Cabinet rejects two price system for wheat
Ottawa rebuffed for now a proposal by Otto Lang to introduce a two price wheat system to bolster western farmers income. Lang argued the farmer is under compensated, but cabinet opposed fearing higher bread and flour costs. He may revisit the idea after further studies on farmers income and national policy balance.
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Nick Hills
Southam News Services
Ottawa
Otto Lang
Canadian Wheat Board
Lang
Sumer
Ron Basford
Liquor licensing changes receive first reading in Alberta
Edmonton CP reports proposed amendments to the liquor licensing act would let corporations and municipalities sell beer at fairs and special events with board approval and in designated areas. The bill also allows dining lounge licences for small restaurants and extends Saturday drinking hours to 2 a.m. MST, among other provisions. It would also enable airlines to buy liquor outside Alberta and remove sex restrictions on jurors while tightening penalties for threats to jurors.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Liquor Control Board
River Breakup Confirmed on South Saskatchewan River
The South Saskatchewan River officially broke up yesterday afternoon per the Water Survey of Canada division. Breakup time was 50 p.m. with river height at 11.4 feet. Due to many contest entries, winners may not be announced before week’s end. John Wigle of Kresge's says results will appear in The NEWS.
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South Saskatchewan
Water Survey of Canada
Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
John Wigle
Kresge’s
Nixon accused of swaying Calley case
AP reports Capt Aubrey M Daniel III, the army lawyer who prosecuted Lieut William Calley, accuses President Nixon of damaging military justice and elevating a convicted murderer to national hero by intervening in the case. Daniel cites Nixon's April 3 decision to review Calley's final judgment at My Lai. Calley had been convicted for the premeditated murder of 22 Vietnamese civilians and sentenced to life, then released from Fort Benning by Nixon.
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Washington
Aubrey M. Daniel III
William Calley
Nixon
Tte
Calley
My Lai
Daniel
Fort Benning
Ecuador president sacks nephew amid army revolt
President Jose Maria Velasco fired his nephew as defense minister after rebel officers demanded his resignation. Jorge Acosta Velasco was arrested and to be tried for fomenting disunity as dissidents freed jailed officers, including Gen Luis Jacome Chavez, after a dramatic standoff at the military academy.
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Quito
Jose Maria Velasco
Ecuador
Jorge Acosta Velasco
Acosta Velasco
National Military Academy
Francisco Larrea
Garcia Moreno
Luis Jacome Chavez
Hat youth hostel board bars news access over bad publicity
The Hat youth hostel budget committee voted to exclude news media from its meeting in the department of youth office. Treasurer Dave Alexander moved to require a NEWS reporter to submit notes for approval, a proposal later rejected.
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Hat Youth Hostel Board
Youth Hostel Board
Dave Alexander
Department of Youth Office
Alexander
Doug Harker
St. Theresa’s Academy
Edmonton
Barry Ellis
Rail engineers back to work across Canada amid backlog
Canadian press report says Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers members return to duties at CPR and CNR points, some in protest and work-to-rule, with Winnipeg and Thunder Bay last to resume. Grain movement efforts escalate as CPR moves cars to Vancouver, while questions on contract ratification persist. Economic stakes rise as talks continue with United Transportation Union ahead of April 14 resumption.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Canada
CNR
Thunder Bay
Winnipeg
Edmonton
CP Rail
CPR
Calgary
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Toronto
Robert McCallum
Substantial border changes backed by Israeli Labor Party
The Israeli Labor Party convention approved a demand for substantial changes to borders prior to the 1967 war. The platform rebuffed Rogers plan for insubstantial adjustments and urged retaining settlement construction for vital defense needs while pursuing peace with the Arabs. It also cited Soviet entrenchment in Egypt and Jordan's calls to end guerrilla attacks on Israeli forces.
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Israel
Middle East
United States
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Cairo
Israeli Labor Party
Golda Meir
Cattle to be Included in National Farm Marketing Bill
Ottawa CP The Commons agriculture committee voted 18 to 10 to include cattle and veal in proposed national farm marketing legislation. Agriculture Minister Olson had sought to exempt cattle, but the panel rejected the amendment. Charles Gracey of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association denounced the committee's stance, noting beef producers had expected exemption. The vote split along party lines with Liberal and Quebec members largely opposing the exemption.
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Ottawa
Commons Agriculture Committee
H. A. Olson
Charles Gracey
Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Quebec
Gracey
New Democratic Party
Creditiste
Alberta teachers may face $10 strike levy
Alberta teachers could be assessed a special levy up to 10 dollars to bolster strike funds if Calgary public school teachers walk out on April 21. The decision on timing and amount will be set if a strike begins, with emergency funds covering about one week at 120 dollars weekly for teachers with dependents and 80 dollars for others. Strike pay would be tax free.
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Calgary
Alberta
Joe Berlando
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Notice on holiday publishing and ad deadlines
The NEWS will not publish Friday April 9 in observance of Good Friday. Display ad deadline for Monday April 12 is 5 p.m. Thursday April 8. For Saturday April 10 the deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday April 7. Classified ad deadline for Saturday April 10 is 4 30 p.m. Thursday April 8. The weekly TV Guide appears in the Thursday April 8 edition.
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NEWS
TV Guide
Guerrilla withdrawal in Amman contrasts with Hussein appeal
Reports from Amman indicate Palestinian guerrillas pulling back men and weapons while a commando spokesman denies ties to King Hussein's call for restraint. In Washington, U S table tennis invitation to visit Peking seen as potential thaw in Sino American relations. Saigon reports heavy losses on both sides in eastern Cambodia near Snuoi along Highway 7, about eight miles from the border and ninety miles north of Saigon.
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Middle East
Hussein
Jordan
West Bank
Amman
Washington
Reuter
China
U.S
Peking
Saigon
Cambodia
Snuoi
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