Floods in Mozambique Raise Toll and Aid Pleas
Rescuers retrieved first bodies from mud as floods swamped Zambezia. officials warned death toll could range from hundreds to thousands while as many as half a million may be trapped on flooded islands. Beira and Quelimane cut off. rail lines washed away. air drops of water and food underway.
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Beira
Mozambique
Reuter
Zambezia
Quelimane
Malawi
Beira Port
Malavyi
Zambezi
Lualua
Uganda leader tries to rally support amid unrest
In northern Uganda gunfire rang out as Maj Gen Idi Amin sought popular backing for his new military government. Kampala showed apparent support while other areas reported disorder, arson, and beatings of Obote supporters. Amin appealed for international recognition and met church leaders seeking acceptance.
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Martin Zucker
Kampala
Uganda
Idi Amin
Milton Obote
Amin
Obote
Gulu
Democratic Party
Dina Ya Papa
Uganda Peoples Congress
United Protestants of Canterbury
Paul
Tanzania
Suffield Antelope Die in Starvation Amid Cold Winter
Proghorn in Suffield province suffer from severe winter with 33 of about 150 head dying this season. Food scarcity blamed, with 19 killed in a Jan 12 train collision near Suffield. Eight inches crusted snow and ten inches soft snow hinder feeding. antelope wander onto roads seeking wheat and clover. One ton alfalfa and rock salt to be dumped. hopes fade for Suffield herd as late help may come. Other southern Alberta herds may face similar fate if weather does not improve.
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Suffield
Bill McDonald
Fish and Game Division
Provincial Department of Lands and Forests
McDonald
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association
Alberta
Judge finds Rose in contempt amid abuse in Laporte case
Paul Rose, accused FLQ figure in the Pierre Laporte slaying, was found in contempt by Mr Justice Marcel Nichols after hurling abuse in court. He was ejected, with the trial adjourned to Monday. Rose accused a supposed court coalition and claimed mistrial over police handling of a letter, while the judge rejected the claims and ordered removal.
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Southam News
Montreal
Paul
Rose
Pierre Laporte
Marcel Nichols
FLQ
Nichols
Justice Nichols
le Flq
le Front de Liberation Quebecois
Les Quebecois
Robert Lemieux
CN reprimand stems from govt inquiry into derailment
Ottawa CP reports the Canadian National Railways faced a formal reprimand over procedures after the Super Continental derailment near Dunrobin Ontario on December 29, 1970. The inquiry highlighted delays, unclear authority, and the first ambulance call coming at 7:00 p.m. It noted CP Rail’s cooperation but CN remained unsettled by the findings. Charles Fawkes Armstrong, CN Transportation chief, said full details had not yet been reported.
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Doug Small
Ottawa
Au. H. Jones
Canadian Transport Commission
Canadian National Railways
Dunrobin
Ont
Jones
CP Rail
Charles Fawkes Armstrong
CNR
Parliament debate on reorganization bill widens ministers
In Ottawa the Commons returns to a heated debate over the government reorganization bill creating a new environment department and ministers. Douglas Harkness accuses the bill of creating jobs for the boys while Acting PM Sharp cites unemployment figures around 750 000. The session also covers a $300 000 AECL study on the Glace Bay heavy water plant and pension changes for senior public servants.
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Ottawa
The
Commons
Environment Department
Douglas Harkness
Calgary Centre
Defence
Mitchell Sharp
Frank Howard
Ndp-Skeena
Energy
J. J. Greene
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
Glace Bay
N.S
Greene
Deuterium of Canada Ltd
Nova Scotia
Sharp
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
CBS
Harkness
Welfare chiefs go home after talks with little progress
After five days of meetings in Ottawa federal and provincial welfare experts and ministers left with few agreements. Provinces will talk separately with John Munro to hasten changes and aim for a June meeting to finalize revisions. Quebec pressed for a broader discussion beyond the federal white paper on income security.
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Ken Kelly
Ottawa
John Munro
Munro
Quebec
Claude Castonguay
Apollo 14 go for moon launch from Cape Kennedy
Cape Kennedy Fla AP countdown continues as astronauts Shepard Mitchell and Roosa prepare Saturn V for Apollo 14 launch. Mission aims to be the first moon flight since Apollo 13 with a three day coast to lunar orbit and a Fra Mauro landing of Antares in the Ocean of Storms.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan B. Shepard
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
United States
Moon
Lunar
Shepard
Mitchell
Fra Mauro
Quintuplets Die After Birth in Grenoble
Three of the newborn quintuplets born to 29 year old schoolteacher Michel Riondet in Grenoble have died. The two surviving siblings remain in incubators while the mother is in weak condition. Nearby, US forces weigh possible actions as reports of a Communist buildup reach Saigon and oil talks resume in Tehran with gulf states demanding higher prices.
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Grenoble
France
Michel Riondet
Saigon
United States Command
South Vietnam
Tehran
Iran
London
Persian Gulf
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