British troops move into Londonderry to quell rioting
Northern Ireland faces a new flare up as British troops enter Londonderry to back police amid Protestant Catholic clashes. Rome backed troops from the Republic move to the border area to support field hospitals for injured. The rapid deployment follows heavy violence across several towns leaving dozens wounded and homes set ablaze.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Republic of Ireland
Southern Ireland
Guildhall
Bogside
Dublin
Rough axe critics split on Trudeau anti inflation plan
Ottawa critics accuse Prime Minister Trudeau of a crude anti inflation blueprint that freezes federal spending and trims 25 000 public sector jobs. Opposition leaders Stanfield and Douglas differ over tax reform and fairness while unions warn of job security and possible strikes amid provincial caution.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Robert Stanfield
NDP
T. C. Douglas
Stanfield
Douglas
Royal Commission On Tax Reform
Canada
Claude Edwards
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Ireland mobilizes troops to aid Northern Ireland border crisis
Ireland orders convoys of troops to the border to support and supply field hospitals for evacuees and riot victims. Units from the 13,000 strong army, with some reserves called up, are patrolling near Bogside Londonderry as five mobile hospitals are prepared to operate along the 200 mile border.
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Dublin
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Bogside
Londonderry
Irish Republic
Col
T. M. Elliott
Army Medical Corps
Letterkenny
Gunfight suspect Bradley faces 13 charges in court
Medicine Hat man Raymond Maxwell Bradley faced 13 charges including three counts of attempted murder of two police officers after a July 26 gunbattle at the Savings Centre. The charges allege theft of police service revolvers and violence against officers, with a preliminary hearing set for Sept. 17 before Magistrate E. W. N. Macdonald.
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Medicine Hat
Raymond Maxwell Bradley
E. W. N. Macdonald
R. J. Wiedemann
Bradley
Roy Funk
Funk
Clayton Stobbs
Sam Drader
Patrick Flinn
Charles Redpath
Savings Centre
Const
Victor Roeder
Saving Centre
Japan resumes wheat imports amid price drops by rivals
Japan restarted wheat purchases after a pause since mid July as Canada the United States and Australia cut prices for the Japanese market. A Canadian Pacific Air jetliner made a perfect emergency landing at Calgary after a nose wheel fire during takeoff no injuries. A 50 000 acre forest fire near Soldotna Alaska grew stronger with high winds threatening the Sol dotna area after advancing from the Swaon River oil field.
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Tokyo
Cp-Reuters
Japan
Canada
U.S
Australia
Calgary
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Calgary International
Soldotna
Alaska
Swaon River
Trudeau eyes no tax rise with federal spending freeze
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Trudeau outlining a program to freeze federal spending at this year's level. He estimates 25,000 civil service jobs may be cut through attrition and layoffs, aiming to avoid tax increases next year. Defence spending kept at $1.8 billion. other guidelines to follow. Opposition leaders critique austerity.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Robert Stanfield
Civil Service
Stanfield
New Democrat
T. C. Douglas
Claude Edwards
Public Service Alliance
Ottawa tightens federal aid for urban renewal projects
Ottawa reports new restrictions on federal support for urban renewal as the government begins a year long review of housing policy. Minister Robert Andras said existing schemes should be halted or proceed without guaranteed federal funding until new long term rules are set.
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Ottawa
Robert Andras
Urban renewal moves forward with arena-civic centre
Medicine Hat city clerk Bill Keith said funds from provincial and federal governments cover phase one of the urban renewal plan, including a new arena-civic centre. He warned future changes like federal cuts could affect the project as ministers announced 12 pre-1968 applications and approvals for four projects today.
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Bill Keith
City of
Medicine Hat
Arena-Civic Centre
Mr. Keith
China says Soviet troops still firing on border area
Reuters reports China accuses Soviet forces of ongoing fire in central Asia after a bloody clash on the border near Semipalatinsk, with both sides blaming each other for intrusions. Peking radio warns the Soviet government and notes Chinese casualties amid renewed border tensions.
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China
Hong Kong
Reuters
Central Asia
New
China News Agency
Radio Peking
Peking Radio
Semipalatinsk
Central Asian
Kazakhstan
Sinkiang Autonomous
Tass
Unemployment Drops in Canada as July Figures Released
Ottawa reports unemployment fell by 34 000 from June to 349 000 amid a smaller labor force gain of 147 000 and employment up 181 000 to 8 201 000. The seasonally adjusted rate stood at 4.7 percent, the lowest since October, helped by teen employment and many married women leaving the workforce for summer vacation.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manpower Department
Government trims military spending in five Canadian sites
Ottawa reports the government will close or trim operations at five military installations to save about 19.3 million dollars. Clinton radar and training centre in Ontario will close by Sept 1 1971. St Hubert base in Quebec will end flying activity by Sept 1 1970 affecting 420 military and 290 civilian staff. London Cobourg depots to close by Sept 1 1971 and Ville la Salle by Sept 1970 affecting about 1,100 military and 1,500 civilian personnel. Cadieux says personnel will transfer to vacant posts.
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Ottawa
Canada
Defence
Leo Cadieux
Clinton
Ont
St. Hubert
Que
Canadian Forces Base
Montreal
London and Cobourg
Ville la Salle
Cadieux
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