Bentson
Ency
Montana Liquor Control Board
Citizen Board
Oregon
Liquor Agency
Refugees Halted From Guam Airlift Amid Health Strains
Refugees on Guam face a halt in transportation to the United States after a policy order by the Interagency Indochina Task Force led by Ambassador L. Dean Brown. Officials cite limited funding and overcrowded U S reception camps as reasons, while camps report worsening health conditions including deaths and malaria cases.
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New York Times
Agana
Guam
United States
Interagency Indochina Task Force
L. Dean Brown
State Department
Defense, Justice
Washington
Murderer William Rose escapes from Montana state prison ranch
William Rose a 54 year old convicted murderer and prison trustee escaped Saturday from a state prison ranch seven miles west of Deer Lodge. Prison officials describe him as tall bald green eyed and dangerous with no known local relatives or headed direction. Rose was imprisoned since Jan 2 1947 for murder in Yellowstone County.
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Deer Lodge
William Rose
Here
Roger Crist
Rose
Yellowstone County
Crist
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