Haiti today commutes 10 death sentences in invasion case
President Francois Duvalier orders clemency for 10 young Haitians convicted as part of an May 20 invasion. A Bahamas information director, David Knox, is under trial on espionage charges with prosecutors hinting at possible death penalty. Knots of details include Knox’s facial scars paid for by a doctor and his insistence he is no spy.
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Haiti
Francois Duvalier
David Knox
Bahamas
Duvalier
Knox
Inagua
Frank Romain
Romain
Hopson urges sustained Britain China relations
Sir Donald Hopson, Britain's former chief envoy in China, announced in Hong Kong that the UK must retain relations with the Chinese Communists. He described the need due to China’s size and nuclear potential, criticized the past treatment of diplomats, and noted ongoing exit visa delays for staff and concerns over detainees including Reuters reporter Anthony Grey.
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Reuters
Donald Hopson
Britain
China
Hopson
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Peking
Sion
Anthony Grey
Grey
Irish priest suspended over encyclical clash
Rev. James Good of University College Cork, a leading Irish theologian, is suspended from preaching and hearing confessions by Bishop Cornelius Lucey for opposing Pope Paul VI s ban on contraception. Good remains an academic and may celebrate mass locally. He criticized Rev. Paul Weir s suspension in London for not pledging to obey the encyclical.
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Ireland
Paul
James Good
University College
Cork
Cork and
Ross
Cornelius Lucey
Republic of Ireland
University of Ireland
Charles Grant
Northampton
John Cardinal Heenan
England
Paul Weir
London
Police consider a two day national police walkout
Fraternal Order of Police president John Harrington said the national board will meet August 19-20 in St. Louis to set a date and location for a seminar on a proposed two day nationwide walkout. He argued the walkout would illustrate the need for public backing of law enforcement.
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Order of Police
United States
Order
John Harrington
St. Louis
Harrington
All-out drive against Biafra may be starting
Nigerian commandos push north toward Aba amid reports of two brigades from Port Harcourt advancing to crush the Biafran secession. Col. Adekunle’s forces try to cross the Imo River as another column moves from the Imo railway station toward Aba. Civilians flee as fighting at Ikot Ekpene intensifies and peace talks resume in Addis Ababa led by Emperor Haile Selassie.
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Aba
Nigeria
3Rd Marine Commando Division
Port Harcourt
Benjamin Adekunle
Imo River
Imo
C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Montreal Restores Full Postal Service After Strike
Montreal shifts toward full operation as Red Service Ltd drivers vote for settlement ending a five day strike. About 400 drivers receive one week’s pay for the strike period and a full week’s pay for the week they were off. Overseas mail through Montreal paused, while overseas air mail remained unaffected as Postmaster General Kierans oversaw the agreement.
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Red Service Ltd
Canada
Eric Kierans
Red Service
U.S. Applies Countervailing Duties on French Goods
The United States will impose countervailing duties on French subsidized products to raise their U.S. prices. The plan starts at 2.5 percent, falling to 1.25 percent as France halves its subsidy, and ends January 31 if the subsidy stops. Wines perfumes and autos are affected. some agricultural products fuels and antiques are exempt. A treasury spokesman compares the move to prewar Nazi exchange controls.
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U.S
Treasury
United States
Greek government hunts suspects after assassination bid
Athens police announced new arrests in the George Papadopoulos assassination attempt case. Journalists and officials tied to the Centre Union party were detained, while former army commando George Panagoulis was seized fleeing a coastal scene. Authorities blamed rightists for the plot aimed at scaring voters and tourists. The regime labeled Panagoulis a fascist murderer, with talks of trial pending.
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George Papadopoulos
George Drossos
Anastassios Peponis
Athens State Radio
Drossos
Peponis
Centre Union Party
George Papandreou
Andreas
Papadopoulos
George Panagoulis
Panagoulis
Greece
Byron Stamatopoulos
Fas
Consumer prices rise across Canada cities in July
Ottawa led gains with the index up to 155.2 from 153.6 as food and housing costs pushed consumer prices higher. Saskatoon Regina and Vancouver posted the smallest increases while St John's, Nfld fell far behind the shift in June 1951 bases. Other cities Halifax Saint John Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Edmonton and Calgary combined also rose.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Canada
Saskatoon
Regina
Vancouver
St. John’s
Mld
Halifax
Saint John
N.B
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Calgary
Three airlines boycott Algeria over Israeli hijack incident
Paris Reuters reports the French National Airline Pilots' Union votes to boycott Algiers airport starting Monday to press for release of Israeli passengers and crew from an El Al Boeing 707 hijacked to Algiers. Air France may delay action. Alitalia and Swissair also affected. ITWF ground staff back the ban.
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Reuters
Algiers
International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations
Air France
Federation
Algeria
el al
Rome
Tel Aviv
Alitalia
Swissair
International Transport Workers Federation
CBC Admits Suspensions Of Five Radio Canada Journalists
CBC officials confirmed sanctions against five Radio-Canada journalists over a June 25 blackout linked to coverage of Prime Minister Trudeau’s election. Michel Bourdon, LGCT president, and four correspondents lose pay or face penalties up to five days while remaining silent on public impact.
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Montreal
CBC
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Trudeau
Michel Bourdon
Syndicat General du Cinema Et de la Television
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Michel Godet
Jean Marc Pouliquin
Paris
Pierre Nadeau
Claude Jean Devirieux
St. Jean
Bourdon
la Presse
LGCT
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