Trudeau Opens NATO Talks In Ottawa Speech
Prime Minister Trudeau told NATO foreign ministers in Ottawa the alliance survives by boosting democracy within member states rather than armed force. He praised NATO’s value after 25 years, noted not all teams accepted its success, and urged resources stay with democratic peoples. Luns warned complacency and urged political cohesion ahead of Brussels heads of government meeting. Callaghan said the talks would renew security and peace for our peoples, praising Portugal’s new government restoring liberties.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate Chamber
Joseph Luns
Middle East
Luns
Brussels
James Callaghan
NATO Council
Portugal
Record election filings set new Canadian federal tally
The Canadian Press reports July 8 nominations yielded a record 1,210 candidates, surpassing 1972’s 1,117 with Liberals and Progressive Conservatives fielding full slates in 264 ridings. NDP ran 262, Social Credit faces disputes in Labelle, Quebec. Women candidates hit 135, up from 71 in 1972.
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Progressive Conservatives
NDP
Labelle
Quebec
Social Credit
Ottawa
Real Caouette
Halifax
Social Crediters
Canada
House of Commons
Liberal
Progressive Conservative
Independent
Atlantic Provinces
Canada Party
Albert J. Brown
Nixon ends Middle East tour with aid and talks invitation
President Nixon wrapped up his five nation swing in Amman promising continued military and economic assistance to Jordan and inviting King Hussein to Washington for talks on future peace efforts. He heads to the Azores for talks with President Spinola before returning to Washington.
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Jordan
Nixon
Middle East
Hussein
Washington
Israel
Portugal
Azores
Atlantic
Antonio de Spinola
Alyia
United States
U.S
U S and Canada near deal to reopen border for beef
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz said the United States and Canada are nearly at an agreement to reopen the Canadian border to about 140 million dollars a year in U.S. beef. After a White House meeting with Kenneth Rush and meat industry executives, officials discussed DES, verification, and possible certificates from feeders. Canada has banned U.S. cattle until DES exposure is guaranteed, while the U.S. contemplates reimposing its own DES ban. The two sides acknowledge goodwill but contend practical tracking and certification remain complex. The industry remains low in spirits due to a meat surplus and falling prices, with Butz urging consumers to stock up while prices are down.
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Washington
Earl Butz
Canada
United States
U.S
White House
Butz
Kenneth Bush
Rush
Australia
WANT
Bush
U.S., Food, and Drug Administration
Petition Withdrawn Forces Alberta Linseed Into Settlement
A Calgary petition to force Alberta Linseed Oil Company Ltd of Medicine Hat into bankruptcy was withdrawn by Richardson Security of Canada with approval from Mr Justice Hugh John MacDonald. Richardson's said financing will settle a debt of 256000 with Alberta Linseed and convert a Continental Grain Company debt into a long term loan, allowing timely debt payments as they fall due. The firm blamed a violently fluctuating flax seed market for the financial troubles.
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Alberta Linseed Oil Company Ltd
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Richardson Security of Canada
Hugh John MacDonald
B. B. O’brian
Richardson's
Richardsons
Richardson’s
Alberta Linseed
Continental Grain Company
O’brien
Transit plan unveiled by prime minister Trudeau
Prime Minister Trudeau announced Phase 2 of the Liberal urban transit program pledging 275 million to 300 million over five years to boost systems in Montreal and Toronto. David Lewis urged dairy farmers to secure 10 dollars per hundredweight, up from 8.50, amid fears of farm closures without higher prices. Leaders toured ridings across Ontario and Quebec as campaigns continued.
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New Brunswick
Fundy-Royal
Fundy Royal
Gordon Fairweather
Moncton
Leonard Jones
Robert Stanfield
Stanfield
Halifax
Liberal
NDP
Social Credit
Quebec
Labelle
Quebec East
Mederic Robichaud
Robert
Caouette
Temiscamingue
Gilles
Social
Montreal
Mount Royal
Ontario
National Party
David Lewis
York South
Hardial S. Bains
Mitchell Sharp
Toronto Eglinton
William Kashtan
Toronto
Trinity
Paul Hellyer
Duff Roblin
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Investments
Peterborough
Hugh Faulkner
Trudeau
New Democrat
Lewis
Hawkesbury
Ont
Victoria
Vancouver
Real Caouette
N.B
Bank of Canada
Quebec City
Lac St. Jean
North Bay
Liberal Transportation
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Lebanese Village Near Sidon
Waves of Israeli planes attacked several southern Lebanese villages, local officials reported. About a dozen planes joined bombing and strafing for roughly half an hour on guerrilla bases, with no immediate casualty details. An Israeli spokesman said raids targeted Arab guerrilla bases and all aircraft returned safely. The raids followed a Kibbutz attack in northern Israel and preceded President Nixon departing Amman.
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Sidon
Reuter
Israel
Nixon
Amman
Jordan
Middle East
Seismic Institute Reports Chinese Atmospheric Nuclear Test
The Seismological Institute of Uppsala confirms a Chinese atmospheric blast in northern Sinkiang estimated at one million tons of TNT. Protests rise over Chinese and French tests as Whitlam vows diplomatic protests, Japan files a protest, and UN Secretary General Waldheim urges restraint. Australian unions ban French shipping in protest until tests end.
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Seismological Institute
Uppsala
Sweden
Marcus Baath
Sinkiang
Gough Whitlam
China
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Canberra
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Robert Hawke
Australia
South Pacific
Kalmbach Sentenced as Watergate Fallout Expands
Federal Judge John Sirica jailed Kalmbach for six months and fined him $10,000 after he pleaded guilty to illegally collecting and distributing 3.9 million in campaign funds and taking a $100,000 envoy gift for a promised ambassador post. The sentencing ties to the Watergate break-in anniversary as the House Judiciary Committee opens a week of closed hearings on Nixon's finances and the firing of Archibald Cox. Nixon tax issues surface over a nearly $500,000 deduction for donated vice presidential papers later deemed illegal, with the Treasury asking repayment of about $400,000.
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House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Herbert Kalmbach
John Sirica
Kalmbach
U.S
Caribbean
Europe
Democratic Party
Watergate
Judiciary Committee
Archibald Cox
Harvard Law School
Cox
White House
National Archives
Congress
Congressional Tax
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