Quebec votes to reject separatism in landslide Liberal win
Quebec voters backed Premier Robert Bourassa's Liberal government with 101 of 100 seats and about 55 percent of the vote. Prime Minister Trudeau predicted federalism would prevail in a referendum, while separatist Rene Levesque and other party leaders were defeated as the Liberals secured a historic majority and the PQ gained no seats.
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National Assembly
Elliott P. Trudeau
Ottawa
Bourassa
Liberal
Rene Levesque
Parti Quebecois
Gabriel Loubier
Union Nationale
Yvon Dupuis
Parti Creditiste
Liberals
East West talks seek parity in Central Europe troop levels
Vienna dispatch reports the East West conference opening with a call to preserve Warsaw Pact superiority while pursuing partial American Soviet troop withdrawals. NATO backs cuts toward parity, suggesting ceilings near 700,000 per side. Brezhnev presses for reductions by 1975 but no shift in overall force balance.
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Wheat outlook brightens in Soviet harvest gains
UPI reports USDA experts foresee brighter wheat prospects with Soviet yields rising from 95 to potentially 110 million tons. Global 1973 output could reach about 355 million tons, still short of demand, prompting FAO to urge member nations to adopt formal food reserve programs.
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South Vietnamese expect foe to launch new offensive
South Vietnamese officials say Communists appear ready for a new offensive by year end or early 1974 and that government troops may strike first. Spokesmen noted 104 truce violations in 24 hours, with heavy fighting in the Mekong Delta and Chuong Thien province where 21 attackers were killed.
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Mekong
South Vietnam
Chuong Thien
Senate rules panel begins hearings on Ford nomination
The Senate Rules Committee opens hearings Thursday on Gerald R. Ford to be vice president under the 25th Amendment. Ford will be the first witness as the committee aims to report before Thanksgiving. The FBI delivered about 1,400 pages of material. Cannon and Cook will summarize for the other six members. Three lawyers, including former reps Cramer and Smith and Phillip Buchen, volunteer to assist Ford.
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Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
Robert Bork
Cook
William C. Cramer
R-Fla
H. Allen Smith
Calif
Phillip Buchen
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Butz defends milk decision as economically valid
LOS ANGELES. Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz defended recent dairy policy actions as economically justified amid suspicions of Nixon campaign influence. He said no current Agriculture Department staff were guilty and noted the prior secretary, Clifford Hardin, made the decisions. Butz argued dairy costs, notably cattle feed, made such supports necessary and that he would have acted similarly.
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Agriculture Department
Clifford Hardin
Newspaper Guild threatens strike at New York papers
The Newspaper Guild of New York warns it may strike either the New York Times or the Daily News next Monday if a new contract isn’t reached. Guild officials press for job security amid cutbacks and automation, and vow round the clock talks to avert a walkout.
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U.S. and Soviet naval forces grow in mediator areas
UPI reports both the United States and the Soviet Union expanding naval strength in the Mediterranean while the United States deploys a carrier task force to the Indian Ocean. Pentagon officials say no confrontation is near, calling moves precautionary as fleets reinforce Middle East and Indian Ocean routes.
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UAW backs Ford pact vote by union members
UAW asks 185,000 members to approve a three year contract with Ford Motor Co. Details withheld until today as the International Executive Board backed the pact. Ratification could begin by weekend with final vote next week. Ford matched GM and Chrysler terms including a three percent pay rise for two years and enhanced retirement benefits.
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Coffee drinking shows no link to heart trouble says JAMA study
A Kaiser study of 464 patients finds no independent association between six cups of coffee daily and first myocardial infarction after accounting for smoking and six other risk factors. Authors Klatsky Friedman Siegelaub note discrepancies in prior studies may stem from smoking or control selection.
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API
Journal of the American Medical Association
Arthur L. Klatsky
Gary D. Friendman
Abraham B. Siegelaub
Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center
Oakland
Calif
Kaiser-Permanente
Night Watch and The Stone Killer at Twin Cinemas
Twin Cinemas shows Night Watch with Laurence Harvey and Elizabeth Taylor, a PG thriller, and The Stone Killer starring Charles Bronson with Martin Balsam, a Dino De Laurentiis production rated R. Harte on Main Street presents The Last of Sheila with Benjami n, Cannon, Coburn, Mason and Welch, and The Omega Man, both PG. Manchester Cinema offers Godspell, the Broadway musical adaptation.
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Richard Benjamin
Dyan Cannon
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James Mason
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Final checks under way for Skylab 3 launch
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla UPI The Skylab 3 mission proceeds with electronics tests and undocking charges planned for the Apollo command module. Crew Carr Gibson and Pogue, all rookies, aim for an 85 day flight starting November 10, with health, food, and research work to determine final duration.
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Gerald P. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
William R. Pogue
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