Nuclear warheads near for Israel
London report cites The Daily Mail sourcing Nicosia that Israel may near producing nuclear warheads at the Dimona plant near Beersheba. British officials acknowledge potential capability but lack hard proof of current production. Britain urges a signatory move to the NPT. mentions alleged France-Israel cooperation and Dimona testing questions without evidence.
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Israel
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Daily Mail
Nicosia
Dimona
Beersheba
Negev Desert
Britain
Middle.East
Foreign Office
France
de Gaulle
Jarring mission acceptance urged in Middle East diplomacy
Washington reports continuing U S and allied diplomacy to bolster UN mediator Gunnar Warlings peace mission between Israel and Arab states. Canada prime minister Trudeau urged acceptance of the Jarring efforts as Russia proposes a Big Four backed package to underwrite settlement.
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Washington
Reuters
Middle East
United Nations
Israel
Johnson
Gunnar Warling
Trudeau
Canada
London
Russia
United States
State Department
Nixon
No sales tax plans from Alberta premier
Alberta Premier Harry Strom stated at a Social Credit meeting there are no plans to introduce a provincial sales tax in the coming legislature session. He dismissed persistent rumors and noted Alberta remains the only province in Canada without a retail sales tax.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Harry Strom
Canada
Trudeau Wilson clash over Rhodesia policy at Commonwealth talks
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau pressed Britain to explain watering down promises on Rhodesia ahead of African majority rule. The exchange with Prime Minister Wilson surfaced during Commonwealth conference debates. Trudeau plans a Rome trip to meet the Pope and Italian leaders before returning to Ottawa.
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London
Pierre Eliott Trudeau
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Commonwealth
Trudeau
Wilson
Britain
Nilomar
Ian Smith
HMS Fearless
Rome
Armeny
e _Afalian
Giascene Aecgat
Mariano Rumor
Pietro Nenni
Ottawa
China
Hastings Banda
Mapawi
Banda
Smith
Fearless
Arnold Smith
Canada
10 Downing Street
Miss Williams
James Callaghan
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Williams
Strike crisis eases as Czechs hold back general walkout
Czechoslovakia's Communist leadership won a pause in a looming general strike by persuading the major trade union not to strike over National Assembly President Josef Smrkovsky's political future. The union urged Smrkovsky be considered for the Federal Assembly chair with Deputy Premier Petr Colotka in later balloting.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
National Assembly
Josef Smrkovsky
Smirkovsky
Petr Colotka
Federal Assembly
Colotka
Smrkovsky
Bluenose II Reaches Bermuda After Atlantic Storm
The schooner Bluenose II, battered by three days of Atlantic storms, sails toward Bermuda with repairs underway. A 22-year-old crew member, Neil Robitaille, washed overboard and lost when a rescue rope broke. six Canadian passengers remain aboard as clearance work continues below decks.
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Halifax
Bermuda
Hope
Nova Scotia
Caribbean
Neil Robitaille
Yarmouth
N.S
Craig Harding
Liverpool
Harding
Robitaille
Ellsworth Coggins
Coggins
Church must take stand for injustice victims
In Banff Alberta the Western Conference of Priests urged a bold church response to social issues. Rev Peter Riga urged forceful action on poverty, racism, elder care, urban renewal and peace, arguing preaching must address real world problems. He warned traditionalists resist modernizing Catholic teaching.
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Banff, Alta
Peter J. Riga
Berkeley
Calif
Father Riga
St. Mary’s College
University of California
Sweden to Recognize North Vietnam Diplomatic Ties
Sweden's cabinet announced it will grant full diplomatic recognition to North Vietnam. Foreign Minister Torsten Nilsson cabled Hanoi proposing formal relations as Paris peace talks gain traction, aligning with broader postwar assistance plans. King Gustav Adolph attended the cabinet session.
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Stockholm
Reuters
North Vietnam
Gustav Adolf
Torsten Nilsson
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Nilsson
Paris
Vietnam
Study Eyes Unification of Alberta Farm Groups
EDMONTON CP Two major Alberta farm groups plan a joint study on unifying the National Farmers Union and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. The Alberta Federation of Agriculture and the Farmers Union of Alberta will complete the study by June 1, aiming to give agriculture a stronger national voice.
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Edmonton
Alberta
National Farmers Union
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Alberta Federation of Agriculture
AFA
Farmers Union of Alberta
Hans Hassedman
Pincher Creek
Alta
Can
Adian Federation of Agriculture
Hasselman
James M. Bentley
Apollo 11 crew named for first moon landing mission
NASA selects civilian Neil Armstrong to command Apollo 11 with Col Edwin Aldrin and Lt Col Michael Collins. Launch tentatively set for July 15, contingent on Apollo 9 and 10 outcomes, with Apollo 11 aiming to land astronauts on the moon while Collins stays in lunar orbit.
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Washington
USAF
United States
Neil Armstrong
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Armstrong
Col
Edwin Aldrin Jr
U.S. Air Force
Michael Collins
Navy
NASA
James Lovell
Air Force
William Anders
Frank Borman
Fred Haise
Aldrin
Pacific
Ellington Air Force Base
Fla
Lovell
Collins
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