Doctor proposes package health care concept
Dr. Kenneth Paproski of Edmonton calls for a Canada wide first comprehensive health care centre with social and medical services in one location. He seeks $50,000 from Ottawa to launch in Edmonton offering medical care, social work and budget advice under one roof to treat root causes and reduce overall costs.
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Ben Tierney
Southam News Services
Ottawa
Alberta
Kenneth Paproski
Edmonton
Canada
Dr. Paproski
Paproski
Monsoons May Mark Turn in Pakistan War
Heavy rain in East Pakistan grounds the Pakistan air force and halts troop movement. Bengali liberation forces claim gains as rebels retake Rangpur and clash in Dinajpur Kushtia and Sylhet. Refugees flee to India while Pakistan says it controls the region.
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Pakistan
New Delhi
Reuter
East Pakistan
Press Trust of India
Bangla Desh
PTI
Calcutta
Rangpur
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Dinajpur
Kushtia
Sylhet
Lamanirhat
Cooch Behar
West Bengal
Winnipeg engineers vote to reject CN bargaining terms
Ottawa report says most of Canada’s 4400 rail engineers returned to work after a last minute settlement, though Winnipeg CN crews rejected the contract and began 24 hour study sessions to push for government intervention. Edmonton engines also opposed yet resumed work while eyeing a work to rule campaign. Montreal and Vancouver tensions linger.
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Nick Hills
Southam
Ottawa
National Railways
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Federal
Department of Labor
Edmonton
CN Engineers
L. E. Hemmingson
Hemmingson
Montreal
Brothers
Edmonton Engineers
Vancouver
Calgary teachers set strike date
Calgary public school teachers voted to suspend services to 79 000 students on April 21 if needed in a dispute over a conciliation board plan. Local 38 of the Alberta Teachers Association reported a 3,376 to 542 strike vote after seven months of negotiations.
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Calgary
Alberta Teachers Association
Alberta appoints trio to study foster care services
In Edmonton the legislature announced a three member panel to study foster care. Judge Albert P Catonio will chair the committee with Frederick George Winters and Eileen O Byrne also serving. The inquiry will hear citizen presentations on foster care issues across Alberta.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ray Speaker
Albert P. Catonio
Frederick George Winters
Eileen O’byrne
Catonio
Juvenile and Family Court
Winters
Alberta Aviation Council
Foster Parent Association
O’byrne
Federal Department of Indian Affairs
Dayan warns Israel would fight rather than withdraw to 1967 lines
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan told a Jerusalem gathering that Israel would prefer war to withdrawal behind pre 1967 borders. He accused Arab leaders and publics of resisting real peace and said Israel must hold a defensible line. Dayan outlined two Arab stages including withdrawal and actions overturning outcomes of 1967. He stressed Gaza Strip and Negev defence needs and cited Eban openness to a separate Suez reopening deal on mutual terms.
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Jerusalem
Reuter
Israel
Defence
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Mohammed Hassanein Heykal
Cairo
al Ahram
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Negev Desert
Golan Heights
Galilee
Abba Eban
Suez Canal
Kosygin Promises Big Push for Consumer Goods
Premier Kosygin announced at the 24th Congress that the 1971-75 plan prioritizes consumer goods with a 44 to 48 percent production rise, against 41 to 45 percent for heavy industry. He pledged more food and daily goods, family support, better wages, and improved working conditions as the Soviet economy expands over five years.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Soviet
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Sri Lanka Premier Says Insurgents Foiled in Colombo
Prime Minister Sirimaye Bandaranaike announced that her government had foiled an insurgent attempt to seize Colombo. The report notes the thwarted plan amid ongoing political tensions in Ceylon.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Sirimaye Bandaranaike
Alberta considers camping limits on public lands
Alberta's lands minister unveiled amendments to restrict camping on public lands to 30 days per year unless a permit is obtained. Offenders face escalating fines and up to 90 days in jail after repeated violations. The bill targets hippie style communes and aims to curb unpermitted camping statewide.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. Donovan Ross
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