China delays UN anti-pollution charter amid re-examination
Canada expresses bafflement as China reopens debate on a draft environmental treaty at the UN conference. Environment Minister Jack Davis calls the move unfortunate while Canadian officials push for swift resolution. Canada also wins a victory as a committee recommends compensation for developing countries hurt by environmental controls.
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London
Jack Davis
Canada
China
United States
African miners strike after Wankie mine blast death toll
Several hundred African workers refuse to go underground at Wankie No 3 pit after a blast leaves about 420 miners dead or missing. Sir Keith Acutt says toxic air and rockfalls erase hope for survival as the mine closes with 428 men present and eight survivors.
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Wankie
Rhodesia
Keith Acutt
Africa
Coalbrook
South Africa
Livestock factories prevail says NFU president
Saskatoon CP Roy Atkinson, president of the National Farmers Union, told 250 delegates that modern agriculture relies on livestock factories aimed at faster cheaper meat. He argued confinement and drugs hurt public health and urged regionalized, affordable medical care for rural areas.
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Saskatoon
Roy Atkinson
National Farmers’ Union
Atkinson
Canadian Public Health Association
Mr. Atkinson
Queen awards Pearson Order of Merit at Buckingham Palace
Lester Pearson was invested with the Order of Merit by the Queen in an informal Buckingham Palace audience. He described the moment as an honor and noted a pleasant chat with the monarch, while attending alongside his wife.
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London
Lester Pearson
Canadian Statesman
Buckingham Palace
Pearson
Edward VII
Henry Moore
William Walton
Palace
W. J. Merrell
Ottawa
Premier to fund air conditioning at Medicine Hat General
The province will cover the full 375000 cost to install air conditioning at Medicine Hat General Hospital. Completion is planned for spring 1973 with tendering via the local hospital board. Health Minister Neil Crawford says work could start soon, pending local officials, and the project will be in the health budget next year. administrator Dave Hart lauds the decision as a valuable aid to patient comfort and recovery.
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Gordon Pollard
Peter Lougheed
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Lougheed
Medicine Hat
North America
Medicine Hat Hospital
Neil Crawford
Crawford
Health Department
Dave Hart
Hart
Oil slick threatens Crescent Beach coast
A dense black oil slick drifted off Surrey municipality near Crescent Beach on Wednesday night. Workers and vessels fought to contain the spill, which had already released 4,000 to 12,000 gallons of crude oil into the area.
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Crescent Beach
B.C
Surrey
Hargrave seeks Progressive Conservative nomination in Medicine Hat
Bert Hargrave a Walsh rancher and president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association announces his bid for the PC nomination in the Medicine Hat riding to challenge Agriculture Minister Bud Olson. He cites western concerns about federal policy and agriculture’s role in the economy.
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Bert Hargrave
Medicine Hat
Walsh
Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
Hargrave
H. A
Bud) Olson
Western
Canada
Alberta
MacEachen Defends Ban on Partisan Newspaper Articles
Ottawa CP Allan MacEachen defends a government plan to ban partisan newspaper articles on election day and the day before while signaling willingness to modify the rule. He notes print media restrictions lack a freedom of speech outcry and cites broadcast rules from 1936 as precedent. The proposal, part of the election expenses bill, faces Conservative and NDP criticism and mandate for committee review.
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MacEachen
Ottawa
Privy Council
Allan MacEachen
New Democratic Party
Saint John
N.B
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Frank Webber
Reuter
NFU
Order of Canada
Commons
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