Canada to Accept Ugandan Asians Amid Immigration Push
Prime Minister Trudeau announced Canada will admit up to 5,000 Uganda Asians over two months as part of an emergency program. Immigration Minister Bryce Mackasey said about 3,000 may come immediately with 1,000 to 2,000 more later, under a relaxed or assisted passage plan. A team will fly to Kampala to speed processing and assess numbers and needs.
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Guy Demarino
Southam
Ottawa
Canada
Uganda
Trudeau
Bryce Mackasey
Mackasey
Kampala
Sharp winds up China tour with cordial talks and tours
Canadian External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp wrapped a 10 day China visit with talks with Premier Chou En Lai and Foreign Minister Chi Peng Fei. He and aides noted industrial variety and hospitality while visiting five cities. On the final day he toured Hangchow and West Lake, enjoying the city’s temples and scenery.
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John R. Walker
Southam News Services
Canton
Mitchell Sharp
China
Chou En-Lai
Cook
Sharp
Chou
Chi Peng Fei
Far East
Canada
Peking
Hangchow
Shanghai
West Lake
Mao Tse-Tung
Lougheed silent on game funds after games bid
Premier Peter Lougheed congratulated Edmonton on winning the 1978 Commonwealth Games bid but would not disclose provincial funding plans. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Don Getty said full provincial support is possible, though no formal representation has been received. The federal offer covers capital facilities only. operating costs are excluded.
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Edmonton
Peter Lougheed
Ivor Dent
Alberta
Don Getty
Pat Mahoney
Horst Schmid
Munich
John Munro
John W. Davies
Montreal
Bomb wrecks hotel in Tyrone as conflicts flare
A 200 pound car bomb shattered a hotel and the county town court house in Fivemiletown County Tyrone after a warning. Thirty stores and houses were damaged but no one hurt. Belfast crowds watched James Johnston's funeral amid sectarian violence.
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Fivemiletown
County Tyrone
Belfast
James Johnston
Loyalist Association of Workers
John McQuade
Johnston
McQuade
Peking outlines gradual Taiwan absorption plan
The Far Eastern Economic Review cites Red Flag detailing how Beijing envisions a staged takeover of Taiwan with minimal economic disruption, avoiding forced expropriation and allowing island industrialists to retain roles in management during a transitional period.
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Hong Kong
Reuter
Peking
Taiwan
People’s Republic of
Mao
OCAW Members Vote Near Unanimously On Strike Action
The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Local 9693 held an open meeting as 156 members voted 98.6 percent for a strike if needed after a conciliation meeting with Northwest Nitro-Chemical. Two voted against. Union leaders named were Ian Hope and six representatives. The union seeks higher wages up to 4.95 by January 1973 and stronger pension terms, while management offered 4.60 top by November 1, 1973 and 3.08 bottom.
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Bill Sass
Northwest Nitro-Chemical
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Dave Pretty
OCAW
Ian Hope
Stan Zizek
Martin Kromberg
Harry Topliffe
Adolph Janke
Hope
OConnell Helps Restart British Columbia Dock Talks
Federal Labor Minister Martin OConnell helped bring BC Maritime Employers Association and ILWU back to bargaining tables in Vancouver after six major ports were shut by a strike. ILWU leader Don Garcia said talks would cover hiring hall practices and grain movement, with negotiations to resume at 10 a.m. PDT.
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Vancouver
Martin O'Connell
West Coast
British Columbia Maritime Employers Association
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Don Garcia
ILWU
B.C
Mr. O'Connell
BCMEA
Ed Strang
O'Connell
Ottawa
Nixon Eyes Four More Years After renomination
President Nixon predicts a November landslide double his 1968 margin as he travels from Miami Beach to California to push a peace breakthrough with Peking and Moscow. He challenges George McGovern on defence and busing while urging anti-busing legislation and denouncing Congress.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
White House
Peking
Moscow
Miami Beach
California
McGovern Nixon
George McGovern
American Legion
Chicago
United States
Michigan
Congress
McGovern
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Utica
Mich
Bennett predicts federal election within 10 days
Premier W A C Bennett told about 300 supporters at a Vancouver suburb dinner rally that Prime Minister Trudeau will call a federal election within ten days. He urged Social Credit votes in the provincial race and Liberal or Conservative ballots only for federal candidates.
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Coquitlam
B.C
Trudeau
W. A. C. Bennett
Vancouver
Social Credit
Bennett
Federal legal aid plan cost shown at 11.5 million
Justice Minister Otto Lang said the federal scheme would cost 11.5 million dollars a year, less than Ontario’s 12 million last year, for a decent and adequate legal aid service. The plan funds 50 cents per citizen to provinces choosing to participate, with varied amounts for smaller provinces.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Justice
Otto Lang
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada Council
Lang
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