Stories for August 8th 2004

Sunday, August 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Heath was ready to give Madrid Gibraltar sovereignty.

The Daily Telegraph published last week that Edward Heath Conservative government was prepared in 1973 to hand Gibraltar over to the Spanish in a deal with General Franco's regime according to documents revealed under the British 30-year disclosure rule.

Sunday, August 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Chile organizing major expedition to South Pole.

Chile is organizing a major Antarctic scientific expedition for this coming austral summer that leaving from Patriot Hills' area should reach the US Amundsen-Scott base in the Southern pole.

Sunday, August 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Incentives for privatized Punta Arenas abattoir.

Punta Arenas Appeals Court rejected the protection request presented by the Simunovic Abattoir against the local government for having extended regional investment incentives to the recently privatized former Sacor plant.