Emergency dock legislation ends St. Lawrence strike
Ottawa MPs end a 12 week sitting as emergency dock legislation becomes law to end the St. Lawrence strike. The bill seeks larger baby bonuses for poor families, facing opposition from some Liberals and Conservatives. If parliament sits again, the measure could reappear in a revised form. Several ports face questions whether business will fully recover after the eight week stoppage.
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Stephen Scott Ottawa
St. Lawrence
Paul Hellyer
Ind
Toronto Trinity
Canada
Munro
Liberal Party
Commons
Montreal
Trois-Rivieres
Quebec
Martin O’connell
Stanfield urges Canadians to sort own destinies
Opposition Leader Robert Stanfield campaigned in two midwestern Ontario ridings urging a climate of confidence for citizens to contribute. He pledged to restore passenger rail in Owen Sound which has lacked service since 1970, arguing regional unity through better transport and support for rural small towns.
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Owen Sound
Robert Stanfield
Ontario
House of Commons Standing Committee On Transportation
London
Stratford
Chatham
Walkerton
Stanfield
Canada
Mr. Stanfield
McGovern Leaders Face Rival Challenge at Convention
Senators Hubert Humphrey Edmund Muskie Henry Jackson and Representative Wilbur Mills join delegates in Miami Beach as they challenge George McGovern’s delegate lead after a Supreme Court ruling over California credentials. McGovern vows to win back California delegates. aides predict a near 50 vote edge if successful, about 50 votes from clinching the nomination.
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Sen
Hubert’ ‘Humphrey
Miami Beach
Muriel
Fla
George
McGovern
U.S. Supreme Court
California
South Dakota
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Henry Jackson
Wilbur Mills
High Court
Lower Court
Washington
Miami
Associated Press
Alberta moves to opt out of federal health funding
Alberta rejects a shared-cost health funding plan with Ottawa seeking to receive income tax points instead. Treasurer Gordon Miniely says healthcare is provincial and Ottawa should transfer tax points to fund health and hospitals, while Turner warns this would reset federal provincial cost sharing. Meanwhile flooding and landslides in southern Japan raise tolls with many dead and missing as rescues continue.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
Gordon Miniely
Turner
Miniely
Health care formula sought by Munro
Federal Health Minister John Munro urged a federal provincial agreement on a new formula to curb rising costs and include shared funding for optometric services. He warned costs could reach 13 percent annually, threatening the GNP by 2000, with increases limited to GNP growth over five years. Opponents questioned Ottawa's commitment to health insurance.
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Liberals
New Democratic Party
John Munro
Hellyer
Stanley Knowles
NDP
House
People of Canada
Ottawa
Arthur Blakely
Montreal Gazette
Munro
U.S. loses three jets over North Vietnam
U.S. command reported the loss of three F-4 Phantoms over North Vietnam with all six crew members missing. MiG-21 interceptors claimed two of the three airframes, as 58 U.S. planes have been lost since bombing resumed on April 6. An artillery misfire killed two Americans and wounded eight near Da Nang.
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Jillery
Hue
Quang Tri City
7Th Fleet
Ile Danh Do la
Haiphong
U.S
North Vietnam
North
da Nang
Kontum City
Protestant barricades come down in Belfast area
Barricades built by Protestant groups around Belfast and nearby Lisburn were being removed after negotiations between the British army and Ulster Defence Association leaders. The weeklong “peace and grace” period precedes July 12 Orange commemorations, with fears of broader barrier building fading as a main road checkpoint was agreed upon.
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Belfast
Ulster Defence Association
Lisburn
Army
Londonderry
UDA
Northern Ireland
William of Orange
James of
England
Battle of the Boyne
Alberta economy gains across sectors in early 1972
Alberta's economy shows broad gains from January to April 1972. Farmers' cash receipts rose 33 percent from 1971, crops up to 113 million, livestock 168 million with a 27 percent lift. Manufacturing, packing, refining, building permits, retail, and motor vehicle sectors all posted double-digit gains. Unemployment fell to 4.2 percent in May from 5.2 percent in April.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Provincial Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
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Cleveland
Uusl Health
Japan
Tokyo
Reuter
Amakusa
Reykjavik
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Spassky
William Lombardy
Fischer
Bobby
Rev. Lombardy
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