RCMP Probe in Slave Lake Sparks Alberta Political Turmoil
Alberta officials demand an RCMP background check on three critics of Slave Lake governance. The dispute centers on a bylaw affecting interests of Slave Lake Developments, tied to Bruce Thomas and Preston Manning. Mayors and councillors faced prior suspensions over conflict of interest claims in land deals.
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Edmonton
RCMP
Alberta
Merv Leitch
Slave Lake
al Adair
Municipal Department
Dave Russell
Leo Boisvert
Mel Zachary
William Thomas
Gordon Cook
Russell
Leitch
Slave Lake Developments
Preston Manning
Social
Thomas
Lloyd Miller
Leo Janzi
Debate in Commons on death penalty extension splits parties
The Ottawa Commons debate on extending the five year ban shows Conservatives split with two backing the government bill while two Liberals oppose it. New Democrats back the bill and Social Credit oppose, signaling a tight vote that could revive the death penalty for all deliberate murders.
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Ottawa
Commons
New Democrat
Social Credit
New Democrats
House Justice Committee
Peter Reilly
Ottawa West
Tam
Sectarian killings suspected in Belfast violence
Bodies found in Belfast after a night of sectarian shootings. A 15-year-old boy died from gunshot wounds on Falls Road. another boy and a 22-year-old father of two were killed nearby while a Protestant area faced mounting arrests amid a heightened security push. The toll in 31 years of strife rose to 640. The killings followed warnings from UDA leaders and a government crackdown with new detective and military patrols.
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Belfast
Reuter
Northern Ireland
Falls Road
Ulster Defence Association
UDA
Tommy Herron
Dungannon
Carrickfergus
Violation waves persist as ICCS delays observers in Saigon
In Saigon the ICCS delays hinder ceasefire observer deployment amid reports of more than 250 truce violations by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. Vice President Agnew arrives on a Southeast Asia tour to back Thieu while U S officials press for postwar ties. The joint commission argues over credentials and access as ICCS teams await transport and guidance.
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Saigon
Spiro T. Agnew
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Agnew
Thieu
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Joint
United States
North Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
Tan Son Nhut
Ellsworth Bunker
Predicts postal walkout in Canada amid transit dispute
Thirty three Belleville letter carriers stayed off the job while inside workers refused to cross a picket line over transportation for mail routes. In Peterborough 150 carriers and sorters joined a sympathy demonstration. National level talks were planned with a possible nationwide walkout if no settlement. Coombes said management aims to force taxi transport over bus service without consultation.
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Belleville
Ont
Peterborough
Herb Coombes
Letter Carriers’ Union of Canada
Coombes
Idle Canadian team prepares exit plan in Saigon
Canadian supervisory peace force with Polish Hungarian and Indonesian partners remains in Saigon awaiting a go ahead from the joint military commission. Col Dan Loomis says forces are ready for immediate deployment with second flight due within a week and troops housed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
United States
North Vietnam
International Supervisory Force
Col
Dan Loomis
Ottawa
Col. Loomis
Tan Son Nhut
Canada sails Terra Nova to South China Sea for training mission
The 2,366 ton HMCS Terra Nova departed Esquimalt, bound for the South China Sea off Vietnam, in a voyage described by Defence Minister James Richardson as an extended naval training exercise. Ottawa says the mission will not provoke Vietnam and aims to provide a sea evacuation route for Canadian personnel if needed. The ship carries a 3.70 inch gun and anti-submarine weapons and will operate outside territorial waters with helicopter evacuations possible.
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Ottawa
South China Sea
Vietnam
Defence
James Richardson
Canada
Richardson
Michael Forrestal
Dartmouth-Halifax
Commons
Tonkin Gulf
United States
South
North Vietnam
Singapore
Hong Kong
South China
Saigon
Japan
Terra Nova
Esquimalt
B.C
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