Israel claims seven Syrian MiGs shot down over Golan Heights
Israel said pilots destroyed seven Syrian MiGs in a 30 minute dogfight over the Golan Heights, the highest Syrian loss since 1967. Both sides reported attacks along the Suez canal front with Israeli troops claiming casualties and Jordanian artillery firing on the ceasefire line. Secretary General Thant warned that open warfare has resumed and might force withdrawal of UN observers.
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Israel
Middle East
U Thant
United Nations
Canal
Thant
Golan Heights
Jordan
Cairo
Amman
New York
Suez Canal
Indians Condemn Ottawa Plan to Shift Indian Affairs
Indian spokesmen across Canada condemn Ottawa s plan to hand over Indian affairs to the provinces within five years. Opposition grows since Jean Chretien announced the white paper in Ottawa. Indians fear loss of treaty rights and reserves, lack of consultation, and possible dissolution of reserves. Harold Cardinal of Alberta warns bands may escort or evict federal commissioners. Chief Fred Plain suggests seeking international publicity.
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Canada
Jean Chretien
House of Commons
Montreal
Sarnia
Ont
Regina
St. Albert
Alta
Vancouver
Harold Cardinal
Indian Association of
Alberta
Cardinal
Ottawa
Federal bilingualism bill secures final Commons approval
Ottawa report: government language bill to make French and English official federal languages and create bilingual districts passes third reading with minimal opposition. Debate focused on procedural rules. an amendment to suspend action pending Supreme Court ruling was defeated. The bill moves to the Senate for approval.
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Ottawa
Canada
Commons
Jack McIntosh
Swift Current
Maple Creek
Supreme Court of Canada
The
Robert C. Coates
Cumberland-Colchester North
Mr. McIntosh
House
Gerald W. Baldwin
Senate
Astronauts Seen Safe From Sun Radiation Risk
A solar astronomer from the Air Force Solar Observatory in Sunspot New Mexico says the danger of deadly solar flare radiation for Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon is slim. He notes only about a dozen such events have been observed since 1948 and that the next two weeks pose little risk. A Slovak heliogeophysicist warned solar flares could threaten space travelers, suggesting the mission could be postponed if eruptions are strong.
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Sunspot
N.M
John Evans
U.S. Air Force
Solar Observatory
Evans
Stefan Pinter
Hurbanovo
Slovakia
U.S
Winds drive expanding fire in Wood Buffalo Park
A forest fire in Wood Buffalo National Park north of Edmonton grew to about 13 000 acres with 20 to 35 mph winds. Firefighting includes air support and 150 indigenous rangers, while cranes nest miles away with no danger to wildlife.
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Wood Buffalo Park
Peace Point
Alta
Wood Buffalo National Park
Edmonton
Wood Buffalo
Canada
The
Forest Service
Fox Lake
Fort Chipewyan
Alberta Forest Service
Fort Smith - Hay River
Banff National Park
Viet Cong rockets reported as first U.S. unit leaves Vietnam
AP dispatches from Saigon note twenty four Viet Cong rocket and mortar attacks today as the initial American troop contingent begins withdrawal. No major combat reported. Floods in south western Japan cause deaths and widespread destruction. In Maryland a game preserve hatching increases whooping crane total to 75 according to the interior department.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Tokyo
Japan
Washington
Maryland Game Preserve
Interior Department
Rules battle over Commons time allocation motion
Ottawa observers saw a fierce procedural clash open in the Commons over a motion to set time limits for public bills when parties fail to agree on a formula. Privy Council President Donald Macdonald did not speak first as Conservative Gerald Baldwin pressed points of order, with opposition behind him. Debate continued as posters argued over government handling of committee recommendations.
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Ottawa
Privy Council
Donald Macdonald
Commons
Gerald W. Baldwin
Peace River
Baldwin
Lucien Lamoureux
Mr. Baldwin
Marcel Lambert
Edmonton West
The
Standing Committee On
Bombed exchanges reopen in Montreal with visitors’ gallery
Montreal and Canadian stock exchanges reopen to public after strict security. Dignitaries attend opening of the visitors’ gallery today, with the public admitted Wednesday. The February 13 bombing injured 27 and caused over 1 million dollars in damage. The assailant joined a group of visitors into Place Victoria, home to both exchanges.
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Montreal
Place Victoria
Financial
Troops Begin Return From Vietnam Arrivals at McChord
First U S troops pulled from Vietnam under Nixon begin returning home in nine jet transports. Gen Abrams addresses 814 soldiers as 25 000 withdrawal begins. Welcome at McChord Air Force Base features speeches, band music, parade, dinner, and family reunions.
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Seattle
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Creighton W. Abrams
McChord Air Force Base
Fort Lewis
Army
William C. Westmoreland
Washington
60Th Infantry
9Th Infantry Division
Benny the space monkey dies after short mission
NASA reports Benny the 14 pound space monkey died in Hawaii after splashdown and autopsy was ordered. He had been in orbit since June 28 but returned after 8 1/2 days. Doctors monitored his heartbeat and vital signs as the biosatellite team evaluated data from the mission.
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Honolulu
Benny
Earth
U.S. Space Agency
Brad Evans
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kauai
Hawaii
Hickam Air Force Base
NASA
Evans
Space
Cape Kennedy
Pacific
Suc
U.S
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell
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