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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 18, 1970
Page
1
Ottawa reports prime minister Trudeau shows limited push for a new abortion bill. Time constraints and party divisions, with no draft before June adjournment, suggest slim odds for immediate passage. MPs split among three camps while cabinet leans to a wait and see approach.
Toronto journalist Morton Shulman told Ontario's legislature that a Mafia courier named Jack Pullman was staying at the Royal York Hotel under an assumed name and warned of possible surveillance. He linked Pullman to Meyer Lansky and questioned travel freedoms for a suspected criminal, while police offered protection to witnesses amid threats against Shulman.
Postmen in Northwestern Ontario and parts of southern Manitoba resumed work as rotating strikes spread across western Canada. Ottawa talks continued as unions mobilized in Ontario, while Windsor workers restored service after a 22 day mail blackout. Pickets formed outside Downsview main post office amid overtime protests.
A Canadian Press survey finds broad early support for federal unemployment insurance changes. The white paper tabled by Labor Minister Bryce Mackase would raise benefits to 100 a week for up to four weeks, extend coverage to about 6.5 million workers, and raise contributions to 96.3 percent of the labor force by Jan 1, 1974. Reactions varied across provinces with concerns on financing and implementation timelines.
Regina CP report: Liberal government meets Friday to curb construction industry labor disputes. Premier Ross Thatcher announced the emergency session to consider actions, possibly reconvening the legislature to order 800 plumbers and pipefitters back to work. The strike harms other building trades and centers on wage demands of 17 percent, versus a six percent provincial offer.
At an international air sabotage conference, the United States outlines media stories that deter hijackings and requests publicity that discourages such crimes while Interpol stresses preventing publicity and highlighting criminal proceedings. Washington urges candor within security limits to keep credibility.
London reports Britons vote in mild weather with high turnout as the public weighs a fifth Labour term against a Conservative challenge led by Edward Heath. Prime Minister Wilson faces a possible third consecutive win while Heath risks political setback amid forecasts of a large youth turnout.
Interim payment deadlines are discussed amid frequent references to Canada fare reductions and payment processes. The text mentions staged forms and procedures for processing pay requests, with emphasis on completing steps by a specified weekend deadline. Authorities urge timely submissions to meet eventual policy changes.
Congress pass a civil rights measure with a provision to lower the voting age to 18 in all U S elections starting January 18. The House voted 272 to 132, with Nixon and Agnew advocating 18 as a constitutional amendment route though the White House offered no comment after passage.
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