Man jailed for alleged assassination threats
Andrew Topping 27 blames pro rightist forces for his wife’s death and is held on 500000 bail on charges of threatening and attempting to kill President Nixon. He met an undercover agent in Central Park after paying 1000 dollars to hire a killer, aiming for an early next week attack.
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New York
Andrew Topping
Nixon
Topping
Central Park
U.S
Secret Service
William Gray
Gray
Stewart J. Henry
Central Park Boat Basin
Ulster police launch manhunt for rebel killers in Belfast
A 100-detective unit dubbed the Ulster untouchables began a citywide hunt for assassination teams blamed for more than 40 deaths in Belfast since July. Police say the killers are not tied to the IRA or Ulster Defence Association as sectarian violence inflames a 50 year feud.
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Ap-Reuter Belfast
Ulster Untouchables
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Defence Association
Ulster
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Quebec constable found responsible for shooting death
Coroner in St Jerome, Quebec, ruled Constable Andre Goulet criminally responsible for the July 28 shooting of 16 year old Andre Vassart after a chase in Ste. Therese. Goulet, on duty under two years, testified the fatal shot was accidental during a pursuit. The coroner urged immediate police control changes in Terrebonne district.
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Goulet
Vassart
Jean Vernet
Vancouver dockers vote strike action
Longshoremen across six British Columbia ports voted 93.1 percent in favor of strike action to support contract requests. A total of 2,600 of 3,200 eligible dockers cast ballots Thursday and Friday, though no coastwide walkout is planned yet.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Don Garcia
International Longshoremen’s Union
New Westminster
Victoria
Nanaimo
Port Alberni
Prince Rupert
British minister seeks delay in Uganda Asian expulsion plan
Geoffrey Rippon arrived in Kampala aiming to persuade Idi Amin to consider practical aspects of the 90 day deadline for non Ugandan Asians to leave Uganda. Amin’s policy remains final, with exemptions for some professionals and citizens who can prove Ugandan citizenship.
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Kampala
Uganda
Reuter
Geoffrey Rippon
Idi Amin
Rippon
Gen. Amin
Kenya
Tanzania
Amin
London
Canada
Australia
Ottawa
External Affairs Department
Britain
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Medlicor's books show going concern uncertainties again
Vancouver report notes auditors again refuse to give a clean opinion for Medicor Investment Corp. for year ending December 31 1971. The firm cites substantial working capital deficiency and unresolved doubts about continued operations. Northwest Sports Enterprises Ltd. now not consolidated as Bank of B.C. controls 60.1 percent of Northwest shares pledged as collateral for loans.
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Vancouver
Medical Investment Corp
Minneapolis
Medicor
Northwest Sports Enterprises Ltd
Vancouver Canucks
Northwest
Bank of B.C
Canucks
Capozzi Enterprises Ltd
Britain airlifts supplies to isolated Orkney and Shetland
RAF mercy flights from Scotland shuttle 20 tons of food to the Orkney and Shetland islands cut off by a dock strike now in its 16th day. The government bears the cost to prevent unequal shortages and has emergency powers to move essentials and, if needed, deploy troops to unload ships and ports.
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London
RAF
Scotland
Orkney
Shetland Islands
Wally Wagon Wins Urban Vehicle Design Competition
The University of British Columbia students’ anti pollution Wally Wagon won the overall award for excellence at the Urban Vehicle Design Competition in Milford Michigan. The car features an LNG engine a foldable steering wheel and safety systems including seat belt ignition interlock and a crash tolerant frame. The project drew 90 entries from 70 universities and one Canadian high school.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of British Columbia
U.S
John Volpe
General Motors
Francois Jette
McGill University
General Motors Proving Grounds
Don O'Connor
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Ulister
Vancouver Dockers
U.K
Medlicor
Wally Wagon
MacKay
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