Bennett's tight grip may end as BC vote nears
In the closing days of the British Columbia election Premier W A C Bennett faces a possible loss of majority. The NDP under Dave Barrett widens its lead in polls and ridings while fears of a split vote benefiting the NDP are raised by Socreds and Liberals.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
W.A.C. Bennett
Socreds
New Democrats
Social Credit
Bennett
Dave Barrett
Barrett
NDF
NDP
Liberals
Ulster death toll climbs after weekend violence
Belfast reports say guerrilla attacks continued with shootings in Belfast and London Derry after a weekend of violence that killed seven and possibly nine people. A bomb at Downpatrick Racetrack left three skulls among debris. one suspected attacker died.
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Belfast
Londonderry
Downpatrick Racetrack
Republican
Northern Resistance Movement
Michael Farrel
Ann Walsh
Eammon Loughry
Royal Marines
Old Park District
Thomas Boyd
Ulster Defence Regiment
Provisional
IRA
No progress in port negotiations in Vancouver strike
Longshoremen and employers failed to reach a contract deal amid a Vancouver dockworkers strike that began last Wednesday tied to hiring practices. About 3,200 ILWU members halted cargo, delaying grain exports and causing 51 ships to wait as federal officials monitored talks.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
International
Prairies
B.C
Martin O’connell
Ottawa
O’connell
Socreds to Seek New Chief in Alberta Leadership Bid
The Alberta Social Credit party plans a leadership convention in January to replace Premier Harry Strom before the 1973 spring legislative session. Sources say a new leader is anticipated as Peter Lougheed’s Progressive Conservatives gained power last August. Orvis Kennedy of the Alberta Social Credit League calls reports of a convention a pipedream and notes no word from Strom. The legislature currently sits with PCs 49, Social Credit 25, NDP 1.
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Calgary
Ailbertan
Social Credit Party
Harry Strom
Peter Lougheed
Progressive Conservatives
Orvis Kennedy
Alberta Social Credit League
Albertan
Kennedy
Strom
E. C. Manning
Social Credit Administration
Mr. Strom
Ernest C. Manning
Social Credit
New Democratic Party
Election fever hotter in Ottawa cabinet meetings
The federal cabinet will meet Tuesday and Thursday this week after a sparse schedule last week. Speculation centers on an election call around October 30 and potential Vancouver dock dispute talks that could alter timing due to grain shipment disruptions.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Vancouver
Heaviest U.S. raids on Hanoi Haiphong in years
American forces carried out air strikes on 20 targets in the Hanoi Haiphong area including rail lines and depots. Two bridges were reportedly damaged by laser bombs while North Vietnam claimed five jets were shot down. Simultaneously raids near Cu Chi targeted troop concentrations as Thieu warned of possible Saigon attack before November elections.
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Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S
China
Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Air Force
Washington
Haiphong Harbor
U.S. Command
Binh Duong
Hau Nghia
Cu Chi
Nguyen van Thieu
Que Son
Central Highlands
Dak To
Grain handlers back conciliation plan in Vancouver vote
A conciliation board report was accepted by 63 percent of grain workers after operators rejected it. The 550 workers seek a raise on a base of 4.16, while longshoremen demand higher wages and improved benefits amid a Vancouver port standstill with 35 ships waiting.
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Vancouver
Henry Kanes
William Mead
Kanes
Martin O’connell
West Coast
Air
Ottawa
Medicine Hat Conservatives wary of Klan support
Medicine Hat Conservative president John Stanley says the party will not seek Klan backing but will not repudiate offers of help. Imperial Wizard Tearlach Mac a' Phearsoin of Alberta’s Klan says the group will campaign for Conservatives, while Stanley stresses no formal alignment and openness to varied race and creed.
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Ku Klux Klan
John Stanley
Federal Conservative Association
Stanley
Confederate Klans of
Alberta
Tearlach Mac A’ Phearsoin
Calgary
Conservative Party
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Stanely
Klan
Alberta Klan
Mac A’ Phearsoin
Mac A’ Ph
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