13 Aug 1968
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
1
Montreal postal officials called on local cartage companies with available trucks to speed mail delivery. A spokesman said about 150 trucks are needed to restore normal mail service after violence by striking mail-truck drivers and a call by Postmaster General.
Catherine Ferguson, 54, was recovered from the kitchen area of her toppled home after a Friday landslide that buried three other houses near Slave River. Evacuees total 112, with 69 treaty Indians and 43 whites or Metis relocated to government housing or tents.
Haaretz's military correspondent suggested Syria might exchange two MiG fighters that landed in Israel for the hijacked El Al jet and its 12 Israeli crew held in Algeria. The paper noted Israel’s policy of releasing items that enter its territory but warned pilots and planes would not be freed without a proper exchange.
Montreal CALPA members vote at centres in Montreal Toronto Winnipeg and Vancouver to decide on a strike that could ground Air Canada next Tuesday. The union seeks a 21 percent rise while Air Canada offers 17 percent. Conciliation board suggested 16.5 percent over 26 months.
Conservative Leader Stanfield called for Parliament to meet at the earliest date to address major economic issues. He cited strikes rising living costs student unemployment and sectoral problems from wheat sales to shipbuilding and Newfoundland passenger service. He criticized Trudeau's government for governing by press conference and wage guidelines.
Greek Prime Minister George Papadopoulos escaped a bombing on a road outside Athens as two bombs exploded in the capital. A suspect, former lieutenant Georgios Panagoulis, was seized after a car with security officers passed the premier’s vehicle moments earlier. The attack marks the first major attempt against the army backed regime since 1967.
East German leader Walter Ulbricht arrived in Karlovy Vary and left unhappy, convinced Czechoslovakia’s liberal reforms threaten socialist states. Talks with Alexander Dubcek failed to ease suspicions. a four hour communique offered few substance details. Both sides expressed broad cooperation and backed the Moscow meeting next November for a world communist line.
The Nigerian government rejected an appeal to stop shooting at mercy flights into besieged Biafra, dimming hopes for food and medicine. The Red Cross suspended flights from Fernando Po after a DC 6 was fired on. U.S. Secretary Rusk will visit Geneva for talks to resume mercy flights. Estimates say 3,000,000 behind rebel lines need food amid a civil war affecting 13,000,000 people. The Red Cross plans ships from Lagos to Calabar to aid 280,000 refugees.
Inuvik residents breathe easier as weather and wind shifts ease the forest fire surrounding the town for three days. Firebreaks around two secret navy installations along the Mackenzie River delta are considered precautionary, with some rain reported but not near the fire. Another blaze 34 miles from the airport was kept in check overnight as winds settled and skies cleared.
The Berlin Wall is seven years old today and has cost at least 63 lives as East Germans attempted escapes. Despite escape-proofing, more than 26 500 East Germans have fled to the West, with 503 servicemen and police among escapees. East Germany touts economic gains and reduced exodus.
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