Air India Jetliner Crashes Into Mont Blanc With 117 Aboard
An Air India Boeing 707 crashed into snow covered Mont Blanc near Chamonix France killing all 117 aboard. The crash site could not be reached by land. helicopters recovered bodies. Passenger list included 11 crew and 106 passengers with key figures misreported initially.
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Guards demand 1000 wage boost after Colpitts commutation
The Civil Service Association of Canada says Dorchester Penitentiary guards seek 1000 a year danger pay following the cabinet’s decision to commute Reginald Colpitts death sentence. Colpitts, who killed a guard at Dorchester in 1964, was moved to British Columbia last week as protests from federal prison staff spread nationwide.
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British plan eyed for world boycott of Rhodesian tobacco
London reports Britain plans an order in council to outlaw Rhodesian tobacco sales, aiming to pressure Prime Minister Smith's government and spur an international embargo. Auctions start in March, with Rhodesia earning over 100 million dollars yearly from tobacco.
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Ontario Snowstorm Dumps 17 Inches Across Region
The storm from the United States drenched southern Ontario with up to 17 inches of snow, closing Toronto Airport for most of the day and causing travel chaos. Kingston and Ottawa reported heavy totals, while Montreal and Quebec City saw up to 11 inches. One death and multiple delays tied to the blizzard.
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De Gaulle May Cut France Morocco Ties Over Kidnapping
Paris reports say France recalls its ambassador to Morocco after Hassan II rejects charges that interior minister Oufkir helped kidnap Mehdi Ben Barka in Paris. France seeks action amid arrests and warrants for Moroccan officials as tensions rise.
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Search Begins as Lunar Truce Ends in Vietnam
U S and South Vietnamese forces opened new search and destroy operations after a three day Allied truce expired at 6 p.m. Sunday. Air strikes hit a Viet Cong main force 35 miles southwest of Saigon with about 190 guerrillas reported killed. Marine artillery fire after the ceasefire killed two Vietnamese civilians near Da Nang. A Hanoi broadcast warned the U S and South Vietnam would bear responsibility if prisoners were harmed.
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Johnson presents record guns and butter budget to Congress
President Johnson unveils a 112.8 billion dollar budget for fiscal 1967 to fund extended Vietnam operations, Great Society programs, and global anti-poverty efforts. He warns inflation risk from military and growth, calls for tax withholding changes, and higher air and fuel taxes while aiming for a near balance despite a $2.1 billion net increase in domestic spending.
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Go go girls count miles in Nebraska club
In Lincoln as six University of Nebraska co-eds performed go go routines a pedometer worn by Suzie Peterson calculated 7 miles for the evening of dancing the jerk the swim and the watusi with 1 mile logged in a 15 minute period.
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University of Nebraska
Morocco's Oufkir: From Killer to King Hassan II’s security pillar
Mohammed Oufkir, once dubbed The Killer by Communist rebels in Indochina, rose to power as Morocco's top security figure and key ally of King Hassan II. France seeks his arrest over the Mehd Ben Barka kidnapping case, worsening Franco-Moroccan tensions as Rabat braces for a pro-Western stance amid the crisis.
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Finance ministers reveal secret Carter commission tax report
Ottawa Canada Finance Minister Sharp said draft recommendations from the Carter royal commission on taxation were given in secret to technical advisers in the finance department though he has not seen them. He defended the consultative process and noted the commission was appointed by the previous government and may not bow to pressure. The Carter commission headed by Kenneth Carter is due to report this spring.
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Government bills introduced in Commons include death penalty repeal bill
Ottawa CP Two government and 106 private member bills were introduced in the Commons today with first reading. James Byrne proposes abolishing capital punishment while a finance bill seeks to extend bank charters. Finance Minister Sharp, amid questions, says he is learning after a cabinet shift.
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