Purge policy splits Czechs in Prague power struggle
Reuters reports rising tension as Communist party chief Gustav Husak seeks to slow reforms purge. Ten reformist members resign in protest including economist and ex-education minister Vladimir Kadlec. Conservatives split into moderates led by Husak and ultras under Vasil Bilak, accusing Zionists among progressives.
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Reuters
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Vladimir Kadlec
Alexander Dubcek
Presidium
Vasil Bilak
Ottawa aid delayed as federal housing cuts renewals for years
Ottawa freezes most urban renewal funding for up to five years while approving partial federal financing for 12 projects in eight provinces. Minister Robert Andras signals more money for low cost housing though the program faces criticism over its impact on property values and low income homes.
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Lakehead
Sukarno Backers Arrested After Army Crackdown
Jakarta sources report senior officers from colonel to major general level were rounded up in a plot to restore Sukarno to power. Maj Gen Mursid, former ambassador to the Philippines, was named among the detainees for alleged links to Sukarno.
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Reuters
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Cadieux outlines major cuts to Canada’s reserve forces
Defence Minister Leo Cadieux announced a about 4,000 reduction in the reserves over the next year bringing total militia strength to about 23,200 and closing at least 41 armouries. A reorganization places most militia units under mobile command while naval reserves move to Halifax and air reserves remain under mobile command.
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Leo Cadieux
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Directorate of Militia
Maritime Command
Halifax
Mobile Command
St. Hubert
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Cadieux
Chief of Defence Staff
Four held after $170,000 cargo theft on Quebec credit union
Police recover about $45,000 of the stolen cash after a Dec 10 holdup at a Quebec legislature credit union. Four armed men fled by expressway. one man was shot twice and found at a toll booth. Three suspects were arrested at a motel and questioned amid clashes with officers.
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Quebec City
Ste. Adele
Robert Montmorency
Laurentian Mountains
Canada Among OECD Leaders in Industrial Output Growth
In Thursday's outlook report Canada ranks among seven major OECD economies, accounting for 3.7 percent of total output. From 1958 to 1967 Canada showed moderate growth at 4.7 percent, outpaced by Japan and Italy but ahead of the United States.
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Canada
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West Germany
France
Britain
Italy
Stanfield Rejects B and B French Unit Plan in Ottawa Debate
Opposition leader Robert Stanfield warned that adopting the B and B commission’s proposal for French language units in the public service would create linguistic ghettoes and many solitudes. He urged Prime Minister Trudeau to reject the plan, while Trudeau said he had not studied the report and Pelletier denied advance knowledge.
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Robert Stanfield
B and B Commission
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Stanfield
Quebec
Trudeau
Public Service
Gerard Pelletier
Pat Nowlan
Digby-Annapolis Kings
Commons
Pelletier
Scott
McGill University
Lucien Saulnier
Montreal
Saulnier
Tobacco ad ban urged in Canada tobacco report
Ottawa CP The Commons health committee urged progressive elimination of cigarette advertising and promotion over four years. The report warns smoking causes lung disease and heart risk and calls for health warnings on ads and packaging while limiting brand identification. Health Minister Munro will study the report with action possible by spring or fall.
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Ottawa
The
Commons Health Committee
Barry Mather
NDP
Surrey
John Munro
Lennon Nominated Clown of the Year by Daily Mirror
Reuters reports London Beatle John Lennon is named Clown of the Year by the Daily Mirror. Columnist Donald Zee mocks Lennon for his remarks, calling his year the peak of twaddle and tosh.
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Reuters
John Lennon
Daily Mirror
Donald Zee
Lennon
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Cassius Clay
Parliament weighs weekend session amid potential strikes
Ottawa reports Parliament ready to delay Christmas recess and possibly sit over the weekend if air traffic controllers and electrical workers go on strike.
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