Gun supplier runs Biafra airlift
An American arms runner operates a fleet that has delivered over 300 tons of food and medicine to Biafra since March, amid conflicts with Nigeria. Heavily funded by German and Swiss charities, talks of modern planes for humanitarian use surface as relief efforts continue despite tensions.
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Associated Press
Henry Wharton
U.S
Miami
Fla
Nigeria
Lisbon
Portugal
Zurich
Switzerland
Biafra
Wharton
Caritas Organization
Diakonisches
Lufthansa
Laos
Irish Holy Ghost Order
Caritas
No gains for B.C. Socreds in three byelections
In Victoria three byelections filled vacancies from resignations. The Liberals kept North Vancouver Capilano and Oak Bay seats with ease while the NDP narrowly captured Revelstoke Slocan, leaving Social Credit in second place across all races. Premier Bennett hailed the contest as a good fight.
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Victoria
New Democrats
British
Columbia
Social Credit
Liberals
Vancouver-Capilano
Oak Bay
NDP
Revelstoke- Slocan
W. A. C Bennett
Ground war widens near Saigon as Viet Cong losses soar
AP reports 192 Viet Cong killed south of Saigon with U.S. infantry clashing 16 miles from the capital. A senior officer cites large guerrilla units moving west and notes a major VC offensive is unlikely before late July or early August.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekiong Delta
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Revolt Called For in China by Mysterious Radio
A Beijing era report says a radio station calling itself the voice of the People's Liberation Army urges PLA commanders and troops to prepare for a true communist revolt against Mao Tse-tung Lin Piao and Chiang Ching. The broadcasts denounce Mao and accuse Lin and Chiang of unleashing anarchism. The station's location remains unconfirmed and its true connection to the mainland army is doubtful.
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Hong Kong
Voice of the
Peoples Liberation Army
PLA
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
Mao
Chiang Ching
Lin
Last-ditch talks continue in Ottawa
Local postal workers plan participation in a nationwide strike starting at 2 a.m. Thursday. The strike, coordinated by the Postal Clerks Union and the Letter Carriers Union, will see picketing begin at 6 a.m. with around 50 workers involved. Postmaster Dominick announced an embargo on second through fourth class mail and limited mail handling today and outlined lobby hours and emergency provisions during the shutdown.
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Norm Bannon
Postal Clerks Union
Co-op
6Th Ave
S.E
Cecil Hotel
Ken McLeod
Letter Carriers Union
Lorne Bray
Frank Simmons
Paul Dominick
Dominick
Mr. Dominick
Top Czech general attacks Warsaw pact
Col. Gen. Wyclaec Prchuk, head of the Czechoslovak Communist defence department, condemned the Warsaw pact and urged reform to give Russia's allies more say. He spoke after Soviet troops began leaving Czechoslovakia and after a Warsaw meeting where Brezhnev and Kosygin discussed Prague's democratization.
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Warsaw Pact
Prague
Russia
Wyclaec Prchuk
Munist Party
Defence Department
Czechoslovakia
Warsaw
Communist Party
Bulgaria
Hungary
East Germany
Poland
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Prchik
Wire taps tie Toronto magistrates to suspect Alexander
In a judicial inquiry, 21 wiretapped conversations from March to May were ruled admissible. They include exchanges between Vincent Alexander and Magistrates Fred Bannon and George Gardhouse, linking them to alleged cases and possible pay-for-sentence arrangements. Magistrate Bannon resigned during the inquiry.
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Toronto
Vincent Alexander
Fred Bannon
George Gardhouse
Alexander
Campbell Grant
Ontario Supreme Court
Arthur Wishart
Bannon
Gardhouse
David Humphrey
Justice Grant
Humphrey
Canadian pilot parachutes after CF-104 crash in Germany
A CF-104 Starfighter piloted by a Canadian plunged during a Winterbach training flight and the pilot bailed out with minor injuries. Reports from Zweibrücken confirm the incident occurred Monday amid West German air exercises.
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Zweibrucken
Winterbach
West Germany
Serious talks begin in Paris peace negotiations
The United States and North Vietnam have begun secret informal discussions on de escalation amid ongoing deadlocked official talks. Washington and Hanoi maintain open channels with Harriman and Xuan Thuy while policy reviews occur. Cyrus Vance travels to consult with President Johnson before Honolulu talks with Thieu. Le Duc Tho remains in Hanoi as North Vietnam pursues policy direction.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Cyrus R. Vance
Johnson
Honolulu
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Thuy
North Vietnamese
Communist Party
Five year sentence for fire bombing Dahmer case
Billy Roy Pitts, 23, a former Ku Klux Klansman, was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a conspiracy that caused the fire bombing death of civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer. He pleaded guilty and testified against co-defendants.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
Billy Roy Pitts
Vernon Dahmer
Pitts
Harold Cox
U.S. District Court
Dahmer
Hattiesburg
Diphtheria case heightens London Ontario fears
A five year old girl who contracted diphtheria died at Victoria Hospital, prompting London health officials to inoculate about 1200 children exposed at McMahon Pool. Dr J J Jeffs urged parents to vaccinate, noting boosters given now aid those with prior shots.
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London
Ont
Victoria Hospital
Barbara Iles
Barbara
McMahon Pool
J. J. Jeffs
Toronto
Dr. Jeffs
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