Johnson to meet de Gaulle during eight day France visit
Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson will meet President de Gaulle in Paris during an eight day official visit starting July 12. The program includes a Bastille Day lunch at the Elysee and at least two private talks with de Gaulle, plus a Champs Elysees parade. Johnson plans Toulouse visits to Sud Aviation and discusses closer Quebec-France cooperation and European investments amid France’s strained economy. He will also stop in London to open Quebec House.
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Calgary Stampede Opens With Cowboy Flair and Big Plans
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede kicks off with a cowboy atmosphere as gates open at 7 am for children’s day and organizers anticipate a record crowd of about 850,000 over 10 days. Duke and Duchess of Kent attend events. parade marshal is 101-year-old Bill Henry. The festival, run by Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Ltd, plans a $25 million expansion in coming years and adds Sunday hours with two free grandstand shows.
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Grain union strike looms at Lakehead elevators
Grain Elevator Workers Lodge 650 leader Frank Mazur warned a strike by about 1,200 grain handlers at Lakehead terminals may be unavoidable. He criticized delays in the federal conciliation board report, citing wage demands of 1.25 per hour above the current 2.30, and a two year offer of 42 cents per hour. The last contract expired December 31, 1967 after talks since November.
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Escaped convict hunted after Alberta Beach shooting
RCMP led a large manhunt near Alberta Beach, Alberta, for 47 year old Ernest Emerson Keith who escaped a jail work camp near Edson. Keith is considered armed and extremely dangerous as investigators pursue leads after Frank Buhler was shot in his cabin. Nickerson, held briefly, aided in the escape before being released unharmed.
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Brother of Kennedy killer reports highway shooting
Saidallah Bishara Sirhan, brother of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan accused in Kennedy's murder, said two men fired at him on a freeway near Pasadena as he drove for six miles before dawn. A bullet struck a coat in the back seat and another grazed past his head, narrowly missing his neck. He drove to Pasadena police headquarters. officers express strong belief in the incident.
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U S and North Vietnam seek Geneva based talks
In Paris, U S negotiators and Hanoi officials signaled possible use of the 1954 Geneva agreements as a framework for settlement of the Vietnam war. Harriman urged a ceasefire basis, while Xuan Thuy accused U S distortions but agreed Geneva could guide discussions. Hanoi released three pilots on humanitarian grounds, seen as a positive gesture toward peace.
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Wallace rally in Minneapolis disrupted by clashes
Police and demonstrators clashed at a George Wallace campaign event in Minneapolis as several thousand gathered at Palace Hall. About six hundred demonstrators, mixed race, surged into the hall, with fights breaking out. Police used night sticks and mace to clear a path. six people were treated for minor injuries and five were arrested for breach of the peace. Wallace urged continued shouting as he pressed for Minnesota ballot inclusion.
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Two Die as Cariboo Crash Hits Bus and Wagon
A station wagon and a Greyhound Bus collided head on seven miles south of 100 Mile House B C two people were killed and as many as 40 injured in the Wednesday accident. The report covers the fatal crash and injury toll with details from the scene and emergency responders.
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Douglas asks for recount in Burnaby-Seymour race
National Leader T. C. Douglas says he will seek a judicial recount of ballots cast June 25 in Burnaby-Seymour after a 152 vote loss to Liberal Ray Perrault. He notes 78 uncounted votes and possible discrepancies, while confirming retirement plans at next summer's NDP convention.
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U S Troops Locate VC Rocket Cache East of Saigon
Saigon six miles east sees U S troops discover five rockets and 33 fuses near a larger cache found Wednesday. A clash near a US 25th Infantry camp left 10 Viet Cong and three Americans dead as casualties for 1968 rise.
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Three blasts shake Fifth Avenue building housing Canadian offices
Three dynamite blasts within hours shattered windows of the Intra Bank SA Building at Fifth Avenue and 54th Street in New York. The Canadian travel information office on the ground floor was damaged. no injuries reported. A witness saw a man flee, and two mini-skirted girls were seen nearby. The Canadian consulate general offices upstairs remained undamaged. The building, formerly Canada House, is now owned by Intra Bank SA.
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