Perce Hippies Run Out of Town by Town Crowd
About 40 residents formed a makeshift force and used fire hoses to drive 38 hippies from a one room barn near La Maison du Pecheur in Perce Quebec. Provincial police later transported the hippies to Chandler as local unrest followed the incident and a court halted further vandalism by rioters.
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Nixon pledges U S aid to Thailand to fight Communists
Nixon reaffirms U S commitments to Thailand and pledges equipment and support for development. Thanat Khamman says talks covered Southeast Asia defense, Vietnam peace efforts, troop levels, and Thailand’s independence with U S help. Discussions included future US presence and fears of Communist penetration if US withdraws.
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Nigeria rejects truce proposal for Biafran conflict
Nigeria rebuffed a Biafran call for a temporary ceasefire during Pope Paul VI's Africa visit. Government officials dismissed the idea as unworthy, while Kampala talks efforts and Chief Anthony Enahoro's appointment to head Nigeria's papal delegation hint at possible dialogue with Biafran supporters.
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Odumegwu Ojukwu
Kampala
Paul
Anthony Enahoro
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Parliament may reconvene quickly over Vancouver dock strike
Ottawa faces a possible recall as a Vancouver dockers strike threatens west coast shipping. Labour Minister Bryce Mackasey plans to assess the situation in Vancouver while talks with the Longshoremen’s union continue. If talks fail, emergency legislation could be sought to end the work stoppage.
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Jean-Luc Pepin
Japan
Mr. Trudeau
Police hunt for killer of seven young women in Michigan
A 25 detective special force from five agencies intensified the manhunt for the killer or killers of seven young women slain in the Ann Arbor Ypsilanti area over two years. Efforts include a dummy protest, mounted searchers, and a computer check on a motorcyclist linked to the latest victim Karen Beineman an EMU freshman.
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Ann Arbor
Ypsilanti
Karen Sue Beineman
Eastern Michigan University
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Eastern Michigan
University of Michigan
OAS to consider sanctions against El Salvador over troop presence
The Organization of American States prepared to sanction El Salvador for detaining troops in western Honduras over a four state area. A second measure would halt oil coffee cotton and sugar trade unless El Salvador withdraws its forces, with Honduras to receive material aid to restore territorial integrity.
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Fire kills 32 horses at Cahokia Downs stable
A deadly blaze at Cahokia Downs near East St. Louis wiping out 32 race horses in a private stable. The fire occurred Monday night and authorities investigate the cause. Tropical Storm Anna forms in the Atlantic and is forecast to rapidly strengthen into the first hurricane of the 1969 season.
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Reuters
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Viewers to watch first TV from Mars
Viewers will see the first television pictures from Mars as Mariner VI and VII broadcast to Earth. The images will not reveal whether life exists, but mark another space-age milestone following the moon landing.
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Pasadena
Calif
Reuters
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Cape Kennedy
Spiro T. Agnew
Space Advisory Council
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
U.S. shifts Vietnam strategy to limited response plan
U.S. commanders in Vietnam have replaced the prior maximum pressure approach with a protective reaction tactic to cut casualties. The shift targets the Saigon region and near 11 provinces, dispatching large forces only when intelligence shows a strong chance of contact.
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U.S
Vietnam
3Rd Corps
25Th Infantry
Ho Bo Woods
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Power failure blacks out southern Saskatchewan cities
A severe electrical storm near Squaw Rapids knocked out the distribution grid at 11:35 p.m. CST causing most of southern Saskatchewan to lose power. Saskatoon Regina Weyburn and smaller centres were dark with restorations by around 12:15 a.m. to 12:25 a.m. in several cities and crews still working at 4 a.m. in remote areas.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Power Corp
Squaw Rapids
Prince Albert
SPC
Saskatoon
Weyburn
Moon rocks may host Earth life says scientists
Scientists examining Apollo 11 lunar dust warn the moon material resembles poor Earth soil and may not sustain life. Experiments with sterilized mice and earth microbes will test if lunar soil harbors hostile organisms while researchers debate if lunar craters formed by volcanic lava flows.
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Reuters
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