Bootlegging grain brings cash to Western Canadian farmers
In 1969 Western Canada sees grain bootlegging rise as farmers facing cash shortages move wheat oats and barley across provincial lines to feed companies and cattle producers. Officials warn penalties and stealth trading risk, but some farmers press on amid tight Wheat Board supply and mounting debts.
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Paul Carbray
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
J. O. Wright
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Olm
Alta
Western Stock Growers Association
Wright
Stan Price
Acme
Calgary
Price
Paul Babey
Farmers Union of Alberta
The
Wheat Board
Negotiators Speak as Strike Prep Grows for CYC Bill
Ottawa CP report notes rapid passage aims as Commons studies clause by clause a bill to appoint a financial controller over the Company of Young Canadians. Government pushes third reading before Christmas recess. two NDP amendments to kill or curb powers fail. Creditiste proposal to expand authority also fails. House divisions show Liberal 153, Conservative 72, NDP 22, Creditiste 14, Independent 2, vacant 1. Government moves committee of the whole. Nowlan signals return to broadcasting committee to dissolve the CVC. Opposition ranges from scrapping CYC to limiting controller’s powers. government proposal limits spending and contracts without approval. term set to March 31 1970.
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Ottawa
Commons
Senate
NDP
Liberal
Conservative
Creditiste
The
Donald S. Macdonald
J. Patrick Nowlan
Annapolis Valley
Commons Broadcasting Committee
CVC
CYC
Contract Dispute Talks Continue In Canada
Transport Minister Don Jamieson said government may consider legislation to prevent a strike if public interest is overwhelmingly affected. Opposition Leader Stanfield pressed for a prolonged Commons session beyond Friday adjournment to address the crisis. A conciliation board report listed three disputed items, later said to be eight. Canada Air Traffic Control Association president John David Lyon warned a Friday strike could suspend all controller services and cripple air traffic.
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Uled
Transport
Don Jamieson
Commons
Stanfield
Jamieson
Conciliation Board
Treasury Board
John David Lyon
Canadian Air Traffic Control Association
Winnipeg
Transport Department
Bias claims erupt at Ottawa Senate mass media inquiry
A Senate special committee heard New Brunswick industrialist K. C. Irving and publishers Wardell and Costello faulting Senator C. R. McElman for bias. Irving charged the Robichaud government sought to destroy Wardell and cut liquor ads. Wardell alleged Liberal meddling in a 1967 Brunswick Mining takeover.
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Ottawa
Senate
Senate Committee On
New Brunswick
K. C. Irving
Louis Robichaud
Michael Wardell
Fredericton
Ralph Costello
Saint John
C. R. McElman
Irving
Robichaud
Wardell
Fredericton Publishing Company
Fredericton Gleaner
Mr. Irving
Brunswick Mining and Smelting Co
Noranda Mines Ltd
McElman
Girl Pleads Not Guilty In Tate Case Murders
Susan Denise Atkins and four other Charles Manson followers face charges of five murders tied to the Sharon Tate killings. Atkins, 21, entered a not guilty plea in Superior Court while prosecutors consider a separate trial. Leslie van Houten, 19, is also named in the La Bianca killings.
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Susan Denise Atkins
Superior Court
William Keene
Miss Atkins
Manson
Charles D. Watson
Linda Kasabian
Patricia Krenwinkel
Tate
Leslie van Houten
Leno la- Bianca
Rosemary
Hollywood
Tate Estate
Influenza Epidemic in Banja Luka Causes Dozens of Deaths
In Belgrade Reuters reports about 15 people have died in an influenza outbreak in the earthquake damaged city of Banja Luka and nearby villages. Separately, Seoul police report a pre-dawn fire in a downtown slum killed at least seven people and destroyed over 100 homes.
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Belgrade
Reuters
Banja Luka
Seoul
Alberta Sets Time Line For Gradual Minimum Wage Hikes
Alberta will raise the hourly minimum wage to 1.40 from 1.25 effective April 1 1970 and to 1.55 on October 1 next year after board recommendations approved by the cabinet. Labour leader John McNevin calls it a modest advance and campaigns for a $2 wage, noting the Economic Council of Canada poverty line at 1.75.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Board of Industrial Relations
John McNevin
Alberta Federation of Labor
Federation
Economic Council of Canada
Czech reformers resign in parliamentary purge
Eleven deputies including Josef Smrkovsky Frantisek Sorm and Marie Mikova resign their seats in the Czechoslovak legislature amid a broad purge. The move follows power struggles within the Communist party and Prague city government, signaling a major shift in liberal leadership and the January meeting’s economic clash between Husak and conservatives.
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Prague
Reuters
CTR
Josef Smrkovsky
Frantisek Sorm
Academy of Sciences
House of the People
Smrkovsky
House
Marie Mikova
Alois Polednak
Josef Boruvka
Josef Macek
Martin Vaculik
Prague City
Alexander Dubcek
Communist Party
Oldrich
Antonin Kapek
Husak
Pay and hours key issue in air controller talks
Michael Bolger, chief treasury board negotiator, says pay and hours of work are the core issues tied together, with a good climate at talks. Despite a strike vote by 96.5 percent, 132 association members and many controllers would be available for emergencies. Conciliators proposed 13 percent pay over 27 months. treasury offered 12 over 30. union wanted 14 over 24. Conciliators and the union note fatigue from long shifts as the main problem.
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Michael Bolger
Treasury Board
Association
Conciliation Board
Union
New faces for bank notes replace queen on several bills
Ottawa reports four former prime ministers will replace the Queen on the new 5, 10, 50 and 100 dollar notes next year. Laurier on 5, Macdonald on 10, King on 50, and Borden on 100. Queen remains on 1, 2, and 20. Design changes, new production tech aim to deter counterfeiting. The 20 dollar note with a Queen portrait arrives first late spring. other denominations follow gradually.
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Ottawa
Wilfrid Laurier
John A. Macdonald
Canada
Robert Borden
Finance Department
Macdonald
Laurier
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