L Day marks legalization of lotteries in Canada
Ottawa reports that on Thursday lotteries become legal with provinces drafting rules under the Criminal Code amendment. Quebec acts swiftly to license casinos and racetracks, while others vary from cautious to hesitant. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Ontario debate and plan regulation to curb crime and fundraise for legitimate groups.
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Maritimes
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Ross Thatcher
Saskatchewan
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Calgary
Queen’s Park
Newfoundland
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
Five French gunboats head toward Haifa amid stormy eastern Mediterranean
A flotilla of five French built gunboats, part of a 12 boat convoy, sails toward Israel’s chief port Haifa. Weather slows progress, escorts tighten, and Israel and France weigh political moves while observers track the tense voyage.
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Israel
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Mount Carmel
Sicily
Crete
Ures
de Gaulle
Beirut
Inflation halt urged to sharpen Canada’s world market gains
Ottawa reports stop inflation now to keep Canada competitive and capture a larger share of global markets. Trade Minister Pepin warns rising costs threaten export growth while industry plans higher capital spending for 1970 and labor force expansion awaits. He calls for sustained balanced growth and addressing urban, pollution, and regional issues.
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Ottawa
Canada
Jean-Luc Pepin
Pepin
Iraq tribunal sentences 14 in absentia for spying
In Baghdad the Iraqi Revolutionary Tribunal sentenced 14 people including a woman to death in absentia on charges of spying. The report notes the decision was announced amid ongoing wartime upheaval.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Reuters
Iraqi Revolutionary Tribunal
Saigon
South Vietnam
National Assembly
Tran Ngoc Chau
Cypress Hills Ski Slope Opens for Holiday Week
The Cypress Skiers Association announces Cypress Hills slope will open at 10 a.m. Wednesday December 31 for a five day period through Sunday January 5. The base is 5 inches packed with six inches of new snow and overall conditions are fair. Tow fees are 3.50 for adults 3 for students and 2.50 for children under 12. Equipment rental is available. Beginning January 7 slopes will be open to the public on Wednesdays Saturdays and Sundays regularly.
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Cypress Hills
Cypress Skiers Association
Agnew visits Philippines amid anti American mood and bomb scare
Vice President Spiro Agnew arrives in Manila as Marcos is sworn in for a second term. A bomb explodes near Agnew's car amid anti American protests while he plans talks with Marcos and a visit to a U S military cemetery.
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Manila
Reuters
Spiro T. Agnew
Ferdinand Marcos
Agnew
Marcos
U.S
Chung Il Kwon
Philippine
Nixon
Asia
Eugene Cernan
Philippines
Associated Press
Gunboats surge in modern navies with low cost punch
London AP reports Jane's Fighting Ships editor says gunboats offer a surprisingly strong strike against larger ships thanks to missiles and advanced tech. He notes Soviet Osas and Komars inspired Israel and others to build fast vessels, possibly with Gabriel missiles outpacing Styx ranges.
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London
Raymond V. B. Blackman
Jane's Fighting Ships
Jane’s Fighting Ships
Gabriel
Styx
Elath
Freed After 14 Years on Death Row in Rape Case
Edgar Labat and Clifton Peret, once condemned to death for raping a white woman, plead guilty to attempted aggravated rape and receive 16 years two months. They are freed from Orleans Parish prison with time served credits after Supreme Court voided their convictions in 1967 for jury exclusion.
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Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Edgar Labat
Clifton Peret
Orleans Parish
Labat
Peret
U.S. Supreme Court
Poret
Supreme Court
Daryl Chessman
California
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