Hostage released after 11 hours at British Columbia Penitentiary
Prison worker Jean Young was freed at about 8 p.m. after two inmates Ken Uwines and Paul Petit held her at knifepoint for over 10 hours. The pair demanded pardons and erasure of records while a third inmate mediated. A parole board official prepared to meet the convicts in Vancouver to discuss the exchange.
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New Westminster
B.C
National Parole Board
Kyle Stevenson
Vancouver
Ottawa
British Columbia
Jean Young
F.R. Graves
Ken Uwines
Paul Petit
Hugh Grest
Petit
Uwines
RCMP
Seven killed in Northern Ireland border bombing near Newry
Guerrilla bombers destroyed a British customs post near the Irish Republic border killing seven people and badly injuring two others. Four victims were customs officers, a truck driver died, and two attackers were believed to be the bombers. Police called it an IRA attack gone wrong and noted the post had just been repaired after a prior blast. The toll raised Northern Ireland violence deaths to 525. Security sources suggested nitrobenzene may have been used after British seizures of gelignite.
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Newry
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Republicans Launch Barage Against McGovern At Miami Beach
At the GOP convention Ronald Reagan delivers a scathing attack on George McGovern while praising Hubert Humphrey and Nixon. The speech frames a three party system and casts McGovern as naive or deceptive. A film profile portrays Nixon as committed to change without chaos.
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Miami Beach
George McGovern
Ronald Reagan
California
Hubert Humphrey
Reagan
U.S
Hollywood
Sen. McGovern
Nixon
Hanoi
IOC Withdraws Rhodesia Invitation to Munich Games
The International Olympic Committee voted 36 to 31 with three abstentions to withdraw Rhodesia's invitation to compete at the Munich Olympics, announced by IOC President Avery Brundage.
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Olympic Bulletin
Munich
Reuter
International Olympic Committee
Rhodesia
IOC
Avery Brundage
Northwest Nitro workers approve strike vote
Northwest Nitro Chemicals Ltd. in Medicine Hat sees over 90 percent of the 177 participating workers vote to strike if wage talks fail. Union chief Stan Zizek cites pay parity with Calgary plants, while plant manager Roy Archibald notes 1 million annual losses and argues Northwest offers competitive wages amid costly freight and border issues. Negotiations start soon with hopes for an agreement.
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Northwest Nitro Chemicals Ltd
Medicine Hat
Stan Zizek
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Alberta
Calgary
Zizek
Northwest
Roy Archibald
Archibald
U.S
China Trade Minister Tours West Canada Wheat Talks
Pai Hsiangkuo of China visited the Canadian Prairies meeting Wheat Board officials in Winnipeg. The talks yielded no concrete wheat deal but set a useful entry for future negotiations. Canada exports about 150 million bushels to China this year with 30 million contracted in early 1973.
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Winnipeg
Pai Hsiangkuo
China
Canadian Prairies
Canada
Pai
Canadian Wheat Board
G.N. Vogel
Mr. Vogel
Mr. Pai
Richardson
Vancouver
Postal workers protest machines across Canada
Postal workers in 14 centres protested the hiring of new employees to run automated sorting machines. In Ottawa James McCall said no collective agreement will be signed until the mail-sorting issue is discussed. The government eased its stance by dropping a regional pay plan, while new machines were to start in Ottawa today after technical delays.
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Ottawa
Canada
James McCall
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Treasury Board
McCall
Public Service
Jean-Pierre Cote
C.M. Drury
Cote
Council of Postal Unions
Letter Carriers Union of Canada
NFU seeks Alberta law to control farm relations
The National Farmers Union asks Alberta to pass a law giving the union control over farm relations with government and industry. The proposal includes collective bargaining, mandatory contracts through the union, and union certification by a 51 percent membership vote, with voting rights limited to producers and only in designated areas. Roy Atkinson of Landis heads the NFU in Saskatoon. the plan awaits legislative consideration.
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Calgary
National Farmers Union
Alberta
Edmonton
Hugh Horner
Horner
NFU
Saskatoon
Roy Atkinson
Landis, Sask
News Quiz on Page Five from The News
Weekly quiz tests current events knowledge with questions about major headlines and news personalities. Answers appear on Page Six as part of The News Living Textbook Program for area schools.
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WEC
the News
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Graves
Ulster
Claudy
Londonderry
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
McGovern
Duart
Pease
N.W. Nitro
China Trade Minister
West
Pai Hsiang-kuo
Pioneer Electric Manitoba Ltd
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