TV coverage chaos as NHL playoff opener airs coast to coast
Canada wide coverage falters due to a technician strike. MacLaren Advertising aired the Toronto at Boston game for the first two periods in Toronto while CBC loosened the contract, and CTV fed the rest to affiliates. Montreal at New York aired in Montreal on CFCF with CBC French commentary. Windsor viewers saw Detroit Channel 56 broadcast without commercials.
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Toronto
Montreal
CBC
MacLaren
Boston
Cftc-Tv
CTV
Hockey Night In Canada
Murray Chercover
Canada
New York
CFCF
Windsor
Tiny Channel 56
Detroit
Olson offers $18 million to fund irrigation rehab
Agriculture Minister H. A. Bud Olson told about 300 farmers that Ottawa would contribute roughly $18 million to southern Alberta irrigation rehabilitation, with $12 million for major structures like Bassano dam and Bow River diversion and $6 million to transfer costs to provincial and district authorities. He urged cost-sharing and flexible terms while aiming to secure a viable system for at least a decade.
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Gordon Pollard
H. A
Bud) Olson
Alberta
St. Mary’s River
Olson
Ottawa
Bassano Dam
Bow River
Calgary
Vauxhall
St. Mary
Waterton
Great Lakes Pollution Pact Nears Signing in Ottawa
United States and Canada reach final agreement on a transborder plan to clean up Great Lakes pollution. Nixon and Trudeau will sign in Ottawa the last day of Nixon’s visit, with a $2 billion construction program to build sewage treatment facilities mainly in the United States. An expanded IJC pollution surveillance role is expected.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Great Lakes
Nixon
Trudeau
U.S
International Joint Commission
US S
Washington
Prime Minister cancels three day business briefing
Ottawa reports a planned April 17 to 19 closed briefing for 50 top international businessmen by Prime Minister Trudeau and cabinet members has been cancelled. The issue arose over promotional material and promises to influence Canada’s foreign ownership policy. The fee was to be 600 dollars per attendee plus travel and hotel costs.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Business International Executive Services
Business International
New York
Alberta not forming common front in constitutional talks
Premier Peter Lougheed stated Alberta is not holding formal discussions with any group of provinces on a common front for constitutional reform. He told Opposition Leader Harry Strom that Alberta is not pursuing a tripartite agreement with Ontario and Quebec. He noted discussions have occurred with all provinces and noted potential talks with Quebec’s Premier Bourassa.
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Edmonton
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Harry Strom
Strom
Ontario
Quebec
Lougheed
Robert Bourassa
Cuba Canada relations near normal after Montreal bombing
Canada and Cuba move toward normal relations after the fatal bombing of the Cuban trade mission in Montreal. One Cuban died and six were arrested in a clash with police. Fidel Castro condemned Canadian police after accusing them of brutal methods. Diplomatic talks were planned to resolve the mission status as investigators examined the ruins.
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Ottawa
Canada
Cuba
Montreal
Fidel Castro
U.S
Jose de Cossio
C.m.drury
de Cossion
Sergio Perez
Perez
US Begins Retaliation as Vietnam Battles Rage
North and South Vietnamese forces battled around Loc Ninh district town 75 miles north of Saigon as U.S. air and sea bombardment of North Vietnam started in retaliation for the DMZ crossing. Heavy casualties reported. Gen Abrams and Lt Gen Minh sought more U.S. air support as Nixon ordered large-scale attacks by the 7th Air Force and 7th Fleet.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Highlands
Loc Ninh
An Loc
Binh Long Province
Nguyen van Minh
8Rd
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
7Th Air Force
7Th Fleet
Nixon
Berlin wall closes as Easter visit ends many West Berliners tour East
East German border guards sealed wall crossings at midnight ending an eight day Easter wall pass. About 500,000 West Berliners visited East Berlin and East Germany for the first time in years. A Pentecost pass is planned in May to influence West Germany treaty ratifications with Moscow and Warsaw.
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West Germany
Moscow
Warsaw
East Germany
Violence erupts as Mendoza protests clash with troops
In Mendoza and Cordoba Argentina, snipers and police exchanged fire after a curfew as thousands protested electricity price rises. One man was killed Tuesday, another in San Juan, with over 100 injured. Students in Cordoba joined a solidarity march with Molotov cocktails and arrests.
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Buenos Aires
Reuter
Argentina
Mendoza
San Juan
Cen
Tral
Cordoba
Oberdan Sallustro
Sallutro
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