UIC changes shelved amid NDP opposition
Ottawa reports that the government paused Bill C-125 to cut UIC abuses after NDP pressure. Ged Baldwin cited lack of NDP support as the reason, while Stanley Knowles criticized the bill for declaring guilt before innocence and proposed sending it to a House committee for study. The NDP objected to three clauses restricting eligibility and granting broad UIC powers.
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Conservative House
Ged Baldwin
Baldwin
Southam News Service
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UIC
NDP
Stanley Knowles
Knowles
Liberals
Conservatives
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Canadians to deploy 152 personnel to Vietnam briefing in Montreal
Ottawa reports the first Canadian contingent of 152 military personnel will assemble in Montreal for a two day briefing before an anticipated Sunday departure for Vietnam. Defence Minister James Richardson says they will be lightly armed with sidearms for protection and duck is unofficial advice in heavy fire.
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Vietnam
Montreal
Defence
James Richardson
Commons
Defence Minister
Richardson
External Affairs Department
Armed Forces
Paris
Trudeau
Longue Pointe
Air and ground fighting rages across South Vietnam
In the Bien Hoa and Phan Thiet area, a helicopter was shot down and burned, killing one American crew member. another crewman survived with minor wounds. Rockets hit Bien Hoa and Da Nang, wounding 13 U.S. servicemen and 12 civilian advisers. South Vietnamese and Viet Cong combat continued with heavy casualties reported on both sides, as U.S. air power conducted extensive strikes including 407 fighter-bombers and 80 B-52 runs.
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Bien Hoa
Phan Thiet
Saigon
U.S
da Nang
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Canada’s Sharp upbeat on Vietnam truce supervision
External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp, after talks in Washington with Secretary of State William Rogers, voiced cautious optimism about the four nation truce supervision. He noted Canada helped draft the agreement and said peace depends on the four powers, not the supervisory teams. Canada will join the mission for the first 60 days, reassessing after the international conference.
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Southam
Ottawa
Mitchell Sharp
Washington
William Rogers
Canada
Sharp
Lydon Johnson
Rogers
U.S
North Vietnam
Montreal
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Oil Spill Strikes Alert Bay Coast After Freighter Grounding
Alert Bay residents and volunteers fight an oil spill from the Irish Stardust after it ran aground near Cormorant Island. About 88,000 to 100,000 gallons spilled, oil visible from air for 100 miles, spreading toward small islands as authorities coordinate cleanup.
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B.C
Vancouver Island
Cormorant Island
Federal Ministry of Transport
Federal Environment Protection Service
Postal workers call for renewed talks on tentative deal
Ottawa reports two national leaders of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers urged rejection of the tentative settlement. They said a national vote is needed next week to ratify or reject the agreement and appoint a new negotiating committee. The union president praised parts of the deal but noted it avoids a strike, the first since 1967.
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Ottawa
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Council of Postal Unions
Jean-Claude Parrot
Clement Morel
Quebec
Postal Workers’ Union
National Union Executive
James McCall
Parrott
Morel
Southern Alberta teachers reject conciliation board pay offer
Rural Southern Alberta teachers vote 65.3 percent against a 6.2 percent pay rise for 1972-73, part of an 8.9 percent overall increase. One year contract proposed from September 1, 1972, to August 31, 1973. Secret school board ballot approved the offer. Teachers cite low salaries relative to peers and lack of fringe benefits. Trustees urge reconsideration as meetings set for next week to discuss dispute.
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Forty Mile
Newell
Southern Alberta School Authorities Association
Raymond Clark
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