Trudeau Seeks Western Solutions At Liberal Conference
Prime Minister Trudeau urged Western Liberals to press concrete solutions for Western economic opportunities. He warned the West may be harder to win over than Quebec, pledging regional offices, provincial capitals, and reforms in resources processing, transportation, and financial services to address regional alienation. A Thursday cabinet meeting would review conference resolutions for immediate action.
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Vancouver
Trudeau
Canada
Calgary
Central
West
Ottawa
Liberal Policy Conference
Liberal Party
James Richardson
Officers tied rifle butted in 17 day Viet Cong captivity
CAP Ian Patten of Toronto and Capt Fletcher Thomson of Ottawa described a gruelling 17 day ordeal as prisoners of the Viet Cong in the Xuan Loc area 45 miles northeast of Saigon. They and two South Vietnamese were released after negotiations. They spoke of rifle butts, being bound for long periods, and harsh jungle treks while the ICCS was the target of their captors.
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Saigon
Ian Patten
Toronto
Patten
Fletcher Thomson
Ottawa
Xuan Loc
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary Government
PRG
Thomson
Ervin defends probe as crucial to nation's welfare
Senate Watergate panel chair Sam Ervin defends the televised hearings citing Nixon’s Six Crises and Woodrow Wilson on investigative functions. He says the committee’s probing is vital as it examines allegations that powerful forces have impaired the presidential nomination and election process.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam Ervin
Dem. N.C
Ervin
Nixon
Alger Hiss
White House
Richard Moore
Hebert Kalmbach
Moore
John Dean
Congressional
Woodrow Wilson
Watergate Committee
United States
Canadians Explain Mission After Detention by Viet Cong
Captains Ian Patten of Toronto and Fletcher Thomson of Ottawa said they were on a flag showing trip for the ICCS when seized near Xuan Loc, 45 miles northeast of Saigon. The Viet Cong charged spying and forced confessions, which the officers denied. They stated their purpose was to become familiar with the area and to explain ICCS functions to locals.
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Saigon
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Patten
Toxic chemicals enter water after Vancouver warehouse fire
A massive blaze at a Canadian Industries Ltd paint warehouse in Vancouver released toxic fumes and chemicals into False Creek and the surrounding area. Fire officials, police, and environmental experts warned residents as winds and tides confined the slick, while authorities estimated $2 million in damages and an emergency evacuation lasted several hours.
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Vancouver
Great Vancouver
Canadian Industries Ltd
CIL
False Creek
English Bay
City Engineering Department
Lorne March
March
Environment Canada
Chris Hatfield
CIL Western
D.R. Fraser
Armand Koertig
Hanging ban bill still faces Commons
In Ottawa the House of Commons, aside from committees, spends about 284 hours weekly. MPs face long hours as they tackle third readings on a capital punishment bill to resume hanging for five years, a Montreal Olympic funding bill, a tax liable family allowance increase, and a grains policy debate.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Government House
Allan MacEachen
Montreal
Commons
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