Apathy as danger to press freedom, Davey warns
Senator Keith Davey of Ontario told the National Press Club that apathy among the public is the greatest threat to free information flow. He urged sustained interest in media state, noting many journalists have not read the Senate report. He advocated diverse voices and higher quality in media with caution toward ownership concentration.
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Priest Named Leader in Kissinger Kidnapping Plot
Federal grand jury in Harrisburg accuses Rev. Philip Berrigan and five others of a plan to blow heating ducts in Washington federal buildings and abduct Henry Kissinger. The indictment ties the scheme to the East Coast Conspiracy to Save Lives and mirrors a Hoover outline from last November.
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Meadie admits shooting at My Lai civilians
Paul Meadie testified at the Calley court martial that he shot women and babies when Calley’s infantry platoon swept into My Lai. He said he believed the women and children were deadly Viet Cong agents and noted the babies were in their mothers arms as he described his fear of hidden grenades.
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Fighting in Jordan steers into fresh clashes warning ceasefire
In Amman government and Palestinian guerrillas met again after gun clashes flare. A Fatah statement accuses Jordanian authorities of prolonging the crisis while troops, with tanks and artillery, hit northern commandos positions at Aqraba, Al Rafid and Saham amid reported civilian casualties and continuing fire.
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Hoffman Denied Entry To Canada Over Ban
Ottawa reports border officials will seek to block Abbie Hoffman from entering Canada to appear on television and speak at Dalhousie University, as Immigration Minister Otto Lang cites a criminal conviction and subversive ties rule. Hoffman vows to come anyway despite the denial.
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Quebec rebel plans violent overthrow in 3060 cell network
Montreal jury hears a 21-year-old Robert Langevin author of a plan for armed revolt to topple Quebec's government. The accused faces up to 14 years if convicted of seditious libel as details of a 3060-member underground movement, five-man cells, including an aim to destroy infrastructure and murder industrialists, are entered in court.
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Commonwealth talks off to shaky start
Prime Minister Trudeau arrives in Singapore for the Commonwealth conference amid threats of an African walkout. Heath insists Britain will remain in the Commonwealth. Trudeau warned that withdrawals over South Africa arms sales could trigger a chain reaction. Heath outlines Britain’s stance and naval armament aid in the Indian Ocean.
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Egypt proposes three point peace plan for UN force
The Cairo newspaper Al Gomhouria reports Egypt urges a UN peace keeping force under the UN flag and security council action before February 5. The plan also calls for Israel to withdraw to secure boundaries and an eventual全面 evacuations, with Egypt seeking signatories to a peace treaty.
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Stanfield to tour Canada on unemployment drive
Ottawa CP Conservative Leader Robert Stanfield leaves Ottawa today for a cross Canada unemployment tour. He says the trip will draw attention to the jobless and their families and he plans to urge tax cuts and measures to boost the economy. He criticizes government for withholding unemployment forecasts and calls for a dedicated leadership to fight unemployment.
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Bucher drama nears finale
Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Bucher faced imminent freedom after 37 days as a hostage. Guerrillas pledged to release him unharmed once 70 Brazilian political prisoners are safe in Santiago, Chile. A message found in the New York Times at Rio’s Copacabana Library suggested a go-ahead for the prisoner exchange and Bucher’s release.
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Major snowfall shuts Vancouver schools and traffic feared
Vancouver and lower mainland Brit ish Columbia faced heavy snow early today with 8.8 inches in seven hours ending at 5 am, prompting school closures and potential traffic disruption as the region recovers from a prior storm. In the U S, the FDA recalled 116,700 tins of ground black pepper from wholesalers due to bacterial contamination.
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