Ruling sparks heated Commons debate on Canadian publications
In Ottawa the Deputy Speaker blocked a New Democrat bid to deny naturalized status to Time and Reader's Digest Canada editions. The ruling cites the Crown's control of taxation as the basis, fueling a clash over tax deductions for foreign-owned magazines and Canadian advertising.
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Ottawa
Lucien Lamoureux
U.S
House
Finance
Gordon
Time
Reader's Digest
Douglas Fisher
NDP
Reader
United States
Lamoureux
Fisher
Market gains lift North American stocks on Tuesday
Market bounces ahead as bargain hunters push stocks higher across Toronto Montreal and New York exchanges. The Associated Press average rises to 322.6 while the Dow adds 5.03 and Toronto's index gains 1.67 as banks recover some losses.
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Johnson
United States
Toronto
Montreal
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Associated Press
Disunity in centennial commission in Ottawa
Ottawa reports of friction over appointments to Canada's centennial commission surface as State Secretary Lamontagne defends process. John Fisher says he approved all appointments since 1963 while denying direct replies to former minister Hamilton. Lamontagne confirms a two man leadership with Georges Gauthier as administrator.
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Ottawa
Lamontagne
John Fisher
Commission
Hamilton
Qt Appelle
Fisher
Jeane Pierre Houle
Robbins Elliot
Houle
Elliet
Georges Gauthier
Explosions Echo in Santo Domingo Battle Rages All Day
In Santo Domingo a day long clash between rebels and U.S. troops left 21 Dominicans dead and 24 U.S. paratroopers wounded. Mortar fire threatened new fighting as rebels reported shelling from a northern sector near the safety zone. Andre Riviere, a top aide to rebel defense minister Montes Arache, was among the dead.
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Santo Domingo
U.S
Andre Riviere
Col
Ramon Manuel Montes Arache
Riviere
Canada reports rising divorce rate to 44.7 per 100000
Canada’s divorce rate jumped again with 8,589 divorces granted last year by Parliament and provincial courts, totaling 44.7 per 100000 population. Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta accounted for 6,459 divorces, three quarters of the national total, as most provinces show increases over 1963.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
British Columbia
Alberta
Newfoundland
Prince Edwardsland
Saskatchewan
Yukon
B.C
Peace Talks Hinge Amid Viet Cong Ambush Near Saigon
A large Viet Cong force ambushed a government convoy 15 miles southwest of Saigon and reportedly captured a U S adviser while a helicopter sent to aid the convoy was shot down. An American crew member was killed and three others injured. In a separate incident two U S Air Force pilots crashed after colliding midair. A terrorist blast at Saigon airport wounded 34 Americans and 12 others as troops awaited two jet transports bound home. Lt General Westmoreland was aboard a plane on the runway when the explosion occurred. The blast marked the airport’s second terrorist attack within a year.
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Saigon
U.S
South Viet Nam
United States
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Farmers protest land purchase in Alberta Hutterite colony
Twenty one farmers from a southern Alberta community sign a petition protesting a land purchase by four Ewulume Hutterites. The petition will be sent to E. F E. Breach, chair of the Alberta Communal Property Control Board. The row centers on land buys by individuals versus colony establishment and a court challenge argues the board's powers may exceed legislative authority.
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Turin
Alta
Alberta
Tom Chapman
Lethbridge
E. F E. Breach
Alberta Communal Property Control Board
Chapman
Communal Property Control Board
Wilson fighting for life in face of electoral danger
London reports portray Prime Minister Wilson’s Labour government as fighting for its life amid deteriorating trade, inflation, and a weak pound. A Gallup poll shows Conservatives widening lead, with an election possibly forced by economic pressures.
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London
Wilson
Labor
Britain
Gallup
Conservatives
Beatles defend MBE amid protests and veteran backlash
John Lennon says the MBE for the Beatles is deserved for export success while critics call the award silly. Liverpool socialist MPs push a Commons motion backing the honors as veterans denounce the decision and defend Britain’s cultural impact.
Wilson weighs new paths for Vietnam peace talks
London reports cautious optimism as Prime Minister Wilson explores with Commonwealth leaders a 17 nation non aligned bloc to restart peace negotiations in Southeast Asia. He met India’s Shastri and hosted Pearson Menzies Holyoake while Downing Street played plans close to the vest.
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London
Conference of Commonwealth
Viet Nam
Wilson
Commonwealth
Britain
Soviet Union
India
Ceylon
Ghana
Kenya
Uganda
Zambia
Cyprus
Shastri
Canada
United States
Pearson
Menzies
the Commons
Sales tax proposed to fund Alberta education
BANFY Alta CP A three per cent sales tax to finance education in Alberta was proposed by Edmonton Mayor Vince Dantzer at the provincial school trustees seminar. He warned education costs may rise about 50 per cent in 10 years and urged a mixed funding plan with provincial revenues and a 3 per cent sales tax while keeping local control with elected trustees and limited supplementary property tax requisitions.
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Banfy
Alta
Alberta
Vince Dantzer
Edmonton
Dantzer
Cabinet backs Quebec push to curb upper chamber powers
Ottawa reports Acting Prime Minister Martin says the federal cabinet will advise Governor General Vanier, through the Queen, to follow Quebec's cabinet and assembly in curbing the powers of the Quebec legislative council. The move hinges on Fulton Favreau-style amending formula and British approval for joint matters.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Martin
Vanier
Legislative Assembly
Quebec Legislative Council
Union Nationale
Canada
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