Canada U S talks progress favorably
Canadian officials reported good progress after a four hour session with U S treasury officials on seeking an exemption from the 10 percent import surcharge. They discussed currency issue cooperation ahead of the Group of Ten meeting in London with Edgar Benson chairing.
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Duart Farquharson
Southam
Washington
U.S
Treasury
Simon Reisman
Group of Ten
Free World
London
Edgar Benson
Nixon
U.s.-Canada
Benson
John Connally
Police disperse demonstrators at Texpack plant in Brantford
Police in helmets and shields moved in to disperse about 300 union demonstrators at the Texpack Ltd plant in Brantford Ontario. Twelve were arrested bringing total arrests to 27 in under 24 hours. No serious injuries reported as police enforced an injunction limiting pickets.
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Brantford
Ont
Texpack Ltd
Mant
R. Kent Rowley
Canadian Textile and Chemical Workers’ Union
Canadian Labor Congress
Texpack
American Hospital Supply Inc
George Campbell
Global banking leaders plan Paris meeting on crisis
Delegates from the world’s 10 leading banking nations will gather in Paris on Sept 3 to set the stage for a London ministerial conference on the world monetary crisis later in the month, according to official sources. North Vietnamese forces attacked U S troops near Da Nang with rifles machine guns and RPGs. Anthony J Russo jailed for refusing to reveal Elisberg Pentagon papers tale and placed in solitary confinement after hair-cut refusal, per Judge William Gray.
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Paris
Reuter
London
Saigon
United States
da Nang
Los Angeles
Anthony J. Russo
Daniel Elisberg
Pentagon
William Gray
Russo
Youth committee backs marijuana legalization two-year study
The Canadian government faced cautious reception to a 218 page report titled Its Your Turn urging legalization of marijuana. Chair David Hunter 28 and coauthors Vincent Kelly 33 Pierre Bourdon 28 led a broad survey of 10 000 youths aged 15 to 24 across Canada and proposed shifting funds from cadet programs to social development while some ministers criticized key points.
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Threeman Committee
David Hunter
Toronto
Gerard Pelletier
Defence
Donald Macdonald
Canada
Dal Brodhead
Company of
Young Canadians
Canadian Medical Association
Information Canada
Mr. Hunter
Vincent Kelly
Montreal
Pierre Bourdon
Calgary guards strike over injunction at five jails
Calgary correctional officers walked off pending a court injunction aimed at preventing picketing rather than banning the strike. The Civil Service Association opposes the action but allows individual decisions to stay or leave if the injunction is strengthened. RCMP standby looms as mild disturbances occur at Calgary and Peace River jails.
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Calgary
Calgary Correctional Institution
Beelinging
Attorney-General’s Department
Ernie Lawson
The
Civil Service Association
Edgar Gerhart
Gerhart
Roy Harrison
RCMP
Peace River
Final major Alberta rally nears as vote looms
In Calgary tonight the final Alberta election rally of 1971 brings Premier Harry Strom and Progressive Conservative Leader Peter Lougheed on the final push. Both front-runners refuse to predict seat counts, citing momentum and desire for change. Lougheed drew a larger Edmonton Jubilee Auditorium crowd despite a Western Football Conference game nearby. Social Credit and Conservative parties had earlier Edmonton rallies as the premier plans tonight's Calgary event.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Calgary
Harry Strom
Peter Lougheed
Strom
E. C. Manning
Lougheed
Jubilee Auditorium
Social Credit
Social Crediters
Trial date set in blood splattered Soledad case
In San Francisco AP report, two surviving Soledad Brothers face a Sept 20 trial for murdering a prison guard after a violent pre trial hearing. Doris Maxwell, mother of John Clutchette, sparked chaos that left five injured, including officers and a spectator, with blood splattered in the courtroom.
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San Francisco
Soledad
Doris Maxwell
John Clutchette
Maxwell
Philip Jake Price
Oakland
Calif
Price
Japan Allows Yen to Float Temporarily Amid Pressure
Tokyo announces the yen will float as of Saturday to find its own level against the U S dollar with a temporary removal of daily fluctuation limits. The move reverses a prior stance and comes after an emergency meeting of senior finance ministry officials. It aligns with President Nixon's broader effort to rebalance the U S trade position.
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Tokyo
Japan
Finance Ministry
Nixon
U.S
United States
Mikio Mi
Lougheed surges in Alberta campaign amid scrutiny of Social Credit
Peter Lougheed, 43, Conservative leader in Alberta, speaks of strong public response and outdrawing Premier Harry Strom in many towns. He has covered most ridings and says the race is tight though the arithmetic is tough as Social Credit must lose 28 seats to win. He recalls 1965 to 1967 party gains and notes election day August 30 as pivotal.
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Peter Lougheed
Social Credit
Alberta
Lougheed
Conservatives
E. C. Manning
Provence
Edmonton Eskimos
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Connally
Eric Blackburn
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