Unemployment sparks clash over Liberal policy in Ottawa
Opposition presses for emergency debate after figures show 538 000 Canadians jobless in December. NDP and Conservative MPs call for action as Finance Minister Benson defends policies and budget talks resume.
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Southam
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NDP
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Perry Ryan
Commons
Lucien Lamoureux
Federal Manpower Department
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Atlantic
Quebec
E. J. Benson
Israelis Raid Lebanese Harbor Base in Secret Gaza Smuggling Hub
Israeli commandos conducted a late night helicopter raid on a secret harbor base near Sarafand Lebanon used to smuggle men and weapons to Gaza. The assault involved about 120 commandos blowing up two guerilla positions, with conflicting claims on casualties and damage. Lebanese army and guerrilla groups reported losses on both sides and a UN Security Council meeting was urged.
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Sarafand
Lebanon
Gaza Strip
Suleiman Franjieh
UN Security Council
al Fatah
Egypt rejects Israeli peace proposals amid Jarring talks
Egypt reportedly rejected the peace proposals delivered to UN envoy Gunnar Jarring in Jerusalem last weekend. The move, kept from public announcement, raises expectations for a potential UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East and a possible extension of the ceasefire beyond February 5. In Amman, Gaza violence eased as government and guerrilla leaders agreed to end four days of clashes with a timetable to fulfill pledges from a September civil war.
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Reuter
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Jordan
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No Quebec link seen in British bombings
London police say there is no evidence yet that the bombing of Employment Minister Robert Carr’s home is connected to Quebec separatist supporters. Scotland Yard notes possible leads from a Daily Mail report are under review while house searchers examine sympathizers linked to the Montreal murder of Pierre Laporte.
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Scotland Yard
Quebec
Daily Mail Today
Robert Carr
Mr. Laporte
Front de Liberation du Quebec
Britain
Pierre la Pporte
Montreal
Bucher Still Held After Rio Kidnapping Exchange
Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Bucher remained captive in Rio de Janeiro as 70 Brazilian political prisoners were sent to Santiago, Chile, in a swap deal. Officials expected his release but no word came by day’s end. Observers cautioned kidnappers often delay exit until nightfall for cover.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Reuter
Giovanni Bucher
Santiago
Chile
Bucher
Brazil
Court refuses bail to lawyer Lemieux
Montreal court denies bail to lawyer Robert Lemieux and two others awaiting trial on seditious conspiracy and Front de Liberation du Quebec membership. The heari ngs involved Pierre Vallieres and Charles Gagnon with further ties to FLQ cases and related prosecutions.
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Robert Lemieux
Front de Liberation du Quebec
Roger Ouimet
Court of Queen’s Bench
Lemieux
Pierre Vallieres
Charles Gagnon
Vallieres
Gagnon
Michel Chartrand
Jacques Larue-Langlois
CBC Radio
Quebec Court of Appeal
Heath defends U K right to make its own decisions
British Prime Minister Heath defended the UK right to decide its own policies at the Commonwealth conference in Singapore urging 30 nations to weigh decisions carefully to avoid fragmenting the Commonwealth. He referenced South Africa arms policy indirectly amid criticism by Nyerere of Tanzania and Obote of Uganda questioned Africa relevance.
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U.K
Singapore
Commonwealth
Court of Appeal
Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference
Britain
South Africa
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Nyerere
United Kingdom
Indian Ocean
Milton Obote
Uganda
Africa
Ottawa debate on youth offense bill stalls second reading
Opposition calls for recall of legislation on youthful offenders met a wary comment from Solicitor General Jean-Pierre Goyer as he vows to seek sound amendments. House adjourns after debate stalls, audience shifts to crop insurance and budget discussions, unemployment figures cited.
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Ottawa
Jean-Pierre Goyer
Goyer
Commons Legal Affairs Committee
Commons
House
Benson
Jezal
Andrew Brewin
Toronto
Canadians sentenced in Tel Aviv hashish case
Tel Aviv court sentences two young Canadians to one year in prison for possessing hashish and attempting to leave Israel. In Quebec, four men accused of seditious conspiracy have habeas corpus writs under advisement until Monday. In Britain, post workers plan a strike next Wednesday that would sever most international contact.
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Paul
Jacques Rose
Rose Brothers
Pierre Laporte
Quebec
Jean Boissoly
Gilles
Raymond Cormier
FLQ
Lemieux
Appeal Court
Yves Fortier
Jean-Paul Bergeron
Court of Queen’s Bench
Tel Aviv
Israel
Montreal
London
Britain
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