Pepin seeks DISC explanations from U S auto firms
Canadian Trade Minister Jean-Luc Pepin said he will seek full explanations from Ford and General Motors next week about their DISC program use. He warned a DISC loophole could threaten Canada’s auto industry and asked how the benefits would affect prices and trade.
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Ben Tierney Southam
Ottawa
Canada
U.S
Jean-Luc Pepin
Pepin
North America
Ford
General Motors
Judgment reserved in libel case against Sun newspaper
VANCOUVER CP The Sun was accused of printing a libellous article on Feb 17 1971 to embarrass the Bennett government and boost sales. Lawyer Allan McEachern for Premier Bennett's sons argued the piece was printed with malice and lacked the honest belief required, as judgment was reserved in the British Columbia Supreme Court.
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Vancouver
The
Sun
Bennett
Allan McEachern
William and
Russell
Richard Anderson
British Columbia Supreme Court
McEachern
Trudeau pledges all weather north road to Arctic
Prime Minister Trudeau outlined a year round highway to the Arctic Ocean from the Northwest Territories Alberta border to Tuktoyaktuk. The $70 million to $100 million link would cut pipeline costs during construction and form part of a northern oil and gas corridor totaling about $10 billion with routes chosen to aid northern communities and minimize environmental impact. He spoke to a 5000 strong crowd, fielded questions, and clashed briefly with women’s lib advocates over abortion laws.
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Edmonton
Trudeau
Lib
Arctic Ocean
Northwest Territories
Alberta
Tuktoyaktuk
Arctic
Mackenzie Valley
North
Canada
Insecticide supplies expanded to tackle outbreaks
Agriculture Minister Hugh Horner told the legislature that Alberta will have additional insecticide supplies to fight predicted grasshopper outbreaks in parts of the province. He noted lamate stock is available for Bertha army worm in rapeseed crops and urged vigilance to prevent a repeat of last year’s outbreak.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Hugh Horner
Horner
Henry Ruste
Wainwright
Alberta clocks ahead as daylight time returns
Alberta moves the clocks forward for daylight time for the first time in over 25 years. Dawn will occur at 6 01 a m April 30, up from 5 01 a m, sparking rural and urban debate and reflecting voter changes since last August election. Farmers oppose the shift arguing it disrupts farm routines.
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Miami Beach
Dawn Spear
Edmonton
Alberta
Protest marches set for Northern Ireland
In Belfast crowds prepared for weekend parades as Catholic and Protestant groups mobilized amid ongoing security tensions. Police warned of possible confrontations and urged restraint to maintain public order during the marches.
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Northern Ireland
Belfast
Armagh
Civil Rights Association
Bernadette Devlin
Frank McManus
William Whitelaw
Londonderry
Bogside
Irish Republican Army
IRA
The
Apollo 16 crew to reunite with families in Houston
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly travel from the recovery carrier to Hawaii then to Ellington Field near the Manned Spacecraft Centre Houston. They bring 245 pounds of lunar rocks soil samples and data for early analysis.
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Ticonderoga
Houston
John Young
Charles Duke
Thomas Mattingly
Hawaii
Hickam Air Force Base
Ellington Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Centre
Tex
Moon
Descartes Highlands
Young
Duke
North Vietnam lays siege to Quang Tri province
North Vietnamese forces pressed southward to besiege Quang Tri and knocked out a Hue fire base as U S Navy ships and bombers aided South Vietnam. The highway to the south was cut, with tanks spotted around Quang Tri and artillery shelling on the base while reinforcements were ambushed.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Hue
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
U.S
7Th Fleet
BC Supreme Court upholds liquor tobacco ad ban
The British Columbia Supreme Court ruled the Tobacco Advertising Restraint Act and the Liquor Act amendment valid. Justice E E Hinkson held the legislature had the power to enact the bans, rejecting arguments they invaded federal law or interfered with Dominion trademarks. Penalties range from fines to jail in liquor ads. tobacco ads rely on injunctions.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
B.C
Douglas McK. Brown
John Steeves
Supreme Court
Justice Hinkson
McLellan Reappointed Alberta Ombudsman for Five-Year Term
Alberta Premier Lougheed wins unanimous legislature approval to reappoint George B. McClellan as ombudsman for five years from Sept 1 1972. A former RCMP commissioner and Canada’s first ombudsman, McClellan earns 20000 yearly with no salary increase discussed. Opposition and other leaders praise tenure. some urge fixed tenure and possible civil service retirement age alignment.
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Edmonton
George B. McClellan
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
McClellan
RCMP
Canada
Harry Strom
Lougheed
NDP
Grant Notley
Thas
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Nixon
House of Commons
United States
Ford Motor Co
DISC
Construction Labor Relations Association
CLRA
Ed Fay
Yukon
Mackenzie
Mackenzie River
Prairie Provinces
Great Plains
North Vietnam
Quan Tri
B.C. Supreme Court
McLellan
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