Liberal to sell wheat
Ottawa faces a falling world wheat price as the Liberal government keeps its 1.3 billion bushels export target alive. Industry minister Pepin warned the target may ride a downward price spiral while criticizing opposition for urging aid actions to save the prairie wheat industry.
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Southam
Ottawa
Industry, Trade and Commrce
Jean-Luc Pepin
The
Commons
U.S
Canadian Wheat Board
Pepin
Trudeau
Winnipeg
Soviet Union
Canada
New Democratic Party
Tommy Douglas
Apollo 11 Returns: Moon Walk Triumph and Homeward Echoes
Apollo 11 crew Armstrong Aldrin and Collins complete lunar mission and begin home. Docking, liftoff from the moon, and a Pacific splashdown loom as the nation prepares a quarantine welcome. Global audience soars and cultural echoes rise from the moon landing.
Canada Rejects Chinese Demand on Taiwan Sovereignty
Ottawa’s External Affairs Minister Gordon Pape states Canada will not recognize Beijing’s claim to Taiwan as part of diplomatic recognition talks. In a Commons statement, Sharp confirms Canada won’t back the Communist claim but also will not publicly challenge Peking. He notes private briefings to China and clarifies Canada’s position amid Stockholm negotiations.
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Ottawa
Sharp
China
Canada
Taiwan
Commons
Peking
Setoper Wegen
Stockholm
Mr. Sharp
Israeli jets strike Arab positions across Suez and Jordan
Israeli warplanes roared over the Suez Canal and the Jordan River today in air strikes on Egyptian gun positions in the El Quantara area and two Arab guerrilla bases on the eastern front. A military spokesman said a few planes operated briefly and returned to base.
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Jordan River
el Quantara
Canal
Jordan
El Salvador Demands Compensations in Honduras War
El Salvador warned it will not withdraw troops from Honduras unless compensation is paid for alleged damages from disorders preceding the invasion. It sought special tribunals for killings of Salvadorean citizens and guarantees for more than 300,000 emigrants in Honduras. The OAS crisis deepened as troops remained near the border despite an 11 p.m. EDT withdrawal deadline.
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San-Salvador
el Salvador
Honduras
Organization of American States
Renner Faces Possible Removal From City Council
Alderman George Renner acknowledged moving outside the city limits but said he will not resign. The Municipal Government Act requires residency to remain a councillor, and removal would require a district court or City Council action, with Renner vowing to continue serving two years before re election. Renner, first elected in 1966, also noted he still pays taxes and owns city property while denying any change in public service.
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George Renner
Renner
Mund
Black and White Trail
Ald
Als
Racial disturbances erupt leaving two dead in three cities
Riots in Columbus Ohio and York Pennsylvania left two people dead and many injured as curfews and National Guard were deployed. Police reported 130 arrests and numerous fires while a white shop manager faced charges after a dry cleaning shop shooting. In Washington tear gas dispersed a 150 person crowd.
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Columbus
Ohio
York
National Guard
Washington
James A. Rhodes
Richard Born
Stultz
Roy Beasley
Dave E. Shesnut
Lillie B. Allen
Aiken
S.C
Bennett sets B C election for August 27, 196?
Premier W A C Bennett announced a general election for August 27, the seventh since 1952, attacking the NDP as Marxist socialist spokesmen. Social Credit held 31 seats to the NDP’s 17 in a 55 seat House.
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Bennett
Social Credit
NDP
Liberals
Second manned moon shot to be ready in November
Apollo 12 slated for a November moon landing following Apollo 11’s return. Lt Gen Samuel Phillips said instructions will go out for Apollo 12 to attempt a second lunar touchdown, likely in the western Sea of Rains, with Robert Gilruth endorsing lunar orbit rendezvous as the model for future Mars exploration and noting astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin used less oxygen than expected during EVA.
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Edwin Aldrin
Moon
Michael Collins
Collins
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Arm Strong
Mission Control
Charlie
Earth
Roger
Charles Duke
Houston
Reuters
Manned Spacecraft Centre
Mars
Samuel Phillips
Cape Kennedy
Moonport
Lunar
Robert Gilruth
Armstrong
Aldrin
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Dwight Joseph
George Stultz
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