Lougheed vows Alberta will stand up for free enterprise
Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed declares the province will not be intimidated by the NDP and will not compromise Western philosophy to gain a better deal in Ottawa. He seeks a stronger Western voice in Confederation and a lead role at a July federal provincial finance ministers meeting.
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Hugh Horner
Peter Lougheed
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Ottawa
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Liberals
Don Getty
Getty
Mr. Getty
Horner
Seized papers raise Vietnam ceasefire hopes
Washington reports say captured Communist documents indicate an initialling of a ceasefire this week with a formal signing planned for the weekend. Kissinger returned to Paris to join officials in finalizing terms as Agnew and Binh weigh roles and dates for a postwar settlement.
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Washington
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Paris
Andrews Air Force Base
Nixon
White House
High Command
Tran van Lam
Spiro T. Agnew
Saigon
Agnew
Nguyen Thi Binh
United States
Gunmen surrender after hostage escape ends Brooklyn siege
Four gunmen who vowed to die for paradise surrendered after nine hostages escaped from John and Al's Sports Inc. in Brooklyn. A police shootout killed one officer and wounded two. the gunmen walked out after four held on for two days. Police identified the suspects and said the motive was obtaining guns, not money.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
John
Al's Sports Inc
Williamsburg
Nigerian jetliner crash in fog kills many at Kano
A Jordanian Royal Airlines Boeing 707 bringing pilgrims home from Mecca crashed on landing in fog at Kano Nigeria. Death toll ranged from 162 to 191 with survivors reported between 11 and 40 as rescue teams worked the burned wreckage. Relatives frayed at the scene as troops, police, and health workers searched for bodies. The jet left Jidda bound for Kano over 2 100 miles away, in Mecca’s vicinity.
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Nigeria
Mecca
Royal Jordanian Airlines
Radio Nigeria
Moscow
Nigerian Airways
Saudi Arabia
Jidda
Kano
Posties attack backlog in Toronto mail surge
Postal workers moved more than one million pieces of mail after a three day strike. Spokesman Eddy Roworth said the backlog could be cleared by week’s end if no further walkouts. Downtown Toronto parcel post delivery was disrupted by pickets, and some areas saw only one delivery. Most workers continued duties while Saturday vote favored ending picket lines. Family allowance and unemployment cheques would be processed separately today and tomorrow.
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Toronto
Eddy Roworth
Post Office
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Roworth
Burns Foods buys Alberta Western Beef in Medicine Hat
Burns Foods of Calgary has acquired Alberta Western Beef, a plant built in 1962 at a $1.5 million cost. Completion occurred Thursday with terms undisclosed. The plant, once shuttered in 1964 and reopened in 1967, now reports about $20 million in yearly sales.
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The
NEWS
Alberta Western Beef
Burns Foods
Calgary
Burns
Canada Packers
Swift
John Neilson
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Hospital Wins Grant For Renovation Plan
Medicine Hat General Hospital wins a 55,466 grant from Alberta to fund renovations and new furniture and equipment. The plan shifts maternity beds to general medicine and surgery to raise bed efficiency, moves the intensive care unit closer to key departments, and aims to use staff more efficiently while preserving all workers. Air conditioning installation, budgeted at 375,000, is covered by the province and slated for completion in June.
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Brian McNally
Dave Hart
Hart
Gerry Bates
F. Wahl Construction Ltd
General Business
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Chuck Meagher
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