MLA's duck barrage as House prorogues
Special to The NEWS Edmonton reports the third session of the 15th Alberta Legislature prorogued at 5 07 p m amid a paper and debris barrage from the press gallery. MPs dodged rolls of toilet paper and a metal waste basket as Speaker Arthur Dixon maintained decorum while Gordon Taylor of Highways tried to extend the session. Liberal M L A Bill Switzer received a parchment scroll on joining the Legislature, and Lieutenant Governor Grant MacEwan delivered royal assent to remaining bills in his distinctive style.
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Jim Stott
Edmonton
Alberta
Arthur Dixon
Gordon Taylor
Taylor
Committee On Automobile Insurance
Mr. Taylor
Bill Switzer
Hinton
Art Dixon
Grant MacEwan
Oscar pomp over Oscar pomp at 38th Academy Awards
Britain's Julie Christie won best actress, Lee Marvin best actor, and The Sound of Music won best picture. Julie Andrews accepted the directing Oscar for Robert Wise, while Martin Balsam and Shelley Winters took supporting acting honors in a night marked by performances and ties to prior wins.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Britain
Julie Christie
Rugged Lee Marvin
the Sound of Music
Hong Kong
Trapp Family Singers
Miss Andrews
Walt Disney
Martin Balsam
Shel- Icey Winters
CBC dispute prompts protests at Sault Ste. Marie
State Secretary Judy La Marsh said the CBC row over This Hour Has Seven Days is a producer management matter not policy. Picketers outside the Sault Ste. Marie armories voiced support for La Marsh while opposing the dismissal of Patrick Watson and Laurier LaPierre.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Judy LaMarsh
CBC
Ottawa
Patrick Watson
Laurier LaPierre
Ouimet
Public Affairs Department
LaPierre
Watson
Toronto
Parliament Hill
Douglas Leiterman
Liberals Face Guillotine Rule As Commons Returns
The Canadian Commons resumes after a 12 day Easter recess amid non confidence motions a logjam and government threats to invoke the guillotine rule Prime Minister Pearson and Opposition Leader Diefenbaker exchange sharp charges with an election in Quebec and a budget debate set to start this week A New Democratic motion condemns the minority government for not boosting income tax basic deductions.
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Ottawa
The
Commons
Pearson
Diefenbaker
Quebec
Gerda Munsinger
Adjourn inquiry as Hees testifies in Ottawa hearing
The second session of the Munsinger inquiry was adjourned at counsel request. Justice Wishart Spence said next Monday’s continuation will be in camera unless submissions persuade otherwise. Reporters were barred from the previous public sitting.
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George Brimmell
Southam News
Ottawa
Munsinger
Wishart Spence
George Tees
Dupuis Calls Favreau and Pearson Spineless in Testimony
Yvon Dupuis on trial for alleged bribery testified that he was unwittingly used in a bid related to a provincial racetrack permit. He criticized Guy Favreau and Pearson as spineless and said Pearson offered weak leadership in the last election. Dupuis, a former minister, faces ongoing cross examination as the case unfolds. Separately, a Northern B C storm forecast predicts milder air and rising temperatures with more clouds midweek.
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Sherbrooke
Que
Jean Bienvenue
Yvon Dupuis
Rod Deslauriers
St. Johns, Que
Dupus
Pearson
Deslauriers
Bienvenue
Dupuis
Paul Martineau
Guy Favreau
John Diefenbaker
Fighter bombers blast North Viet Nam power plant near Haiphong
United States fighter bombers attacked the Vong Bi thermal power plant fourteen miles northwest of Haiphong, in an intensified raid on industrial targets near Hanoi. The preplanned strike used 15 tons of 1000-pound bombs, knocking the plant out of service for a period and darkening the Haiphong complex.
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Saigon
Reuters
United States
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Vong Bi
Haiphong
Uong Bi
North Viet Nam
Union
Council to seek independent appraiser on AWB upset price
City Council will hire an independent appraiser to determine the upset price for the tax recovery sale of the Alberta Western Beef Plant likely set for June 8 at 2 p.m. The debate centered on whether the price should reflect fair market value or a lower figure, with estimates ranging from $200,000 to $550,000. The appraiser’s decision is due by Friday at a special meeting.
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Alberta Western
Harry Weiner
Roy Wienemann
Major Weiner
Ahidleien Gibson
Wiedemann
AWB
Gordon Sissons
J. G. Kidd
Weiner
Jack Edwards
Ald
Mr. Kidd
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la Pierre
CBC Brass
Seven Days
Save Seven Days Committee
Culmet
Ronald C. Fraser
Broadcasting Corporation
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Leiterman
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Larry Zolf
Pat Watson
Hees
Jack Oldham
Medicine Hat
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Napierville
B.C
Calgary
North Viet
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