Quebec Premier places 138 hospitals under trusteeship
Premier Daniel Johnson of Quebec appoints Yves Pratte as administrator over 138 hospitals amid a wage dispute with 32 500 non medical workers on strike since July 15. An inquiry by Rene Lippe will examine personnel relations, with a 60 day mandate unless the strike ends sooner. Johnson vows quick return to work to safeguard patient rights.
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Quebec
Daniel Johnson
Mon- Gay
Yves Pratte
Johnson
Pratte
Rene Lippe
Montreal
Quebec Hospital Association
Judge Lippe
National Federation of Services
Confederation of National Trade Unions
Pension fund debate delays consultant hire
Former City Finance Director Tommy Legge to meet with City Council next month before hiring an independent consultant to reappraise the $1.8 million pension fund. Mayor Harry Weiner sparred with council members over the process and integrity of prospective consultants.
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Tommy Legge
Harry Weiner
Legge
Weiner
City Pension Fund Committee
Aid
Roy Wiedemann
Canada Pension Plan
Ald
Wiedemann
Gordon Sissons
Sissons
Cliff Adam
Mayor Weiner
Death toll climbs in Austin sniper spree terrorizing nation
AAP report notes the Austin sniper killings may be the worst in U S history with 16 dead and many injured. It recalls past mass murder cases including Howard Unruh in 1949 Camden and Charles Starkweather in 1958 Nebraska Wyoming, highlighting a trail of deadly spree events and their outcomes.
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New York
Austin
U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas
Howard Unruh
Camden
N.J
Unruh
Trenton
Charles Starkweather
Nebraska
Wyoming
Starkweather
Carol Ann Fuggate
Connecticut
Mad
Joseph Taborsky
Arthur Culombe
Taborsky
Kosygin Re-elected as Soviet Prime Minister in Unanimous Vote
The Supreme Soviet re elected Alexei Kosygin 62 to a new term after Leonid Brezhnev proposed him, with 1 517 deputies voting in favor. Kosygin, who took office two years ago after Khrushchev’s ouster, remains premier as the Communist Party maintains leadership continuity.
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Moscow
Reuters
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Johnson urges federal gun control after Texas campus shooting
President Johnson denounces the University of Texas tragedy and urges a stronger federal gun control law. White House spokesman Moyers says the administration will push for broader restrictions including rifles and shotguns. Senator Thomas Dodd says the Austin shooting underscores the need for action.
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Washington
Johnson
University of Texas
Bill D. Moyers
White House
Senate Judiciary
Moyers
Senate
Austin
Thomas Dodd
den. Conn
Congress races over who ends the airline strike
The Senate labor committee urged a joint resolution granting Johnson authority to end the 26 day walkout for up to 180 days. The panel favored delegated power, while leaders favor a congressional order and backers push for Congress to craft a strike-ending order.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
United States
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Joseph
Clark
Dem. Pa
Capitol Hill
Labor Committee
Mike Mansfield
House of Representatives
Wayne Morse
Dem. Ore
Organized Labor
Capital Hill
White House
Morse
Crescent Heights Promised Pool by Next Year
A Crescent Heights delegation presented a 1200 signature petition to City Council asking for an immediate pool. Mayor Weiner cited Summer Works as the plan, with space and indoor versus outdoor design debated by Aldermen. The Crestwood pool was also noted for future consideration.
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Crescent Heights
the Heights
Harry Weiner
Ald
Roy Edwards
Gordon Sissons
Cliff Adam
Weiner
Crestwood
Wage increases for Medicine Hat nurses announced
Over 100 nurses at Medicine Hat General Hospital will receive wage increases with fringe benefits under a new agreement signed by J. A. Bell, Noreen Flanagan, Lydia Graham, and Dana Knowles. All raises are backdated to April 1 with exact percentage undisclosed at press time.
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Medicine Hat General Hospital
J. A. Bell
Noreen Flanagan
Lydia Graham
Staff Nurses Association
Dana Knowles
Deadline set for city sports cultural complex submissions
City Council set August 15 as a deadline for ideas on a major sports cultural complex urged by Alderman Gordon Sissons. The panel discussed site options near the riverbank and the health unit, with Mayor Weiner favoring a public vote on location and a phased building approach.
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Ald
Gordon Sissons
Council
Ald. Sissons
Regional Planning Commission
Exhibition Grounds
2Nd St
Weiner
Ald. Edwards
Civic Centre
Ald. Smith
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Adam
Jack Edwards
Junior College Board
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