Air Canada strike talks resume amid unions backing work action
Negotiators for Air Canada and its mechanics and ground crews moved back to bargaining after phone talks between Air Canada president John Baldwin and union chief Mike Pitchford. The pact, with 6,200 IAMAW members threatening rotating strikes, aims to clarify union demands on costs as talks resume. Flights ran normally as study sessions concluded with a strong pro-strike vote, highlighting issues of job security, contract length, overtime and scheduling.
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Montreal
Air Canada
Airlines
John Baldwin
Mike Pitchford
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Federal Labor Department
Labor
Bryce Mackasey
Baldwin
Mike Aygus
Air Canada eyes Moscow to Peking air route option
Ottawa weighs extending Air Canada's Moscow service to Peking as Canada and China consider a formal air link. CP Air seen as frontrunner, but government ponders feasibility and Russia China approvals amid tense relations. H. D. Cameron to visit Peking this summer to discuss technical matters.
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Air Canada
Peking
Ottawa
CP Air
Moscow
Canada
China
Vancouver
Tokyo
Montreal
Shanghai
Canadian Airlines
H. D. Cameron
Death rides herd at Calgary rodeo
At the Calgary Stampede a young Alberta cowboy died after a chuckwagon racing crash. Red Glass, 18, of High River, was an outrider in the four wagon event and died of internal hemorrhages in hospital. The incident marked a second fatality in Stampede chuckwagon racing.
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Calgary
Alberta
Red Glass
High River
Winston Bruce
Bill Voscary
Randy Hill
Chilean President Involved in Assault in Vina del Mar
Chile's 63 year old President Salvador Allende reportedly threw two or three punches at jeering demonstrators in Vina del Mar as bodyguards intervened. He was in town to coordinate earthquake relief and later called the incident without importance.
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Vina del Mar
Chile
Salvador Allende
Allende
Santiago
Jobless rate climbs as graduates flood labor market
Ottawa reports mid June unemployment rising to 551,000 from 543,000 in May as 232,000 new workers entered the labor force but only 224,000 found jobs. Youth unemployment rose while overall rate held at 6.2 percent, with seasonally adjusted rate up to 6.4 percent. Finance Minister Benson expects gradual decline through year end.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manpower Department
Atlantic
Ontario
British Columbia
E. J. Benson
Stanfield to visit China after last minute invitation
Opposition Leader Robert Stanfield departed Vancouver for a two week Far East tour with a late invitation to visit mainland China. He will meet Chinese officials and discuss Chinese Canadian relations while seeking frank talks on various issues. The visa request for him and his wife had been pending for seven weeks.
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Vancouver
Robert Stanfield
Far East
China
Mao
Chinese Institute of Foreign Affairs
CP Air
Vancouver International
Stanfield
Northwest Territories
Yukon
External Affairs Department
Ottawa
Irish reunification drive outlined in Ulster initiative
London reports Dublin has launched a political offensive aimed at reunification of Ulster with the Republic. Prime Minister Lynch marked the 50th anniversary of the truce by urging Britain to declare support for unity by agreement, signaling rising Dublin pressure in the Belfast London Dublin triangle.
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Gordon Pape Southam
London
Ulster
Belfast
Dublin
Jack Lynch
Lynch
Ireland
Britain
Farm acreage increases in Canada wheat plantings
Prairie farmers raised wheat acreage 56 percent to 18.7 million in the year, rebounding from a 12 million target in 1970 after a government slash. Despite the gain, total sown area remains far below 1969’s 24.4 million and the 1960s average, marking the second smallest wheat area since 1943. Last year farmers contracted acreage to curb a looming surplus.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Energy hearings spark clash over gas needs and contracts
At the National Energy Board hearings in Ottawa Alberta and Ontario spar over disclosing contract terms with large gas users to verify supply estimates. Consolidated Natural Gas argues disclosure is needed as it seeks to export 2.7 trillion cubic feet to the United States. The board’s chair dismissed the motion citing potential harm to business.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
National Energy Board
Alberta
Ontario
R. J. Gibbs
Quebec
J. H., Laycraft
Consolidated Natural Gas Ltd
Consolidated
United States
N. J. Stewart
Washington
Itelf
U.S
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