Russian trawlers drifted into Canadian waters near Tofino
Captain Boris Rolenko of the Kouzachin and Captain Edward Morozov of the German Titov faced charges after two 120 foot Soviet trawlers drifted into Vancouver Island waters nine miles off Tofino while their nets fouled. They said engines were shut to avoid damage and insisted they were in trouble, not fishing. Both captains face fines up to 5000 and vessel seizures under Canada's Coastal Fisheries Protection Act, with Russian penalties forthcoming.
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Rolenko
U.S.S.R
George G. Legebokoff
Vancouver
Howay
Training and charts help avoid errors near fishing limits
A speaker states that thorough training and constant chart checks prevent errors near foreign fishing limits, with no chance of error unless an unforeseen issue arises.
Senate votes narrow in ABM Safeguard decision
The Senate approved two ABM related votes that restrict deployment while preserving ongoing research. Senator McIntyre but McGovern backed narrowing deployment. bipartisan doubt arose on when Safeguard might be deployed amid a $20 billion military procurement bill. Margaret Chase Smith led the anti deployment push, with tie votes and Agnew breaking one tie. President Nixon welcomed the outcome though no statement was issued.
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Senate
Thomas J. McIntyre
Dem. N.H
McIntyre
George S. McGovern
Dem. S.D
U.S. Senate
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
John Sherman Cooper
Rep. Ry
Pentagon
Cooper
Mike Mansfield
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Smith
Spiro T. Agnew
Philip A. Hart
Dem. Mich
White House
Nixon
House of Representatives
Tornadoes devastate northern Minnesota killing at least 12
Tornadoes carved through Outing Emily and surrounding areas injuring hundreds and killing at least 12. National Guard sealed off sites as search crews scoured debris near Roosevelt Lake and Island Lake. Several vacationers and a Bethany Fellowship retreat community were among the dead.
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Minnesota
Outing
Minn
Duluth
Roosevelt Lake
Bethany Fellowship
Minneapolis
National Guard
Emily
Viet Cong stage sensational raids at Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon
Viet Cong raids hit a U S base at Cam Ranh Bay wounding 57 and killing two Americans and attacked a South Vietnamese Air Force language school in Saigon killing eight Vietnamese and wounding 62 including 23 U S airmen. Casualties were heavy with multiple buildings damaged.
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Saigon
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
Namese
Associated Press
Rick Merron
Romania Blasted Over Nixon Visit By Soviet Delegation
The Soviet delegation leader Konstantin Katushev condemned Romania's Western economic and political ties during the Romanian Communist Party congress. He warned against what he called perfidious bridge-building efforts that could wedge Socialist states apart, clearly referencing Nixon's Bucharest trip and Romania's Western links.
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Bucharest
Soviet Union
Romania
Nixon
Romanian Communist Party
Konstantin Katushev
Helicopter Rescues Midlife Couple From Flooded Cabin Island
A Saskatchewan couple, H. M. Hempill and his wife, were rescued from the roof of their flood-surrounded summer cabin on a small island in the McLeod River near Edson Alberta after heavy rain swelled the river. The Canadian Forces Sikorsky helicopter, crewed by Capt. Parry Smith, arrived late and delivered life jackets and blankets during a tense, forested night. The Hempills, described as in fine shape, celebrated Mr Hempill’s 49th birthday on the island. their children David and Shiela were elsewhere. Debris-filled waters thwarted RCMP boat rescues, and only the cabin remained by midnight.
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Edson
Alta
Saskatchewan
McLeod River
Edmonton
Sikorsky
Cold Lake
Parry Smith
RCMP
H. M. Hempill
Weyburn
Trudeau signals deeper federal spending cuts ahead
Prime Minister Trudeau said the cabinet will shift inflationary pressure from taxpayers to government departments in 1970 71 spending plans revealing possible changes across social welfare and other fields. Opposition leader Stanfield called for an integrated federal provincial approach to welfare rationalization amid looming fall decisions.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Prices and Incomes Commission
Robert Stanfield
Mc Trudeau
Stanfield
Sonic boom shatters Kelowna as Navy jet flies by
A United States Navy F-4 Phantom from the Blue Angels shattered windows in downtown Kelowna, B.C., with a brief sonic boom during a practice run near Okangan Lake. About 75 percent of eight blocks suffered glass damage estimated up to 250000 dollars. Five people cut by flying glass. City officials and the regatta organizers discussed insurance coverage as the event continued.
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Kelowna
B.C
U.S. Navy
Dick Parkinson
Blue Angels
Okanagan Lake
Spock Case Dropped by U S Government in Draft Conspiracy Trial
The U S government abandoned its case against Dr Benjamin Spock and won an acquittal for co defendant Michael Ferber in the conspiracy to aid draft evasion trial. The First Circuit directed new trials for Coffin and Goodman, Yale chaplain, while Spock and Ferber faced acquittal. The government sought extension to review Coffin and Goodman with the Supreme Court. Justice White extended Coffin and Goodman to Sept 9.
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Washington
U.S
Benjamin Spock
Michael Ferber
Spock
U.S. Supreme Court
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Yale University
Mitchell Goodman
Erwin Griswold
Justice Department
Ferber
Supreme Court
Coffin
Fere Ber
Boston
Griswold
Byron R. White
Thailand to withdraw 12000 troops from South Vietnam
Bangkok reports Prime Minister Thant Kittikachorn announced plans to pull out about 12,000 Thai combat troops from South Vietnam. Separately, six Arab saboteurs captured May 4 in a clash with an Israeli patrol were given life imprisonment by a military court.
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Bangkok
Reuters
Thailand
South Vietnam
Thantm Kittikachorn
Ap-Reuters
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