Indians stage sit in Ottawa protest at Indian Affairs
More than 200 youths occupy the Indian Affairs Department headquarters in Ottawa demanding the halt of a youth liaison program. Jean Chretien offered a meeting if they leave the building this afternoon. the occupation aims to pressure consultation with native organizations and halting the department program.
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George Manuel
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John Ciaccia
Department of Indian Affairs
Ciaccia
Morale High as Britons Trapped in Pisces II Call for Wives
Two British men, Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman, trapped 1,375 feet beneath the Atlantic in Pisces II, sent a message to their wives saying their morale is fantastic and they are OK. An international rescue led by Vickers Voyager with divers and subs from Canada and Scotland races 150 miles south of Cork to reach them before oxygen runs out.
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Scotland
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Roger Chapman
Robert Starr
Minisub
Violence Outside Parliament Hill as Rail Strike Protests Escalate
About 25 non operating railway workers and 150 strikers burst into the Centre Block in Ottawa while Parliament opened a special session. RCMP were assaulted, windows smashed, and injuries reported as demonstrators clashed with police and TV crews. Prime Minister Trudeau appeared above the scene and called the protest noisy.
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Communist Party of Canada
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Trudeau
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Commons
Mexican quake toll may reach a thousand in Puebla Veracruz
In the southeast Mexican quake zone crews clear debris and search for victims after the Tuesday earthquake. Officials fear the death toll could hit 1000 as nearly 500 bodies are recovered. President Echeverria orders about 10 000 unsafe buildings demolished while survivors and volunteers cope with massive homelessness in Puebla and Veracruz states.
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Veracruz
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Alfonso Tabuara
Red Cross
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Serdan
Monterrey
Guillermo Morales Blumenkron
Tehuacan
Zongolica
Urbano Arriaga
Munro unveils emergency rail bill in Commons
Labor Minister John Munro introduced emergency rail legislation to resume services and grant immediate retroactive wage increases for railway workers. The bill, filed at 2 15 p m, orders resumption of bargaining and may appoint a mediator or arbitrator if needed. It covers 56 000 non operating workers 20 000 Shopcrafts Federated Trades Union maintenance staff and 14 500 trainmen in the United Transportation Union.
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John Munro
Commons
Shopcrafts Federated Trades Union
United Transportation Union
Egypt Libya agree on merger procedure amid cautious unification
Cairo AP reports Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy have agreed on the initial merger steps. A 100 member constituent assembly will draft a constitution for the unnamed new state with 50 members from Egypt and 50 from Libya. A referendum will follow, but no timetable given. Both leaders will stay in power until completion.
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Muammar Khadafy
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Egypt
Libyan Popular Revolutionary Committee
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No News Monday Labor Day Holiday Notification
The Medicine Hat News will not publish on Monday September 3 in observance of Labor Day. Display advertisers deadline for Tuesday September 4 is Friday August 31. Classified deadline for Tuesday September 4 is noon Saturday August 31.
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Nixon may seek Supreme Court review over Watergate tapes
Reports say President Nixon may ask the Supreme Court to hear an emergency session on whether he must surrender secret Watergate tapes. White House officials consider appellate review as an alternative to obeying Judge Sirica's order for private scrutiny of the tapes. The dispute centers on executive privilege and separation of powers amid Cox’s probe and Senate hearings.
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