Hargrave says Trudeau seeks to please all groups in throne speech
Medicine Hat MP Bert Hargrave says the throne speech moves toward a middle of the road stance aimed at pleasing all groups while appealing to the balance of power held by 31 NDP MPs. He welcomes Western Canada focus, decentralization of the DREE program, freight rate reviews, and agricultural policies including feed grains with cost cuts and better farm export delivery.
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Medicine Hat
Bert Hargrave
Trudeau
Ottawa
Hargrave
Toronto Globe and Mail
NDP
Tom
Canada
Derailment near Port Hope leaves passengers shaken
All 357 passengers aboard a westbound CNR Rapido express escaped serious injury when the train derailed near Port Hope Ontario. Eleven cars and three locomotives remained upright as passengers described hysteria, flying debris, and injuries limited to minor cuts and bruises. A CNR spokesman said the roadbed gave way, tearing up nearly half a mile of track. The Montreal to Toronto run normally takes five hours with two short stops.
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CNR
Port Hope
Ont
Bill Ginsberg
Union Station
Here
Lawrence
Murdena Redden
Ginsberg
Montreal
Airlines tighten security in nation’s biggest search program
The New York Times reports United States airlines began personal searches on 14,000 daily flights and screened 500,000 passengers with electronic weapon detectors. Across 531 airports, agents frisked travelers and rifled bags under a White House directive, causing queues but mostly smooth implementation. Passengers varied in reaction, with some praising stricter rules and others upset by detentions and jewelry removals.
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The
New York Times
New York
United States
White House
Andrew Singer
Chappaqua
N.Y
Eastern Airlines
Kennedy International
National Airlines
Dila Vasquez
Boston
All-Party Support in Commons Condemns U.S. Bombing in Vietnam
External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp won unanimous House approval for a motion deploring U.S. bombing in North Vietnam and opposing any resumption of air raids. The motion backed ceasefire talks, urged restraint by all parties, and allowed Canada to participate in observer efforts under modified conditions.
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Ottawa
Mitchell Sharp
United States
North Vietnam
Sharp
Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
Washington
South Vietnam
Paris
U.S
U.S. State Department
Hanoi-Washington
Commons
Andrew Brewin
Toronto Greenwood
Claude Wagner
St. Hyacinthe
Gerard Laprise
Sc—Abitibi
Social Credit
John Diefenbaker
Road Report Gives Medicine Hat Highways Good At 8 AM
The AMA reports all highways in the Medicine Hat area were in good driving condition at 8 a.m. A few slippery sections on Highway 41 near Hilda were noted, but the overall road network remained in good condition.
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AMA
Medicine Hat
Hilda
Michelin tire tax may be isolated case says Canadian official
Ottawa reports imply a 6.6 percent U S duty on Michelin tires to offset subsidization. Don Jamieson notes impact on Bridgewater and Granton plants but not expected to force layoffs. Alastair Gillespie says Canada will press U S on basis of decision. no broad policy announced.
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Ottawa
United States
Don Jamieson
Alastair Gillespie
U.S
U.S. Treasury Department
Gillespie
Regional Expansion Department
Industrial Estates Ltd
Nova Scotia
Michelin
Bridgewater
Granton
N.S
U.S. Rubber Manufacturers Association
Treasury Department
Jamieson
Bail bill aims to boost UIC unemployment funds
Ottawa plans a 1973 measure to raise the $800 million ceiling on federal unemployment insurance contributions as jobless costs surge. The bill, likely from Manpower and Immigration Minister Robert Andras, seeks statutory authority to lift federal contributions when unemployment exceeds four percent, with a fast track to address cash needs already tapped by warrants. A second bill will address abuses found in unemployment insurance.
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Southam News Services
Ottawa
Robert Andras
USC
Andras
North Vietnam orders emergency relief program amid bomb impact
Saigon reports Radio Hanoi says production is so impaired by December U S bombing that an emergency relief program is ordered to stabilize production and living conditions in bombed areas. The plan includes care for the wounded and food clothing blankets and emergency funds for war victims. Local committees will grade land and dig ditches to restore cultivable use. Relief aid comes from Finland and the World Council of Churches among others.
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Hanoi
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Paris
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World Council of Churches
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