Campaign Charges Hit British Press Strike
The strike among publishers and printers widens with wage demands up to 150 a week. Talks with Prime Minister Wilson at 10 Downing Street are set for Thursday as unions seek a 25 percent raise, threatening 20 papers and 49 million readers. The dispute splinters across parties with Heath accusing Labour and vice versa.
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Wilson
Downing Street
Daily Express
The
Daily Mail
Dail Sketch
the Vimes
Guardian
Daily Mirror
the Sun
Daily Telegraph
Financial Times
Quebec Parliament Faces First Lockout Over Oath
In Quebec the national assembly opened with seven vacant seats as six Parti Quebecois members refused the oath of allegiance to the Queen. The six were turned away at the door while a seventh aligned with them after taking the oath. Premier Bourassa announced a committee would study the situation.
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Quebec
National Assembly
Parti Quebecis
Hugues Lapointe
Robert Bourassa
Trudel
Bourassa
Givin
Assembly
Tham
Lauren
Three youths jailed for LSD trafficking in District Court
Dennis Lambert, 17, received 18 months. Thomas Greg Russell, 17, 12 months. Douglas Wiebe, 16, three months. The judge cited past violations and the need for deterrence, noting Russell funded drug purchases and Wiebe's youth.
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Dennis Lambert
L. S. Turcotte
Lethbridge
Thomas Greg Russell
2Nd St. N.W
Douglas Wiebe
Central Block
Russell
Richard Walker
Turcatte
Wiebe
Election Act Draws Approval in Commons Amid Amendments
Opposition MPs backed the bill to overhaul the Canada Elections Act in the Commons on Tuesday while promising amendments during clause by clause study. The measure lowers the federal voting age to 18, expands ballot labels for large parties, and adds proxy voting for certain groups. The bill extends Arctic pollution controls offshore and received first Senate reading. John Gilbert and Barry Mather of the NDP urged broader proxy voting and public service grounding for youth rights. Donald S Macdonald signaled future studies on election expense reforms by a Commons committee before summer recess.
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OTTAWA + CP
House
Nadian
Senate
John Gilbert
NDP
Toronto Broadview
Voung
Barry Mather
Surrey
Government House
Donald S Macdonald
Roland Godin
Creditiste—Portneufi
Commons
Igniting Rages Near Jordan Amid Guerrilla Truce
Fragmentary copy describes renewed clashes and tensions after a guerrilla truce near Jordan. References to Arafat and regional forces hint at ongoing violence and fragile ceasefire attempts. Strong entities appear as Hussein era or regional factions, though text is fragmented.
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Hussein
Yasir Arafat
Amman
Hostages held in Amman hotel amid Jordanian-Israeli clashes
Guerrilla factions battled near Amman while 32 foreigners were seized in the Intercontinental Hotel. Reports cite hostages from Britain, the United States, West Germany and Lebanon. One hostage is a son of former Lebanon president Camille Chamoun. Dispatches note artillery and tank attacks on refugee camps as fighting spreads.
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Amman
Beirut
Lebanon
Jordan River
Israel
Damascus
Jordan Intercontinental Hotel
Camille Chamoun
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Arafat
Neeld
Popular Front
Palestine
Thatcher faces emergency session over Saskatchewan strike
Premier Ross Thatcher, angered by a two month long construction strike across Saskatchewan, threatens a special legislature session to pass stricter laws than the Essential Services Emergency Act. He cites the province's weak economy and cash shortages as farmers struggle and wheat prices sag. The Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association strike began after wage negotiations. the union sought 4.5 percent, while the province has set a six percent ceiling.
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Regina
Ross Thatcher
Saskatchewan
Canadian Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association
Cambodian Forces Push Back Viet Cong Near Siem Reap
Cambodian troops drove back North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces around Siem Reap and reopened the airport to replenish dwindling food and ammunition. A military spokesman said fighting since Saturday left fatalities among government troops and 44 Viet Cong bodies on the battlefield, with harassing fire reaching the provincial capital Tuesday night.
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Phnom Penh
Siem Reap
Im Phnom Penh
Wage clash stalls Ottawa postal contract talks
Postal leaders return to bargaining amid a nine month deadlock over six percent wage guidelines and fringe benefits. Treasury board says the offer totals near six percent with 41 cents rise for top earners. unions demand 6 percent across two years. Talks delayed to Thursday as negotiators brace for a long fight.
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Ottawa
Labor
M. Drurs
Federal Treasury Board
Drury
Fricd Kierans
Treasury Board
Postal Union
William Houle
Council of Postal Unions
Theesday
Houle
Farlier
Cecil Harper
Harper
Decane
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Edward Heath
Ron Basford
Basford
Oam
Halifax
Montreal
Toronto
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Vancouver
Consumer Affairs Department
Ys Services
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Nath
Allegiants Fuestia
Parti Quebecois
Rene Blondin
Elizabeth Twole
Quebecara
Camille Lauria
Ine
Crgeant
Hardier
Bourget
Election Act
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Ape
Yous
MGT Canadian Press
Alberta
Bart Porn
Soda
Booth
Pesce
Doug Snake
Thatcher
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