Rockabar defies gravity at Lethbridge rodeo
Medicine Hat cowboy Rockabar dazzled with a seven second bull ride on Tuffy but fell just short of an official score. He earned applause for showmanship after landing far from the center, while Hank Abbie and Ted Vayro led other events as Kalin faced a rough night and a lingering jinx in the wild horse race.
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Jim Smith
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West
Pat McHugh
Sudan crisis deepens as Nimeiry survives coup attempt
In Khartoum and Cairo tensions rise after a Monday coup attempt against President Jaafar Nimeiry. Four top officers were executed while Lt. Col Babkr El-Nur and Maj Farouk Hamadallah fled to Khartoum from Libya. A dusk-to-dawn curfew and state of emergency remain in effect as reports of fighting and casualties emerge.
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Atta
Osman Al-Hussein
Abdel Moneim Mohamed Ahmed
3Rd Armored Brigade
Muaweya Abdel Haq
Revolutionary Command Council
Apollo crew to orbit satellite in lunar mission
Apollo 15 will leave a 78 pound satellite in lunar orbit to study the moon with electric sensors for over a year. Astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden are scheduled to launch from Cape Kennedy on Monday and eject the satellite Aug 4 before returning to Earth.
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British Army raids in Northern Ireland target IRA strongholds
In Northern Ireland, 1,800 soldiers and police raided over 100 homes, arresting 48 in Belfast and nine other towns as part of a massive offensive to curb IRA violence. The operation, with mixed political reactions, followed recent killings and record damages, while authorities seek to keep Ulster within the United Kingdom.
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London
Ulster
United Kingdom
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Irish Republic
Bernadette Devlin
Trudeaus to get family allowance
Margaret Trudeau is pregnant and due in December, the first child of a governing prime minister since 1869. The announcement by the Prime Minister's office explains her absence from official trips and notes Mounties kept watch during a Perth visit.
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Margaret Trudeau
Trudeau
Perth
Trudeaus
Mary
John A. Macdonald
Canada
John A
Atlantic Region
China appoints Huang Hua as Canada ambassador
Huang Hua arrived in Ottawa as the first PRC ambassador to Canada, four months late but warmly welcomed. The 58 year old veteran diplomat and his wife faced a crowded scene as supporters and reporters greeted them, with prior delays tied to Canada not yet recognizing the new government and speculation about U.S. talks with Beijing.
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Huang Hua
Canada
People’s Republic of China
Huang
Peking
Hsu Chung-fu
United States
Nixon
Mr. Huang
Chester Bonning
China
Vancouver hostels empty as summer transient plan falters
Vancouver welfare officials report only 7100 of an estimated 50 000 transients entered the system by mid July as cool cloudy weather and travel patterns reduced arrivals. Director Murray Colclough notes homes and hostels provide 600 beds in private houses plus space for 1500 more, with nightly placements around 70 to 304.
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Vancouver
Murray Colclough
Federal Secretary of State
Colclough
Lang Announces Aug 1 Payments To Farmers
Saskatoon CP Otto Lang announced advance payments for wheat oats and barley for the crop year starting Aug 1. Wheat 95 cents a bushel barley 50 cents oats 35 cents. Maximum payment 6000 dollars. Repayment at same rates. Initial 1971 72 wheat payment 1.46 a bushel. Government to buy minimum 388 million wheat 230 million barley 43 million oats.
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Otto Lang
Canadian Wheat Board
Lang
Initial
Wheat Board
Trudeau to attend funeral of former Saskatchewan premier
Prime Minister Trudeau will fly to Moose Jaw for the 2 p.m. service honoring former Saskatchewan premier Ross Thatcher and return to Ottawa afterwards. In Hong Kong, Opposition Leader Robert Stanfield began a six day visit to China with his wife two aides and three reporters in tow.
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Trudeau
Saskatchewan
Ross Thatcher
Moose Jaw
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Hong Kong
Reuter
Robert Stanfield
China
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