First Canadian heart transplant patient dies in Montréal
Albert Murphy a 59 year old retired butcher died of circulatory complications 46 hours after receiving Canada’s first heart transplant. He got the heart of 38 year old Gerald Rondeau at the Montreal Heart Institute as the 18th such operation. Doctors cited blood clotting problems and lung kidney failure as the cause.
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Montreal
Albert Murphy
Canada
Murphy
Gerald Rondeau
Montreal Heart Institute
Paul David
Institute
Pierre Grondin
Gilles Lepage
Rome Police Eject Students as Unrest Continues in Italy
In Rome police cleared left wing students who had occupied the University of Rome after violent clashes with right wing youths. Officers, escalating from about a dozen to 1500, breached gates. hundreds arrested or treated for injuries as protests fed a broader political crisis surrounding the center left coalition and Premier Aldo Moro.
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Rome
Italy
University of Rome
Aldo Moro
Christian Democrats
Moro
Hamilton Tiger Cats star shot dead in holdup attempt
Stockton California police say Ted Watkins a Chicago born running back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats was shot four times and killed during a liquor store holdup. His brother Clifford Watkins was wounded by a second clerk as the men attempted the robbery.
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Hamilton Tiger Cats
Stockton
Calif
Ted Watkins
Watkins
Clifford
University of Oregon
Canada
Six Vietnamese officials killed by rocket attack in Saigon
A rocket strike at a Saigon command post killed six high ranking South Vietnamese officials and wounded four, including the city mayor. The attack occurred as Viet Cong forces reportedly entered Gia Dinh suburb. U.S. General Abrams ordered restraint on further air strikes in Saigon outskirts.
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Saigon
USS
Gia Dinh
Cholon
Pho Quoc Chu
Port of
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Luan
le Ngoc Tru
Nguyen Ngox Xinh
National Police
Maj
Nguyen Bao Thuy
Revolu
Dao Ba Phuoc
5Th Ranger Group
van van Cua
Tran van Phan
Nguyen van Giam
Capital Military District
le Ngoc To
5Th Combat Police
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Trudeau outlines broad prairie farm policy with income plan
Prime Minister Trudeau visits Winnipeg en route to British Columbia and unveils a wide farm policy. It promises an income assurance concept for grain farmers, doubling cash advances to $6,000, a National Grain Council, a three year wheat export target of 1.3 billion bushels, and national marketing boards. Details on funding and loan levels remain unspecified.
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Bruce Phillips
Southam
Winnipeg
Trudeau
Prairies
British Columbia
Joe Greene
National Grain Council
California campaigns wind up in pivotal presidential primary
In Los Angeles Kennedy and McCarthy waged vigorous distant debates as California voters prepared to choose delegates for the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Democrats hope to rack up California’s 174 nominating votes while Republicans also seek strong showings ahead of August conventions in Chicago and Miami.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
California
Chicago
Miami
Kennedy
Thomas C. Lynch
Hubert H. Humphrey
Negotiations Drag On In France As Strikes Persist
Paris reports bleak prospects for a quick settlement as railway unions and Transport Minister Jean Chamant fail to reach accord on the first of nine points. Post office talks and Paris Transport Authority talks stall with a 13.7 percent pay offer rejected. The nationwide picture remains unsettled with a Pentecost count due Tuesday to gauge remaining factory strikes.
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Paris
Jean Chamant
Paris Transport Authority
June 25 Deadline Sought by Canadian Postmen Union
Windsor Ontario delegates from District 6 of the Letter Carriers Union of Canada call for a June 25 strike deadline set by the Council of Postal Unions. The CUPW voted in Montreal to strike June 24, but LCUC president DeCaire cautions a fixed date is not official yet, pending conciliation outcomes.
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Windsor
Ont
Letter Carriers Union of Canada
Council of Postal Unions
The
LCUC
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Postal Workers
CUPW
Montreal
Sound
Canada
Roger DeCaire
de Caire
CPU
Treasury Board
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Confederation Generale du Travail
Gest Labor Union Organization
Princi
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