Notley calls for explanation on Barrhead feed mill deal
NDP leader Grant Notley demands Deputy Premier Hugh Horner explain why Roybly Feeds Ltd erected a Barrhead plant instead of Medicine Hat Redcliff. He seeks full disclosure of memoranda and data on the deal and potential pressure to favor the minister’s riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Pollard
NDP
Grant Notley
Hugh Horner
Roybly Feeds Ltd
Dr. Horner
Barrhead
Medicine Hat
Notley
Edmonton
Horner
Roybly Feeds
Medicine ‘Hat-Redcliff
Alberta Commercial Corporation
Alberta Opportunity Company
Roybly
Edward C. Smith
Royaly
Commercial Corporation
Industrial Development Board
Litke
Alberta
Portugal's Navy Admiral Named Prime Minister in Crisis Settlement
Portugal appoints Vice Admiral Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo as prime minister after a military reshuffle ends five weeks of political turmoil. He replaces Gen. Vasco Goncalves whose pro Communist stance nearly pushed the country into civil conflict. The move comes amid tensions with anti Communist officers and concerns over access to NATO secrets. Pinheiro de Azevedo, born in Luanda, rose through the navy and had backed Goncalves in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo
Vasco Goncalves
Goncalves
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Pinheiro de Azevedo
Costa Gomes
Revolutionary Council
Luanda
Air traffic controllers to decide on strike obedience today
Ottawa reports that 2,200 air traffic controllers were to decide whether to abide by a Federal Court injunction and call off a planned Sunday 3:30 a.m. walkout. Jim Livingston says talks with Transport Minister Marchand will determine if the strike will be halted amid safety concerns over duties proposed for assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Jim Livingston
Canadian Air Traffic Control Association
Jean Marchand
Livingston
Justice A. Alex Cattanach
Marchand
Alberta to offer 130 dollar monthly home subsidies under SHOP plan
Alberta residents buying their first new home may receive mortgage subsidies up to 130 dollars monthly under the 200 million Starter Home Ownership Program. The plan aims to aid first time buyers with modest homes, raise housing supply, and runs over four years with about 30 million this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Bill Yorke
Peter Lougheed
Yurko
Alberta Housing Corp
ICBC strike settled with rate rise approvals in BC
Transport Minister Robert Strachan announced ICBC management accepted industrial inquiry recommendations after a three month strike. The deal raises adjuster salaries to 961 and clerks to 757 monthly, retroactive to June 1974, with a 28 month contract. backlog estimates include 100000 damaged claims and 350000 renewals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Insurance Corp. of British Columbia
ICBC
Transport
Robert Strachan
Industrial Inquiry
Noel Hall
Office and Technical Employees Union
Norman Bortnick
Crown Corporation
Strachan
Hall
Boyle named acting head of CRTC in Ottawa
Harry Boyle becomes interim chairman of the Canadian Radio Television Commission as Pierre Juneau is named minister of communications. Prime Minister Trudeau says the vice chair may become acting chief until a new appointment is decided. The CRTC may become a unified Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission with broader telecommunication regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Harry Boyle
Canadian Radio-Television Commission
CRTC
Pierre Juneau
Trudeau
Boyle
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
Bell Canada
Cncp Telecommunications
Telesat Canada
Canadian Transport Commission
Transport Commission
British Columbia Telephone Ltd
Juneau
Quebec
National Film Board
Old Board of Broadcast Governors
Pelletier
Montreal
Paris
Juneau sworn into cabinet as Trudeau reshapes inner circle
Prime Minister Trudeau named Pierre Juneau as communications minister and attended talks on a potential cabinet reshuffle. Gerard Pelletier became ambassador to France while Transport Minister Jean Marchand faced a court conviction and considered resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Pierre Juneau
Trudeau
Gerard Pelletier
France
Transport
Jean Marchand
Mr. Juneau
Canadian Radio- Television Commission
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Canadian Fertilizer Ltd
Canada
Frank Webber
Westglen Farms Ltd
John Litke
Royblu
Armed Forces
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Assembly of the Armed Forces Movement
Carvalho
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Public Service Staff Relations Act
Justice Cattanach
Mr. Pelletier
Mr. Marchand
John Diefenbaker
Sydney Smith
Montreal-Hochelaga
Restigouche
Jean-Eudes Dube
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