Parliament weighs stiff protest over Vietnam bombing
Canadian government may introduce a formal resolution deploring the U S bombing of North Vietnam. External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp says the motion would express moral revulsion and call for an immediate halt to bombing and withdrawal of U S troops, with support from NDP and pressure from churches and public opinion.
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Nick van Rijn Southam
Ottawa
North Vietnam
Mitchell Sharp
Sharp
Clark MacDonald
United Church of Canada
Department of Church In Society
United States
Paris
Vietnam
Sweden
Australia
New Zealand
Italy
Canada
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
NDP
Indochina
United Nations
Claude Wagner
George Drew former Ontario premier dies at 78
George Drew, former Ontario premier and national PC leader, died at Wellesley Hospital at 5:25 a.m. He had led the Ontario Conservatives from 1943 to 1948 and headed the federal party from 1948 to 1956. His death follows a heart attack and pneumonia after a hospital stay since Nov. 19. Funeral plans not set. He was 31 when first mayor of Guelph and held varied roles in public life.
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Toronto
George Drew
Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party
Wellesley Hospital
Drew
Progressive Conservative
Lester B. Pearson
House of Commons
Pearson
Guelph Ont
Ontario Conservative Party
Harry Nixon
W. L. Mackenzie King
CCF
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
Maurice Duplessis
Quebec
Liberals
Liberals outline Western economic plan in throne speech
Ottawa reports that the minority Liberal government opened the 29th Parliament by prioritizing unemployment reduction inflation containment and social security reform. It urged Western Canada economic development and proposed a regional conference with British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba to discuss concrete programs. The speech also spoke of decentralizing the regional expansion program reviewing R and D incentives screening foreign takeovers and ensuring Canadian control of federally incorporated firms. It called for reworking social security to guarantee a compassionate annual income for those unable to work while urging incentives to work and fair income relations across the wage spectrum. It noted potential provincial variation in social security structures to fit local needs.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canada
U.S. losses mount in Vietnam air war
U.S. command reports the downing of a B-52 and an F-111 over North Vietnam with all six crew members rescued after a crash near the southern panhandle. The Hanoi Haiphong air attack raises last three weeks of 1972 casualties to 109, the highest in two years, while the South Vietnamese tally 116 Communist attacks in 24 hours, including 82 rockets and mortars.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Panhandlee
Tonkin Gulf
Nixon
Soviet Proclaims Harsher Hijack Penalties
In a decree published by Izvestia the Soviet Union defined hijacking as a distinct crime and imposed penalties from three to ten years for air piracy, up to 15 years or death if violence or casualties occur. The move targets both domestic and international flights and signals deterrence despite few recent incidents.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Izvestia
Presidium
Supreme Soviet
Communist Party
Clash at Paris talks over Vietnam draft peace accord
At the Paris peace talks Hanoi urged the United States to sign promptly while Saigon denounced the draft as a disguised victory for North Vietnam. Saigon pressed for recognition of two sovereign Vietnam states, and Hanoi insisted Vietnam remains one nation. The four-party talks resumed after a two week pause amid bombing context and expectations of Kissinger and Tho discussions resuming.
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Paris
Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Saigon
North Vietnam
Dinh Ba Thi
Pham Dang Lam
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
South Vietnam
North
Kissinger
Nixon
Tho
Road Report Indicates Generally Good Winter Driving
The AMA reports all Medicine Hat area roads were in generally good winter driving condition at 8 a.m. Highway 36 had a few drifts near Hanna but was passable. Other highways were in good condition with some snow covering and slippery patches.
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AMA
Medicine Hat
Hanna
Letter Carriers Seek Halt to Postal Contract Vote
Representatives from 30 locals meeting in Toronto urged Canada’s Letter Carriers Union to stop the national contract vote on conciliation board recommendations. They asked negotiators to halt the vote by Friday noon, citing confusion, and urged rejection if not stopped. The contract covers about 30,000 post office employees with a 65 cent hourly raise and $400 retroactive pay over 33 months.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Letter Carriers’ Union of Canada
Windsor
Guy Morrissette
Montreal Local 10
Morrissette
Alternative Ready
Canada
Bill MacDonald
MacDonald
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West
Servative Caucus
G. R. Hatton
Anglican Church of Canada
Trudeau
Robert Stanfield
David Lewis
Allan Lawrence
Dief
Toronto High Park
John Bracken
Russia
Theodore Shabad
New York Times News Service
William J. Porter
Hanoi- Haiphong
Overwonen
Pease
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