30 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1968
Page
1
Britain's Home Secretary James Callaghan said on BBC that the government is willing to pay the fare home of non white immigrants wishing to leave Britain. The remark widens a racial dispute sparked by Enoch Powell's hard line on immigration and Conservative criticism of current policy.
External Affairs Minister Mitchel Sharp appealed to the 124-nation General Assembly to place progress ahead of perfection and rapidly approve the draft nuclear non-proliferation treaty. He defended Canada’s role in formulating the pact, stressing two goals: reducing international tension and beginning disarmament of existing weapons. He cited assurances from the United States Britain and the Soviet Union to support signatories, while France and China remained aloof.
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller declares active candidacy for the Republican nomination from Albany New York stating he will fight for the office over concerns about national crises. He cites the King assassination and President Johnson's decision not to seek renomination as factors shaping his move.
Paris reports Europe's first heart transplant patient, a 66 year old French truck driver, died 51 hours after receiving a donor heart. Doctors cited brain blood insufficiency though the new heart functioned well. The surgeon said the patient may have been too old to endure the procedure.
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Dayan told Maariv he believes a no fighting relationship is possible with Egypt and the Arabs. He said signed peace treaties could be achieved though major concessions may be demanded. Nasser warned of an inevitable battle while praising readiness and criticizing Israel’s Jerusalem parade defiance. King Hussein traveled to London for private talks with Wilson and Stewart.
Washington in the 1960s sees Poor People’s Campaign protesters led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy vow to return with larger crowds and intensify civil rights action. They demand responsive government and unite diverse ethnic groups to push for change, signaling a prolonged confrontation ahead.
Pravda claims anti Communist hysteria is being whipped up by subversive elements in Czechoslovakia with Western media encouragement during liberal reforms. Prague reports Lt Colonel Josef Pocepicky killed himself, tied to Gen Jan Sejna’s defection to the United States amid a black market scandal.
Massey Ferguson Industries Ltd says it will relocate its Canadian production to the United States within 18 months if the United Auto Workers Union maintains its demand for wage parity with U.S. workers. The Canadian move would hinge on union negotiations and parity terms.
Washington officials say two diplomatic exchanges occurred in three days in Vientiane Laos but no peace-talk site was agreed. Hanoi accused Washington of fabricating private discussions. Meanwhile Massey Ferguson workers in Canada strike nears April 19 and a new offer includes wage gains and a union management council in Canada.
Calgary CP reports Robert Thompson, Red Deer MP and former Social Credit leader, is considering a Progressive Conservative nomination bid for Red Deer in the June 25 federal election. He met Red Deer Conservative Association members and privately with Premier Manning and Social Credit head Orvis Kennedy seeking support to defeat Trudeau in a political realignment. Thompson says Trudeau is left-wing, with Liberals and NDP aligned, prompting a right-wing collaboration.
The U S embassy says more than 1000 people were executed in Hue during February fighting. Victims were found in 19 mass graves with signs of binding, mutilation, and burial alive. reports cite a Buddhist monk describing nightly executions during the occupation before retaking the city.
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