Grain strike at Vancouver stalls aims for settlement
Negotiators adjourned at midnight to resume talks on ending the Vancouver grain handlers strike. Federal mediator Dr. G Neil Perry said the issues are too important for comment but hopeful talks continue. The meeting includes elevator company presidents at Prime Minister Pearson's request, with Pacific Elevators still operating but others idle and shipments halted.
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Vancouver
G. Neil Perry
Pearson
A. M. Runciman
Winnipeg
United Grain Growers
C. W. Gibbings
Regina
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
G. L. Harrold
Calgary
Alberta Wheat Pool
George
Pacific Elevators
Burrard Terminals
International Union of Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers
CLC
Ed Sims
Bob Ferguson
Murdo Thompson
Henry Kanes
Perry
Ferry
Ottawa
Bridge game probe opens into alleged cheating
An independent inquiry has opened into allegations that Britain’s leading bridge pair Boris Schapiro and Terence Reese cheated at the world contract championships in Buenos Aires in May. The private inquiry is led by Sir John Foster, Conservative MP and noted lawyer. Reese and Schapiro testified and are legally represented.
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London
Britain
Boris Schapiro
Terence Reese
Buenso Aires
John Foster
Reese
Schapiro
Plane crashes into cemetery killing eight aboard
A Beechcraft twin engine struck All Souls Cemetery in fog minutes after departing Long Beach Airport. Police identified eight victims from two families, all aboard the plane, with homes and yards damaged but no ground injuries reported. The victims included pilot James Whitmarsh and his wife Mildred with two children, and James Dent and his wife Rebecca with two children.
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Lakewood
Calif
All Souls Cemetery
Long Beach
John Hagedorn
Hagerdorn
Joseph Rhoades
James Whitmarsh
Mildred
Terry
Ghana peace letter offers no path to talks
Washington sources say President Nkrumah's message to President Johnson lacked any direct Hanoi contact or indications North Vietnam would accept terms for peace. Johnson may respond stressing Hanoi controls peace prospects and that Ghana's letter does not open new avenues.
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Washington
Reuters
United States
Johnson
Kwame Nkrumah
U.S
Nkrumah
Hanoi
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
Viet Nam
Hana
North
Mnkrumah
Quaison-Lackey
House
Quaison- Lackey
US moves to enforce voting rights law in the South
The U S justice department launches enforcement with court action in Jackson Mississippi against Mississippi pool tax and sets up registration machinery next week in designated southern areas. Attorney General Katzenbach cites potential thousands of new Black voters by year end while Dr Martin Luther King Jr and others praise the act for removing voting barriers ahead of President Johnson urging immediate registration and voting. The federal ban targets tests in areas with low turnout from last November across several states including Alabama Louisiana Georgia Mississippi South Carolina Virginia Alaska and parts of North Carolina.
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Jackson, Miss
South
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Martin Luther King
Johnson
Federal Register Today
Justice Department
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Alaska
North Carolina
Viet Cong appeal to Hanoi sparks U S Vietnam war speculation
Viet Cong called for assistance from Hanoi in a broadcast, fueling U S speculation that the guerrillas face manpower losses. Officials cite increased troop levels, North Vietnamese involvement, and ongoing attacks in the Mekong Delta as part of the broader conflict picture.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Hanoi Radio
U.S
Johnson
South Viet
National Liberation Front
Mekong
China threatens to send troops in Vietnam conflict
Tokyo AP reports China warned it would intervene fully in the Vietnam war if the United States continues its military buildup. The Communist government statement, distributed by New China, asserts 650 million Chinese will support Vietnam and possibly send troops to fight alongside them.
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Tokyo
China
United States
U.S
New China News Agency
Injured Langdon worker listed in critical condition
A 32 year old Langdon CPR worker Antonio Calabresco remained in critical condition after a switching engine struck the stationary mowing machine he was operating Friday. He suffered severe head and chest injuries and underwent an emergency tracheotomy.
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Langdon
CPR
N. del Guercro
B. Ferretti
Montreal Postal Strike Closes City Mail Service
Montreal 4100 postal workers plan a mass meeting after talks with government officials and union leaders. Mail service remains disrupted with army and civilian staff moving mail. embargo on first class mail lifted as Tremblay oversees the operation and parts of Montreal resume pickup and office hours.
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Montreal
Poastal Workers Brotherhood
William Houle
Postal Employees Association
Roger Decarie
Postal Employees Association and Letter Carriers Association
Louis Laberge
Quebec Federation of Labor
CLC
Ottawa
J. C. Anderson
Department of National Defence
Rene Tremblay
Tremblay
CP1
Canada
Labor troubles sweep Canada as strikes bite economy
Across Canada labor disputes disrupt postal service with Montreal workers unsatisfied by recent pay rises and grain handlers idle in Montreal and Vancouver delaying shipments. Prime Minister Pearson brokers talks to resolve stalled grain labor action while Toronto sees a long running printers strike. Construction workers vote on ending a Toronto walkout that has left schools using temporary classrooms and Heinz arbitration moves in Leamington over a tomato processing dispute.
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Montreal
Pearson
Vancouver
Toronto
Ontario
H. J. Heinz Co
Leamington, Ont
Toronto Construction Association
Leamington
Heins
Rivard allowed to seek return of seized cash
A Superior Court judge granted Lucien Rivard permission to pursue the return of 16 515.50 seized when he was captured on July 16. The move follows Royal Bank of Canada suit against Montreal police who hold the money claiming it was loot from a 1964 postal truck hijacking. Rivard, jailed in Texas, alleges police refused to return the cash and handed it to the city without his consent.
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Montreal
A_ Superior Court
Lucien Rivard
Robert Lafleur
Rivard
Dollard Dansereau
Royal Bank of Canada
Texas
Greece's King Hedges On Crisis After Talks
Athens AP dispatch says King Constantine wrapped up consultations with leaders but offered no clear plan. The 24 year old monarch aims to appoint a premier after Athanasiades Novas failed a confidence vote. Papandreou backing Stephanos Stephanopoulos faces opposition from Papandreou loyalists who demand Papandreou as premier.
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Ap-Reuters Athens
Constantine
Greece
George Athanasiades Novas
George Papandreou
Athanasiades Novas
Centre Union Party
Papandreou
Eourdorse
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
Papand
Students Return From Moncton Exchange Trip
Twenty four Moncton students arrived in Medicine Hat at 2 10 a m after a week in the twin city during Stampede week. They were joined by 24 Medicine Hat students from the eastern centre. Mrs Harold McBain said the trip was wonderful. the group was excited despite the early hour. The National Centennial Committee sponsors similar twin city exchanges across Canada until 1967.
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Moncton
Medicine Hat
Harold McBain
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Roy
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