Commons clears decks for 18 day Yale vacation
Ottawa MPs sped toward a Christmas recess after approving final measures to back a guaranteed income plan and advance a broad transportation bill. The session extended past dinner to 10 PM as leaders tried to finish debate on boosting pensions and railway deregulation. Tensions rose briefly when MPs accused each other of hypocrisy over pension funding while Speaker MacEachen urged courtesy.
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Mad Axeman Frank Mitchell offers to surrender
London Reuters reports escaped convict Frank Mitchell nicknamed the Mad Axeman mailed letters from a London suburb two days ago stating he would surrender if a release date could be fixed. Police confirmed ink thumb prints on the letters. Mitchell says he is not a murderer or danger. He escaped from Dartmoor Prison ten days earlier amid controversy over life sentences and prison conditions.
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Holiday publication schedule for The NEWS
The NEWS will not publish on Monday December 26. Advertising copy deadlines for the December 27 edition are Thursday December 22 and for December 28 edition Friday December 23. The NEWS will be closed on January 2.
Pickersgill Urges Railways to Keep Freezes Past Jan First
Ottawa Transport Minister Pickersgill appealed to rail companies to extend freight rate and line abandonment freezes beyond January 1. He warned there would be no legal obligation after that date, but hoped for compliance pending passage of a national transportation policy bill. The plan would free railways from many controls on rate setting and abandonments. He urged quick clause-by-clause review of the 93 sections. He noted thousands of miles of line abandonments have been halted temporarily and questioned who would handle future abandonments under the new board. He urged CPR and CNR to consider grants in lieu of taxes in 1967, though the bill's force date remained uncertain. He also said prairie branch-line hearings would wait until the bill passes and criticized the proposal for not giving enough rate-control over vital commodities.
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Thomson wins approval to take over Times and Sunday Times
London reports that Lord Thomson’s plan to form a new company to run The Times and The Sunday Times received government approval. The Monopolies Commission found the move not against public interest, despite fears from rival banks and newspapers. Thomson already controls many papers and TV stations. The commission noted increased competition but said it did not itself raise concerns.
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Notable achievements mark end of UN General Assembly session
Delegates hailed a productive three months with key progress in disarmament and outer space. US and USSR backed a treaty banning space warfare while urging further arms talks. Vietnam moves were limited. U Thant’s reappointment topped accomplishments, per Ambassador Goldberg. Albania criticized the body as it closed with appeals for peaceful negotiation on Vietnam.
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Nikolai Fedorenko
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Halim’ Budo
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Abdul Rahman Pazhwak
Magazine nears agreement on Kennedy publication
New York AP reports Mrs. John F Kennedy and Look Magazine are close to an agreement over her demands to exclude personal recollections from the Kennedy book. Negotiations aim to settle out of court before Harper and Row face a suit by Mrs Kennedy.
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UN General Assembly Ends 1966 Session
The 1966 UN General Assembly session ended Tuesday with the termination of the League of Nations mandate over South West Africa. A 14 nation committee, including Canada, was named to propose enforcement options and report at the April 30 special session. Canada abstained on seating and expelling, two new human rights covenants were adopted, and a treaty banning nuclear weapons and bases in outer space was adopted pending ratification by five countries including the United States Russia and Britain.
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Traditions Fade as Nova Scotia Christmas Customs Fade
In Lunenburg Nova Scotia traditional Dutch and German Christmas customs are fading as families adopt modern rituals. Elder Fred Anderson recalls old practices of candle lit tree rooms and gift order, Christmas Eve meals, and bellsnickling which has mostly died out though local children imitate store visits for candy.
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