Anti Communists Riot Roils Northern Portugal During Turmoil
In northern Portugal anti Communist mobs clashed with authorities as troops used tear gas and warning shots amid civil unrest. Across the country the Revolutionary Council faced reports of violence in Angola and unrest in the Azores while blaming the centrist party for the chaos.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Revolutionary Council
Angola
Azores
Communist Party
Lourinha
Vilar Fomoso
Popular Democratic
Socialist Party
Popular Democrats
Portuguese Democratic Movement
Canada blocks UN crime conference in Toronto this year
Canada will not host the Fifth Congress on Crime Prevention in Toronto this year as PM Allan MacEachen cited deteriorating atmosphere and risks of public disorder. Waldheim will be consulted. Canada may send observers to a later rescheduled event elsewhere. The PLO observer issue sparked political tension among Arab and Jewish groups.
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Southam News Services
Ottawa
Trudeau
United Nations
Toronto
Allan MacEachen
Kurt Waldheim
Canada
MacEachen
New York
Waldheim
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Canadian Arab Federation
Israel
Cabinet
Government delays UN crime conference spark criticism in Toronto
Khaled Mouammar of the Canadian Arab Federation blasting the Monday postponement as cowardly and shameful. He accuses the government of bowing to Israel and says the move harms Canada’s UN charter commitments while praising the PLO as Palestinian representative. JDL official Albert Applebaum warns of potential violence if the conference proceeds with PLO attendance.
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Toronto
Khaled Mouammar
Canadian Arab Federation
Canada
Israel
Mouammitt
Ile
United Nations
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Mouammar
Jewish Defence League
JDL
AJDL
Albert Applebaum
Applebaum
Gandhi Wins Emergency Backing Sparks Opposition Walkout
In New Delhi the upper house approved Indira Gandhi’s emergency declaration by 136 to 33, triggering a walkout by non Communist opposition. The lower house plans to vote Wednesday before presidential ratification.
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
India
Gandhi
Congress Party
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Lang unveils legislation on a federal human rights commission
Ottawa announces enabling legislation to create a Canadian Human Rights Commission aimed at fighting discrimination in federal arenas and related industries. The bill outlines grounds for complaints, potential compensation, fines, and a data privacy regime, with a plan for regional offices and a tribunal system. It may be debated late 1975 or in 1976.
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Lang
Southam News Services
Ottawa
Human Rights Commission
Justice
Otto Lang
Trudeau
Commission
Commons
Senate
Hull
Canada
Federal Court of Canada
Postal union head predicts ratification of three year contract
James Rademacher, head of the National Association of Letter Carriers, says workers will approve a three year deal raising average salaries by about 1500 plus cost of living protections and a no layoff clause. The pact covers about 600 000 postal workers with annual cost to the service nearing 900 million by year three. Ratification expected within 30 days.
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Washington
Letter Carriers' Union
James Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Rademacher
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Rashtriya Saswayamsevak Sangh
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