Riots Flare in Milwaukee Providence and Washington
Sniper fire hit Milwaukee and Providence as police and guardsmen moved to quell disturbances. In Providence 57 youths were detained and two young Negroes shot. in Milwaukee snipers fired for about three hours before control. Washington quieted after Tuesday's unrest. Also reports show Wyandanch riot tactics and Chicago arrests linked to a liquor store death case.
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Strom Thurmond
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Milton R. Young
Long Island
Wyandanch
N.Y
Chicago
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Taxation report tops premiers talks at New Brunswick meeting
In Fredericton six provincial premiers wrap two days of closed door talks with the Carter royal commission on taxation drawing focus. They discuss federal medical care plan changes and offshore mineral rights, with Premier Robichaud noting push for modifications and readiness questions for July 1 1968. Premier Manning reiterates Alberta’s opposition to the program amid the conference atmosphere.
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Supreme Court of Canada
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Daniel Johnson
Toronto
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Ceasefire Violations Spur New Jordan Israel Firefight
A Jordanian military communique reports a second straight day of gunfire across the River Jordan with one Israeli wounded. The clash began when Jordanian troops fired on Israeli positions, followed by return fire from Israeli forces. The exchange lasted about an hour in each phase, with Jordanian claims of losses among Israeli vehicles and equipment and no Jordanian casualties. It marked the fifth ceasefire breach on the river since the June six day war.
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Pearson response tells de Gaulle quit
Prime Minister Pearson has informed France Canada will not accept outside interference in its internal affairs. The terse 46 word reply to President de Gaulle’s pledge to aid French Canada avoids direct accusation, stressing unacceptability of outside interference and signaling toning down the dispute.
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Pearson
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Canada
de Gaulle
Talfed
Paris
U S Denies Vietnam Peace Plan Rumors
The U S state department rejected CBS reports of a spectacular peace move in Vietnam stating no decision on halting bombing was tied to South Vietnam elections. Clark Clifford and Maxwell Taylor toured Asia and said no peace plan was discussed with North Vietnam officials.
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CBS
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U.S
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Johnson
South Vietnam
Clark Clifford
Maxwell D. Taylor
Vietnam
Clifford
Seoul
South Korea
Taylor
New Zealand
Chung Hee Park
Crops Near Point of No Return in Western Prairie
Western Prairie crops face drought and sub-average yields as rainfall remains scarce. Alberta and Saskatchewan wheat pools report declining indexes with Alberta’s at 77 and Saskatchewan near 60 percent of normal. Early fall rye harvests begin in the region as late rain promises little relief.
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Jerry Belstad
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Saskatchewan Wheat Pools
Alberta Wheat Pool
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta Pool
William J. Hurst
Fire levels half town in Salmon Arm blaze
A fire in Salmon Arm British Columbia leveled half a business block and endangered downtown. Police identified a visitor from the Montebello Hotel as the dead victim with positive ID pending. About 85 firefighters responded as fear grew the downtown could be engulfed.
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B.C
Montebello Hotel
Vancouver
Ottawa stirred as cabinet mulls labor union reform
A political clash grows over a cabinet proposal to change federal rules on how unions win certification to bargain for workers. The CNTU pushes Quebec split from national units, while the CLC warns this would trigger chaos and lower wages. The issue centers on 1948 law and a Cabinet committee long rooted in Quebec via Minister Marchand, with Labour Minister Nicholson’s recent four paragraph statement adding pressure.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Confederation of National Trade Unions
CNTU
Uable
CLC
Inet
Labor Relations Board
Jean Marchand
Nicholson
Cabinet Adopts Labor Relations Amendments for Parliament
The cabinet announced amendments to the labor relations law to be tabled this fall drawing swift anger from the CLC. Executive vice president Joe Morris accused the cabinet of appeasing CNTU for political reasons after the board twice refused to certify CNTU as bargaining agent for CBC workers in Quebec.
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CLC
Joe Morris
CNTU
Labor Relations Board
CBC
Quebec
Alberta seals third oil lease sale total
Alberta's treasury logs 17 572 774 from the third major oil and gas lease sale of the year.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Treasury
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