Liberal policy statement outlines Alberta election plan
The Liberal Party released its Aug. 30 provincial election policy promising jobs and a high quality of life, a detailed resource study, regional water authority funding, and industrial parks. It calls for small satellite communities near cities, tax reform, welfare safeguards, foreign equity limits, daycare funding, and an export tax to fund education while boosting civil service benefits.
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Edmonton
Liberal Party Today
Russell
Alberta
Liberals
China
Japan
Lougheed sets out Alberta Conservative goals policy aims
Alberta Conservative Leader Peter Lougheed outlined aims to expand Edmonton city telephones to their natural boundaries and give municipalities more autonomy. He also proposed selling 49 percent of the system to Albertans, eliminating a 30 mill education levy, and doubling housing expenditures to 2.6 million annually.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
AGT
New Democratic Party
Strom Promises $1000 House Grant in Alberta Platform
Premier Harry Strom unveiled a Social Credit plank proposing a $1,000 grant for first time home buyers with family incomes under $15,000. He also touted a $10 per capita grant for recreational facilities, plus child development, preschool, and day care plans. A toll free line would inform residents of programs.
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Edmonton
Harry Strom
Strom
Calgary
Social Credit
Nixon says China talks won’t end Vietnam war
President Nixon told reporters that his forthcoming China visit will not quickly end the Vietnam war. He stressed open discussion of hard problems with Chinese leaders and warned against expecting deals with Beijing. He noted no Moscow stop, forecast 1971 as good for the U.S. economy, and outlined neutrality on South Vietnam elections while increasing famine relief to East Pakistan.
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Washington
Nixon
China
United States
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
South Vietnam
East Pakistan
China condemns U.S. UN bid as illegal trick
Peking denounces Washington's plan to back the People's Republic's entry to the United Nations while opposing expulsion of Nationalist China. Radio Peking blasted Rogers for the "two Chinas" plot and said the United States seeks to block China's full UN rights.
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Reuter
China
United States
Peking
United Nations
U.S
William Rogers
Radio Peking
New China News Agency
Rogers
People’s Republic of China
Apollo 15 Begins Long Trip Home From the Moon
Apollo 15 nears end of six days on the lunar surface as astronauts Scott Irwin Worden plan to eject a satellite at 4 10 p m EDT and fire Endeavour at 5 20 p m to depart Hadley Base. They monitor the moon with cameras and instruments as Control relays the scene before a three day return voyage.
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Houston
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Endeavour
Mission Control Centre
Canada and Soviet Union agree on Arctic research group
Canadian northern development minister Jean Chretien announced a Canadian Soviet Arctic research group and potential joint expeditions after a 10 000 mile Siberia visit. He cited plans for collaboration in hydroelectric dam construction on permafrost, gas pipelines, northern housing, education, and natural resource development, plus a muskox reintroduction project.
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Moscow
Reuter
Jean Chretien
Canada
Siberia
Chretien
Soviet Union
Trudeau
Yakutia
Bulloch launches national affiliate to curb centralized power
John Bulloch, Toronto economist, unveils the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, a national political action group to challenge concentrations of power in Canada. The CFIB will expand on the Council for Fair Taxation efforts and draw 650,000 independent professionals, doctors, lawyers, farmers and small business people.
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Clayton Sinclair
Financial Times News Service
Toronto
John Bulloch
Canadian Council For Fair Taxation
Council For Fair Taxation
Edgar Benson
CFIB
Bulloch
Pollution front forms in Eastern Canada
Quebec and the Maritime Provinces formed a united front to fight pollution. Environment ministers from Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island and Quebec met to coordinate research and legislation ensuring uniform regulations and shared information.
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Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Victor Goldbloom
Israel to pull back troops near Suez in canal reopening
Israeli forces will retreat 25 miles from the Suez Canal as part of an agreed plan to reopen the waterway, but Egyptian troops cannot replace Israelis on the eastern bank. Japan protests Soviet Union over alleged leakage of U S base information to a diplomat in Tokyo. U S House blocks military aid to Greek military government to push democracy restoration.
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Israel
Suez Canal
Tokyo
Reuter
Japan
Soviet Union
United States
Washington
House of Representatives
U.S
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