Trudeau pledges help for debted wheat farmers in west
Prime Minister Trudeau told Saskatchewan reeves in Humbolt that the government may need a temporary cash injection for western farm economics and could consider land bank loans for poorer farmers. He rejected the two price system for wheat but said it could be reconsidered if it is the only solution.
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Humbolt
Trudeau
Saskatoon
SFU
SFA
Wheat Board
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Wheat
Canada
Soviet wheat sale may be upcoming in trade talks
Ottawa reports Canadian grain officials optimistic Russia will approve purchasing about 135 million bushels under the three year pact that expires in two weeks. Negotiations continue with Export Khleb to extend beyond July 31 with a firm contract likely before shipments begin.
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Ottawa
Russia
Export Khleb
Soviet Union
Egypt
Opposition MPs push for farmers aid data in Canada
In Ottawa, opposition MPs pressed the government to disclose any aid planned for Western Canadian farmers amid financial strain. Prime Minister acting PM Mitchell Sharp cited IGA noncompliance by others and declined a domestic price guarantee. Industry minister Pepin said a working group of IGA exporters is forming with broader capital city consultations.
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Ottawa
Western Canada
Robert Stanfield
Mitchell Sharp
Jean-Luc Pepin
New Democratic Party
Tommy Douglas
Mr. Pepin
Douglas
Canadian Wheat Board
Pepin
Wheat Board
Western provinces unlikely to challenge Official Languages Act
Edmonton CP reports little likelihood of western provinces testing the federal Official Languages Act in the Supreme Court. Amendments, preapproval discussions, and Manitoba's June 25 election have cooled hostility. Manitoba's Ed Schreyer remains most favorable. BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan still express reservations about certain provisions.
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Edmonton
Supreme Court of Canada
Manitoba
Ed Schreyer
Canada
Walter Weir
John Turner
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Vietnam government reshuffle planned in days
Saigon cabled report says a reshuffle of the South Vietnam government will be announced in the next few days, according to a government spokesman. In Washington a Pentagon official said 24 people were taken to hospital on Okinawa for observation last week after a mishap, with no comment on reports of a broken container of highly secret nerve gas.
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Reuters
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Washington
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Okinawa
Apollo 11 nears moon amid systems check and sleep
Reuters-AP reports Apollo 11 astronauts Aldrin Armstrong and Collins sleep well as Columbia speeds toward the moon. Ground teams confirm all systems look great and mission pace remains on schedule for a manned lunar landing weekend.
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Columbia
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Aldrin
Neil A. Armstrong
Michael Collins
Armstrong
Collins
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Earth
Eagle
Luna XV mission mystery puzzling observers
Manchester CP report from Jodrell Bank says Luna XV remains mysterious with no clear plan detected. scientists note its two hour orbit kept it hundreds to a thousand miles from Apollo 11 site while bursts of radio data continued. officials expect no danger to the Apollo mission as Soviet craft remains in close lunar orbit.
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England
Jodrell Bank
John G. Davies
Bernard Lovell
Observatory
Lunar
Apollo 11 rescue deemed impossible on moon
Houston reports no rescue plan exists if Armstrong and Aldrin are marooned on the lunar surface. A replacement craft would require four days to reach the moon, and the LM lacks tools and lift capacity to self right or be retrieved by the orbiting command ship or any nearby craft.
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Eagle
Moon
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Edwin Aldrin
Michael Collins
Luna XV orbiting moon okays Apollo 11 path
Soviet Union assured American space officials that Luna XV currently in lunar orbit will not interfere with Apollo 11. Frank Borman said the response, relayed by Bor man, gave no indication of Luna's landing plans.
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Houston
Soviet Union
Frank Borman
Borman
Luna XV achieves extremely low lunar orbit in single burn
Lovell states Luna XV’s precision injection into a very low lunar orbit via one retro rocket firing distinguishes it from prior lunar probes. He notes earlier Soviet or U.S. missions used multi stage burns and questions whether the single burn orbit is worth the flight cost in the Soviet space program.
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Lovell
U.S
CP Air Strike Averted by Last Minute Settlement
Vancouver CP News reports a last minute settlement averting a nationwide strike by 930 machinists against CP Air. An 11:30 a.m. PDT strike was called but a new two year contract was announced at 2:30 a.m. by CP Air president John C. Gilmer and I A M A W system general manager P O Grady. Details remain unreleased pending ratification by union members, with a vote to occur within 10 days and workers remaining on the job.
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Vancouver
CP Air
John C. Gilmer
P. J. O’grady
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
El Salvador and Honduras clash after provisional ceasefire
El Salvador and Honduras agreed to a provisional ceasefire at dawn but El Salvador pressed forward with its invasion. The OAS mediation failed as fighting continued with 2,400 soldiers killed, 700 Salvadorans, 1,700 Hondurans, and tides of refugees in Honduras.
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Ap-Reuters San Salvador
Honduras
Organization of American States
Tegucigalpa
Washington
Francisco Jose Guerrero
Galo Plaza
Salvador
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