Trudeau Faces Key Vote as Canada Elects Future
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau seeks to maintain Liberal majority in the 214 seat House of Commons. Liberals hold 147 seats, Conservatives 73, NDP 25, Social Credit 43. Key rivals Robert Stanfield David Lewis Real Caouette. Outcome hinges on Quebec strength and potential regional splits. Voting age lowered to 18 could aid Liberal gains.
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IRA prisoners tunnel to freedom from Curragh camp
Seven Provisional IRA members tunneled from a cell at Curragh army detention center and climbed the 15 foot perimeter wall using ropes. They vanished before evening roll call. officials could not confirm escape time. The group faces weapons charges or trial related to IRA activity in the south.
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Fighting intensifies amid cease-fire talk in Vietnam
UPI reports government infantrymen recaptured two central highlands bases held by the Communists for six months but lost Dak Seang near Dak To. North Vietnamese attacks topped 100 nationwide as talks neared a cease-fire. U.S. B52s and Navy gunline strikes supported the operations, with heavy fighting and multiple captures and retreats across Kontum, Dak To, and surrounding areas.
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Two Yemens End War and Plan Merger
Yemen and Southern Yemen signed an agreement to end their war and merge into a single republic with one flag, capital, and governmental structure. A summit will form committees to detail the merger within a year, amid regional doubt about implementation.
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Israel Raids Four Guerrilla Bases Near Damascus
Tel Aviv said its warplanes bombed four Arab guerrilla bases in the northern suburbs of Damascus in the most concentrated strike around the Syrian capital since the 1967 Middle East war. The action followed hijacking incidents and prompted swift responses.
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Eban Protests Release of Olympic Killers
Foreign Minister Abba Eban summoned the West German ambassador in Jerusalem to condemn Bonn for releasing three Arab prisoners linked to Black September. Israel denounced the surrender as dangerous and aimed to seek explanations for Germany’s handling of the hijacking incident and the Olympic killings.
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Heroin use found among Saigon embassy guards
State Department officials reported that during mid-1971 to mid-1972 around 11 percent of the 156 U.S. embassy guards in Saigon tested positive for heroin. About 25 Marines were sent home. most sought treatment under the Marine Corps program, with three drug dependent. Maj. J. Land credited with uncovering most of the cases.
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Deep divisions threaten Euromart inflation curb plan
In Luxembourg officials from the nine euro nations grapple with a proposed anti inflation campaign amid election driven cautions. Germany seeks money supply growth at 10 percent while others push tighter budgets. Britain and Italy worry reduced growth means unemployment. A vague outcome is anticipated with possible a 15 percent temporary tariff cut.
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Gone With the Wind Dominates Cinema 1 in Williamstown
Cinema 1 reprises MGM's Gone With the Wind as the top draw with a strong audience following. Butterflies Are Free rides on Goldie Hawn's bubbly film energy at Cinema Mi, while Williamstown College Cinema screens The Damned and The Devils in a double feature. Showings at Cinema 7 and Cinema IT run at 6:30 8:30 and 10:30, with Williamstown listings at 7 and 3.
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