Commons pass port bill to end St Lawrence labor dispute
The Commons unanimously approved legislation to end a seven week longshoreman strike at Montreal Trois Rivieres and Quebec ports. The bill, expected to get Senate approval and royal assent, would force 3200 workers back and bar walkouts through 1974 while arbitration could modify job security terms.
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Ottawa
St. Lawrence
Senate
Commons
Martin O’connell
International Longshoremen’s Association
Montreal
Trois- Rivieres
Quebec
New Democrat
Port Cartier
Baie Comeau
Halifax
Saint John
N.B
Great Lakes
Jacques Flynn
O’connell
Trudeau
Alberta defers borrowing to cover 199 million deficit
Finance Minister John Turner said Alberta hoped to steer clear of foreign market borrowing to finance its 199 million dollar deficit. He noted the province has not contributed to international exchange problems and plans further talks with provincial treasurers alongside federal discussions.
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Edmonton
John Turner
Alberta
Canada
Gordon Miniely
Turner
Miniely
Convention activity rises as Miami hosts Democratic gathering
At the Miami Beach convention site activity grows with leads and protests as candidates arrive to woo delegates. Delays linger over credentials cases for 151 McGovern California delegates and 59 Illinois delegates led by Daley, awaiting Supreme Court action.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Edward Kennedy
George McGovern
South Dakota
Kennedy
McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Henry Jackson
Albama
George Wallace
Wilbur Mills
California
Illinois
Chicago
Richard Daley
Warren Burger
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court
Washington
Credentials Committee
Daley
Democratic Party
Burger
Circuit Court
Federal
Associated Press
Hijacker surrenders after PSA jet lands in Oakland
Francis Goodell 21 of Manassas Virginia seized a PSA Boeing 727 demanding 450000 for groups in the Mideast crisis. He surrendered to FBI after the plane landed at Oakland International, with $450000 recovered. Two prior PSA hijackings occurred in San Francisco and Sacramento.
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Oakland
Calif
Pacific Southwest Airlines
California
Oakland International Airport
FBI
Francis Goodell
Manassas
Army
Robert Gebhardt
Goodell
Fort Riley
Kaw
PSA
Federal Aviation Administration
San Francisco International
Sibera
Stanley Carter
Longueuil
Que
CNR
Oakland Air Pirate
California Highway Patrol
Lloyd T. Turner
Gebhardt
Turner
San Diego
Jerry Blakely
Highway Patrol
Messmer Begins Reshaped French Government
Paris Pierre Messmer formally took over as French prime minister replacing Jacques Chaban-Delmas and announced a 30 man cabinet. The move aims to project a cohesive Gaullist government ahead of National Assembly elections next spring with Pompidou steering policy. Major posts kept while Edgar Faure and Jean Foyer are among newcomers.
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Paris
Reuter
Pierre Messmer
Jacques Chaban- Delmas
Messmer
Pompidou
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Chaban-Delmas
National Assembly
Maurice Schumann
Foreign
Valery
Giscard d’Estaing
Finance
Michel Debre
Defence
Raymond Marcellin
Interior
Edgar Faure
Hubert Germain
Jean Foyer
Hat resident dies in head on collision near Alderson
Daryl Starner a 24 year old Medicine Hat man and his passenger Dale Reece 17 Lashburn Saskatchewan died in a head on collision with a vehicle from Ontario on the Trans Canada Highway 4 miles west of Alderson Alberta at 545 PM Thursday RCMP reported Fritz Stobbe his wife and two children were injured along with Hilda Scuppe all from Ancaster Ontario and Germany and were hospitalized but expected to survive
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Medicine Hat
Alderson
Alberta
Daryl Joseph Starner
McCutcheon Drive
Dale Glenn Reece
Lashburn
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Brooks
Alta
RCMP
Fritz Stobbe
Hilda Scuppe
Medicine’ Hat General Hospital
Stobbe
Ancaster
Germany
Spassky
Fischer
Tanaka faces early cabinet crisis as two ministers refuse
Japan's new prime minister Kakuei Tanaka faces a cabinet crisis after two appointees Makoto Miike and Kiichi Arita refused their posts. Fukuda faction anger leads to ministerial reshuffle with Tanaka taking both portfolios temporarily. Tanaka also grants key posts to pro China supporters and names Takeo Miki as vice-prime minister.
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Tokyo
Reuter
Japan
Kakuei Tanaka
Makoto Miikie
Kiichi Arita
Economic Planning Agency
Takeo Fukuda
Tanaka
Fukuda
China
Eisaku Sato
Soviet Union
United States
Masayoshi Ohira
Takeo Miki
Peking
Nitro workers reject conciliation offer at Northwest Nitro plant
Ian Hope of Local 9693 OCWIU says 93 percent voted against the conciliation offer. The suggested wage increase 45 to 75 cents per hour over two years would aim to align with industry, mainly narrowing Calgary fertilizer plant gaps. If talks fail, union may proceed with strike vote within a month. Local membership stands at 197 with about 75 percent voting.
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Northwest Nitro Chemicals Ltd
Ian Hope
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International
Hope
Alberta
Calgary
Spassky Draws First Move For World Chess Championship
Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer begin mental preparation for the 24 game match in Reykjavik with Spassky holding white and the first move. The start was delayed by Fischer's late arrival as both players adjust to the match's nine day delay and high stakes.
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Reykjavik
Reuter
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Spassky
Fischer
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Durbank
Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Noah Dietrich
Superior Court
Hughes
Dietrich
Clifford Irving
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