McGovern says running mate hunt continues after rejections
Three senators declined the Democratic vice presidential offer while George McGovern said he has plenty of candidates. He plans a Monday announcement to replace Eagleton. Possible names include Humphrey Ribicoff Kennedy Church Nelson Askew Muskie remains a speculation focus.
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Washington
George McGovern
McGovern
U.S. Senate
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Thomas Eagleton
Missouri
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Minnesota
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Connecticut
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Massachusetts
Frank Church
Idaho
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Wisconsin
Florida
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Maine
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No News Monday Civic Holiday Ad Deadlines Noted
The Medicine Hat News will not publish Monday August 7 in observance of the civic holiday. Display ads must meet deadlines: August 9 edition by 12 noon August 5. August 8 edition by 5 p.m. August 4. Classified ads for August 8 close 12 noon August 5.
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Medicine Hat News
Britain declares 28 day state of emergency over dock strike
Britain activates a 28 day state of emergency to control transport and food prices as 42 000 dockworkers strike halts 600 idle ships. Parliament must approve measures and negotiations continue to end the stoppage.
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London
Reuter
Britain
Conservative
Labor Party
House of Commons
Two Die in Ulster Violence as Officials Seek Calm
In Belfast and surrounding areas two men were killed and six injured in bomb and gun violence over 24 hours. A 34-year-old British army bomb disposal expert died when an oil drum bomb exploded in Clady. A gunman shot by a soldier died later in hospital. A car bomb at a Newry filling station injured six others.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Clady
Here
Newry
Land use controls debated by premiers at Halifax conference
Nine premiers and a deputy premier closed door talk in Halifax on land use ownership and non resident land purchases. The discussion, sparked by Prince Edward Island regulations and a royal commission study, highlighted regional differences and inventories of land ownership across Canada.
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Halifax
New Brunswick
Richard Hatfield
Prince Edward Island
Royal Commission
Hatfield
Ontario
Maritime
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Allen Blakeney
Blakeney
DES saga of a cancer link sparks cattle chemical debate
The DES controversy investigates diethylstilbestrol a growth promoting chemical used in Canadian cattle for two decades about half the beef supply. Editors note feeble safety checks and disputed detection tests while 13 young women show a cancer pattern linked to mothers who used DES during pregnancy.
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Peter Calamas
Southam
Ottawa
Canada
U.S
New England Journal of Medicine
FAIR formula aims to level pricing for domestic feed grains
The Canada Grains Council debuts the FAIR formula in a 100 page report evaluating the domestic feed grain market. It ties access to Prairie prices or Montreal corn equivalents by nutrient content, with separate pools for domestic and export sales and regional price differentials based on net movement costs.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Canada Grains Council
Council
Prairies
Montreal
Canadian Wheat Board
Minister of Trade and Commerce
Oakland Chief Seeks Calgary Police Chief Post
Oakland Police Chief Charles R. Gain says he plans to accept Calgary’s police chief job on Sept. 4 unless local opposition becomes overwhelming. Calgary council welcomed him 6 to 5, amid protests from some residents who oppose an American chief. Gain will reassess if anti American sentiment grows too strong.
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Oakland
Calif
Charles R. Gain
Calgary
Gain
Police Commission
California
Canada
United States
San Francisco
Health care fees may be increased in Alberta
Dr C J Varvis president of the Alberta Medical Association says fees for the health care insurance plan may rise in 1973. He notes no hike planned for 1972 but changes may come as economic conditions shift with the federal task force guidelines urging tri yearly fee schedule reviews. He warns that opting out could revert to old program limits and extra payments for services beyond covered items.
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Edmonton
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Varvis
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