22 Jul 1971
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1971
Page
1
A pivotal election centers on 75 seats up for grabs with campaigns focusing on key districts. Voters weigh party platforms, policy promises, and candidate viability as turnout shapes outcomes across multiple regions.
Ottawa reports a revamped unemployment insurance plan aiming for 1975 completion. The reform extends coverage to 1.2 million workers, raises weekly benefits to 100 dollars, and shifts the commission toward claimant assistance and guidance rather than premium collection. Trials in four cities show faster reemployment, with 28 percent moving to work in Hamilton.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports April to June jobless figures show improvement but stress that unskilled workers and first entrants bore the main burden. Nearly 20 percent of the 584,000 jobless had never held a full-time civilian job lasting two weeks or more.
Edmonton CP report says a three day meeting of provincial agriculture ministers and deputies from across Canada produced agreement in principle for adjusting the egg and broiler industries. The communique stated ministers would work to implement workable plans soon. Details on the chicken and egg controversy were not elaborated.
William F Buckley editor of the National Review says the magazine staged a hoax with fictional Vietnam papers to test whether such forgeries would seem genuine Buckley disclosed the spoof after media reported on supposed highly classified documents from the Vietnam War He described the episode as an ethical vacuum and noted that real government documents may exist in archives.
Ottawa reports the promised 45 federal government kiosks intended to aid transient youth near major cities faced wind and weather problems. Tepee tents proved too weak, most have been dismantled, and house trailers are being sent to sites while tents stay where winds are not a threat. A theft incident occurred last week in Calgary.
Sudanese leader Ibrahim Nimeiry regains power after a swift coup reversal. A military junta declared a state of emergency and curfew as radio broadcasts proclaimed his return. Tanks, armored cars, and shelling surrounded Khartoum headquarters amid tense exchanges between pro and anti-Nimeiry factions.
Washington AP reports concerns from Dr. Frank Hardy former germ warfare scientist now FDA virologist that a Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis vaccine shipped to Texas and nearby states might revert to a virulent form. He calls for controlled studies in unaffected states as VEE ravages horses with 1,132 deaths and nearly 1,500 sick. The vaccine, not approved for Canada, was developed by U.S. Army scientists in the 1960s amid wartime research on live viruses.
The United States imposes a state department ban on official comment as Nixon plans a Peking summit with Chou Enlai and Mao Tse-tung. Indochina, UN seating for China, and Taiwan futures loom as Kissinger leads groundwork discussions. White House reassures Taiwan defense commitments after Senate moves to repeal the 1955 Formosa resolution.
Montreal airport workers returned to their posts after Air Canada and the International Association of Machinists reached a 1 a.m. settlement ending 15 hours of talks. Ratification by 6200 union members is pending but the package deal is described as generous. Negotiations followed a 24 hour strike and mediation efforts by federal mediators.
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