Flag talks break down over time limit on debate
The Ottawa talks to settle a Canadian flag issue collapsed Wednesday night after the Progressive Conservatives refused a debate time limit. Prime Minister Pearson blamed the Tories, warning Parliament could be jailed by the opposition’s tactics, with plans to push interim spending, tax sharing, and the maple leaf flag through without a summer recess if needed.
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Commons
Pearson
Diefenbaker
New Democratic
Douglas
Thompson
Creditiste
Caouette
Canada
Mr. Diefenbaker
Baker
End may be near on supply debate
Ottawa CP report says the Commons interim supply bill nears passage after nine days of debate. Conservatives say most questions answered, while Diefenbaker calls for a three month spending cover. Agreement efforts falter as leaders meet and a proposed gag rule is rejected.
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Ottawa
the Commons
Diefenbaker
Privy Council
McIlraith
Creditiste
Gilles Gregoire
Commons
Pearson
Douglas
Mr. Douglas
Mr. Diefen
Comedian Gregory claims FBI tip on Mississippi slayings
Negro comedian Dick Gregory says he handed the FBI a letter pinpointing the burial site of the three civil rights workers in Mississippi. He claims a tape proves the bodies were buried in a field near Philadelphia, about six miles southwest of town. Identifications linked two bodies to Schwerner and Goodman, with Chaney tentatively identified.
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Dick Gregory
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mississippi
Gregory
Philadelphia
Schwerner and Goodman
Chaney
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
FBI
Mass
Jets join forces in Saigon as US airlift builds up
About 30 U S Air Force B 57 jet bombers, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, joined American and South Vietnamese forces near the North Vietnamese frontier. A steady shuttle of transports completed overnight troop and material buildup, with Saigon uncertain if a crisis will worsen within 24 hours. The alert status remained cautious and public announcements were limited.
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Saigon
Air Trafic
Gulf of Tonkin
South Viet Nam
Okinawa
da Nang
Toronto printers invited to work again after walkout
Printers belonging to the International Typographers Union were invited back to work by Toronto publishers of The Star Telegram and Globe and Mail. Letters stating no threats or promises were mailed to about 680 idle printers, with texts varying by paper. Negotiations had collapsed over foremen jurisdiction featherbedding and future use of new equipment. Ontario Labour Minister Rowntree urged quick talks to resume.
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International Typographical Union
CLC
Don Purdy
ITU
Purdy
the Star
The
Star
the Telegram
Globe and Mail
Ontario Labor Minis
Ter Leslie Rowntree
Pickets stage near Toronto Telegram building
About 200 pickets, including women and children, gathered outside the Telegram building in Toronto today, delaying truck departures carrying papers. A main vanguard stood at Front Street for about three hours before dispersing around noon.
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Toronto Telegram
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Toront
West German leader backs U S Viet Nam action
Bonn reports Chancellor Erhard cabled President Johnson expressing understanding for the U S military moves in Viet Nam in reply to a U S message delivered midweek. The exchanges remain unofficial and were not released to the public.
Chinese massing 300000 troops on south border
The China Post reports 300000 Chinese troops massing in southwest China to aid North Vietnam against South Vietnam. Troops are said moving from central and southeast China to Yunnan and Guangxi provinces border North Vietnam. The Nationalist defense ministry declined to confirm or deny. China warned the United States that attacks on North Vietnamese bases equal aggression against China, saying the U S must stop armed provocations or bear responsibility for consequences. The statement rejects the Tonkin Gulf incident as a fabrication by U S imperialism and claims North Vietnam is a socialist ally.
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Viet Nam
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Kwangsi
Nationalist Defence Ministry
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China Today
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Gulf of Tonkin
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Indochina
Democratic Republic of
North Vietnam
Guerrila
Ngo Dinh Diem
Asia
Saigon
House backs Johnson military actions in Southeast Asia
Washington AP report says House and Senate committees swiftly approved a resolution backing President Johnsons military actions in Southeast Asia. Leaders set Senate action for later and House action on Friday. One senator opposed the measure, Wayne Morse of Oregon, in a joint committee meeting.
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Senate
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Southeast Asia
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Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Wayne Morse
Dem.Ore
Britain backs U S stance on Tonkin attack unprovoked
Prime Minister Douglas Home called the North Vietnamese assault on U S ships unprovoked aggression and said the United States was right to retaliate. He cut short a Scottish vacation and joined talks with Malaysian Premier Tunku Abdul Rahman as Indonesia threatens Malaysia and guerrillas clash in Borneo.
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Viet Nam
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Euston Station
Johnson
R. A. Butler
Gulf of Tonkin
Butler
Indonesia
Sarawak
Singapore
Malaya
Sabah
North Borneo
Sukarno
Borneo
Letter falsely claims Gregory knew fate of Mississippi trio
Sources say a former psychiatric patient who writes letters produced a three page typewritten note and tape recordings purporting to reveal the fate of civil rights workers Schwerner Goodman and Chaney. The FBI and White House deemed the letter and tapes worthless and based on newspaper reports.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dick Gregory
Mississippi
White House
Gregory
Ho Chi Minh Emerges as Primary Adversary to U S
The profile portrays Ho Chi Minh as a shadowy but formidable Vietnamese Communist leader. From Hanoi he commands the Viet Cong in the South, roughly 25,000 guerrillas, and foresees war risks with the United States and South Vietnam while fearing Maoist China’s potential intervention.
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Viet Nam
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Indochina
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NLF
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Dien Bien Phu
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North Viet Nam
Ludwig Erhard
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Red China
Mao Tse-tung
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