Riot erupts as Gastown protest turns violent in Vancouver
A marijuana protest in Gastown escalated into a riot with police arresting 79 and pursuing hundreds more. Aldermen and eyewitnesses condemned police use of force prompting calls for an outside probe by the attorney general. Fifty four charged with obstruction, assault, and weapon offenses. bail set from 150 to 1000. Seventeen released without charges. several to appear in court and juveniles scheduled for juvenile court.
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Vancouver
Gastown
Attorney-General’s Department
Ed Sweeney
Trudeaus return home from Atlantic tour described
Prime Minister Trudeau ended a 10 day tour of Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island with praise for the Atlantic region and its people. The trip sparked political debate with NDP leader David Lewis accusing it of neglecting problems. aides said the journey was a relaxed visit to show life in Atlantic Canada and to raise awareness of the region.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Atlantic Canada
Liberal Party
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
New Democratic Party
David Lewis
Canada
Atlantic
Lewis
Bertha army worms threaten Saskatchewan rapeseed crops
Saskatchewan’s agriculture department set up a liaison office to coordinate aircraft spraying against the Bertha army worm sweeping through about one million acres of rapeseed. Lannate, flown in from Houston after Dylox failed, is in short supply with 30 tons already delivered and 15 more expected. DDT is banned, and officials warn of Lannate toxicity while farmers must heed safety directions.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Agriculture Department
Jack Messer
Houston
Tex
North Battleford
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Calgary
Vegreville
Bert Andrews
du Pont Chemicals
Winnipeg
Dennis Prince
Delmans
Ulster violence leads to internment and parade ban
Prime Minister Brian Faulkner ordered internment without trial for IRA guerrillas and banned annual religious parades. Ulster violence continued after a bloody weekend with at least three killed and about 300 suspected terrorists detained under emergency powers amid riots bombings arson and shootings.
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Belfast
Brian Faulkner
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Ulster
Sadat renews pledge to seek Middle East solution
President Anwar Sadat told Egypt's 230 member central committee that a military or civil solution to the Middle East crisis must be found by year end. He proposed a six month cease fire to clear the Suez Canal but insisted Egypt will not soften terms for reopening the canal and cautioned that if no UN solution is reached, Egyptian troops may cross the canal. He stressed no further concessions to the United States and warned of potential action to liberate land if no final solution by six months.
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Cairo
Reuter
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Arab Socialist Cahion
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
Sadat
United States
United Nations
Gunnar V. Jarring
Rahman to face trial by special Pakistani court
Rawalpindi Reuters says East Pakistani leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be tried by a special military court for waging war against Pakistan and other offences. The trial starts August 11 behind closed doors with the accused allowed to choose legal counsel.
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Rawalpindi
Reuter
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Pakistan
Apollo 15 crew begins debriefings after moon mission
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden start debriefings at Ellington after a month apart and a jubilant welcome. They face medical and technical sessions detailing the 12 day mission including 67 hours on the lunar surface.
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Houston
Hadley
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Scott
Irwin
Moon
Lunar
B C physicians to enter debate on Loftmark issue
The British Columbia Medical Association and the College of Physicians and Surgeons will join government talks on Health Minister Ralph Loftmark powers over hospital privileges and licensing of labs and radiology. They stress the talks do not change their opposition and report no further statements until directions of discussions emerge.
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B.C
Vancouver
British Columbia Medical Association
The
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Loffmark
Loftmark
Canada reports rise in traffic deaths in first quarter
Canada Safety Council released figures showing 795 traffic deaths and 137,444 accidents in January to March 1971, up from 838 deaths and 132,525 accidents a year earlier, with overall injuries remaining high. Indira Gandhi pushes law to strip titles pensions from remaining Indian maharajas. In Belfast a boy was killed amid rioting and troop clashes as gasoline bombs were thrown.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canada Safety Council
Belfast
Reuter
Northern Ireland
Mistrial Declared in Panther Case
Huey P Newton, Black Panther co founder, faces retrial on manslaughter charges after a six day jury deadlock in the killing of Oakland officer John Frey. Newton remains free on fifty thousand dollar bail as a new trial date is set before the criminal calendar department.
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Oakland
Calif
Black Panther
Huey P. Newton
Superior Court
Harold Howe
Newton
Criminal Calendar
Donald Whyte
John Frey
India and Soviet Union sign 20 year peace treaty
New Delhi reports India and the Soviet Union signed a 20-year treaty of peace friendship and cooperation. The pact commits neither side to military aid for third parties but calls for mutual consultation to maintain peace. Foreign Minister Swaran Singh framed it as non aggression and a stabilizing factor in Asia amid India Pakistan tensions.
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New Delhi
India
Soviet Union
Pakistan
Swaran Singh
Asia
Andrei A. Gromyko
East
Russia
Red China
Gromyko
Singh
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