Headlines 1975 January Feb summarize turbulent year
A snapshot of chaotic events across 1975 with Watergate era trials, industry downturns, political shifts, and notable incidents. From autoworker slumps and Hat construction booms to IRA ceasefire end and a deadly subway crash, the month by month wrap highlights pressures on government and society.
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Saigon
CFL
Steelers
Vikings
IRA
Secreds
Montreal
Wyse
Staniowski
Heath
Lougheed
Commons
Nixon
Horsman
Hat
Alberta
London
Marc
New Year changes roll out in Canada across taxes and benefits
Ottawa reports major 1976 adjustments including postal rate hikes for overseas mail, higher unemployment and CPP premiums, boosted old age security and pensions, and inflation linked increases to veteran benefits. Changes affect income tax brackets and exemptions, unemployment insurance, CPP, and various veteran programs.
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Ottawa
United States
U.S
Finance Department
Canada Pension Plan
CPP
Two Dead In Slave Lake Plane Crash
The pilot Capt. Bill Grosenick and co-pilot Banshi Ghelani, both of Slave Lake, were found dead in a Beechcraft crash near Slave Lake Alberta after rescuing nine passengers. The wreckage burned for over five hours as emergency crews investigated and the site was closed for days.
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RCMP
Slave Lake
Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
Bill Grosenick
Banshi Ghelani
Transport Ministry
Grant Johnston
Vancouver
John Bahrynowski
Bahrynowski
Mr. Bahrynowski
Susan Wilson
Berwyn
Constable Johnston
Pahrynowski
Maureen Pletsch
Ruth Nuttall
Andrew
Mirian Anderson
John D. Wood
High Prairie
Daryl Reimer
Peace River
Greg Wollokoff
Rush’n Transport Ltd
Beechcraft
Wichita
Kan
Wolokoff
Roads Close Across Alberta as Blizzard Hits Province
Alberta Motor Association reports all southern and central roads closed as of 7 a.m. due to near blizzard conditions and drifting winds. Highways 1 and 3 east and west of Medicine Hat and the north south route from Montana border through Lethbridge Calgary Red Deer are shut. Overnight buses canceled, Calgary east bus delayed about 12 hours, expected Medicine Hat by 6 p.m. Time Air flight delayed, rail ties in Calgary area due to storms. AMA crews clearing major highways, no telephone or electrical outages in Medicine Hat. light snow and cloudy weather expected for New Year’s Day.
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Alberta Motor Association
Medicine Hat
Montana
Lethbridge
Calgary
Red Deer
Alberta
AMA
Department of Highways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Amin urges Angola war to remove South African forces
President Idi Amin of Uganda calls on black Africa to form an army to crush South African forces after their intervention in Angola. The Uganda radio quoted Amin saying the Soviet Union aids MPLA against South African aggressors, as OAU rejects Pretoria’s concessions.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Uganda
Angola
Uganda Radio
Uganda Broadcasting Corp
Amin
Soviet Union
Moscow
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Luanda
National Union For the Total Independence of Angola
UNITA
National Front For the Liberation of Angola
FNLA
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Johannesburg Sunday Times
South Africa
South- West Africa
Namibia
Pretoria
La Guardia Reopens After Explosive Blast in New York
A blast at La Guardia killed 11 and injured about 75, reopening the airport as FBI and police search for suspects. The first arrivals included an American Airlines flight from Dallas with 90 passengers, while hundreds of agents and firefighters reassessed the scene and checked witnesses. A $50,000 reward was offered for information leading to arrests, and the Port Authority closed the 25 cent lockers, while repair crews covered the damaged areas with plywood and paint.
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New York
la Guardia
American Airlines
Dallas
Levada June
FBI
Trans World Airlines
New York City
Louis Cottell
Barbara Teschendorf
Greenville, S.C
Kennedy
Port Authority of
New Jersey
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