13 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1969
Page
1
Agriculture Minister H A Olson called the beef price rise the first gain for Canadian producers in 20 years. The statement said profit margins had shrunk for two decades, prompting some producers to exit. Olson urged consumers to view higher prices as an investment in future beef supply.
Ottawa reports the federal government will form a special bipartisan committee to monitor rising beef and other prices. A notice of motion to establish the joint committee will appear on the Commons order paper in the next few days.
Consumers' Association delegates in Ottawa urged government action as beef prices stayed high. A resolution backed by Mme Therese Casgrain called for cheaper protein options and price remedies while debating licensing of credit-reporting agencies and data access. A new standing Senate Commons committee on price stability, incomes and employment was approved to work with the prices and incomes commission, echoing past actions during the 1966-67 bacon episode led by Ron Basford.
A closed-door session produced a broad accord to curb federal spending power through conditional grants to provinces. Premier Trudeau and provincial leaders hailed the progress while acknowledging the complexities in implementing shared-cost programs and compensation for non participating provinces.
In Ottawa the Liberal government survived two confidence votes on budget policy with votes 105 59 and 104 56 amid a four day Commons debate. The House plans extended hours to pass legislation before June 27 adjournment and to consider the Telesat Canada bill. Former minister George Hees urged deep spending cuts and tax incentives to boost productivity.
Delegates of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Transport and General Workers voted 305 to 61 against merging with the Cincinnati based Brotherhood of Railway Airline and Steamship Clerks. They warned the move would be an American takeover and jeopardize Canadian wage gains and treasury funds.
Apollo 11 astronauts Edwin Aldrin Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins proceed with training as NASA plans a July 20 rendezvous and July 16 liftoff. If readiness issues arise the schedule could shift, with Armstrong to join Aldrin on the moon and become the first to walk extraterrestrial soil.
Henry Sangster longtime Redcliff mayor and former Redcliff Pressed Brick Co. manager died in hospital Thursday night at age 66. He served as mayor 1936 1946 and 1948 1950 and was known as a local baseball umpire in his younger years.
Paris. Alain Poher gains ground on Georges Pompidou in a final round polling snapshot. Pompidou leads 56 to 44 with Poher four points closer than last week. Both candidates prepare televised appeals to 29 million voters amid rising abstention and undecided figures. Poher hints at secret funds while pledging donations to cancer research.
Prime Minister Trudeau notes many public meetings will occur before constitutional changes. This week’s federal provincial gathering progressed in private with aims reached quicker. Premiers praised in camera talks as an advantage, while some favored open discussion despite the private format.
A naval inquiry heard the U S destroyer Frank E Evans and Australian carrier Melbourne both swerved to avert collision moments before Evans was severed in two. Captain John Stevenson said Melbourne initially steered left while Evans kept course after a warning message flashed moments earlier.
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