Hellyer heads housing inquiry begins hearings
Ottawa seven member inquiry into housing and urban development led by Transport Minister Hellyer will start public hearings September 16 and aim to report by year end. Stops outside Ottawa include Quebec City September 23 Charlottetown September 24 and Toronto September 30. Members include Doris Boyle Pierre Dansereau W Peter Carter and Robert Campeau. He seeks cross sector input from municipal provincial officials architects builders and developers. The focus is federal role and value for money in housing with input from provinces and other levels of government.
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Xavier Junior College
Sydney
N.S
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University of Montreal
Institute of Urbanism
W. Peter Carter
Royal Bank of Anada
Montreal
Robert Campeau
Graduate School of Business
York University
Humphrey Names Muskie Running Mate At Chicago Convention
At the Chicago gathering Hubert Humphrey pledged policy flexibility if elected and urged support from anti war factions. He attacked mob violence and police brutality while warning rioting must be stopped. Edmund Muskie of Maine was approved as running mate amid protests and unity rhetoric.
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Georgia
Minnesota
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U.S
Cernik warns intellectuals to leave Czechoslovakia
Prague Premier Oldrich Cernik urged the countrys intellectuals to depart while possible saying he could not guarantee his safety or that of thousands who backed liberalization. He cited Soviet threats to take over with force and noted lists of people to be picked up. He was later arrested and flown to Moscow amid tense talks with the Kremlin.
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Air traffic controllers approve Canada wage deal
John David Lyon of Winnipeg says about 70 percent of the 1,000 member Canadian Air Traffic Control Association approved a two year contract worth an eight percent retroactive rise to July 1 1967 and seven percent to July 1 this year plus new fringe benefits. Starting salaries rise to 7304 and top level to 16276 with retroactive payments and added holidays severance retirement pay and union dues checkoff. The agreement prevents a strike that could have halted all Canadian air operations.
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Canada
Violence erupts as youths clash with police at Hilton
Chicago AP report describes chaos near the Conrad Hilton during the Democratic National Convention. National Guard troops patrolled Michigan Avenue while police cleared 50 youths from the 15th floor and ordered them to the lobby. Earlier, tear gas was fired at about 3,000 demonstrators and delegates, with 79 arrests nearby. the protest centered on antiwar policy and police conduct.
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Hilton Rooms
Eugene McCarthy
Administration
British MP Anne Kerr Arrested in Chicago Riots
British Labour MP Anne Kerr said she was sprayed with mace, roughed by police, and jailed during demonstrations in Chicago. She blamed Mayor Richard Daley for the unrest and sought an apology, describing a five hour cell ordeal and a $25 fine before release after ID checks at the station.
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Richard Daley
Russell
Canada
Kerr
Hilton Hotel
Wheat flour production falls in June by nine percent
Ottawa CP reports June wheat flour production reached 2 891 000 hundredweight, down nine percent from May and seven percent from June last year. Toronto CP notes over 4 000 East Europeans protested near city hall against Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia. Cape Kennedy AP: U S Air Force B 52 crashes near missile row after crew bailouts. seven crew members uninjured. investigation underway.
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No News on Labor Day Weekend in Medicine Hat
The Medicine Hat News will not publish Monday September 2 due to the Labour Day weekend. Advertising copy deadline for Tuesday September 3 is Friday August 30 and Wednesday September 3 will be Saturday August 31.
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Hospital bombed as Biafra reports airstrip losses
Radio Biafra charged Nigerian planes bombed a Biafran hospital killing 22. Unconfirmed reports said Biafran troops repulsed a west flank advance toward the Port Harcourt Aba road, while Nigerian divisions pressed to clear Enugu Onitsha highway. Federal commandos advanced toward two improvised airstrips supplying Biafra.
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Niger River
Bitter clashes surround Chicago antiwar protests at convention
Canadian Press reports bitter reaction to police and militia actions against thousands of anti war demonstrators outside the convention. Police claim they faced terrorists and communists while protesters suffered hundreds of injuries, amid international condemnation and sharp press criticism.
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