19 Jun 1968
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1968
Page
1
Montreal publishers release a 170 page volume by Pierre Elliott Trudeau titled Canada has its little red book The red covered compilation draws from the prime minister speeches interviews and articles presenting the Just Society in a compact form through quotations seals reflect Trudeau’s viewpoints and policy emphasis
In New York McCarthy led in Democratic convention delegates with 51 of 123. A McCarthy upset took a three way Senate race by Paul O Dwyer while Adam Clayton Powell and Emanuel Celler won nominations. McCarthy accused party leadership of stacking the convention.
Ottawa report says Prime Minister Trudeau called six per cent wage increases for 1,200 St Lawrence Seaway workers fair and reasonable. The CBRT threatened a Friday strike unless nine per cent raises are won in a new two year contract. The Seaway Authority says it cannot offer more than six per cent annually and may halt traffic at Iroquois Ont. as talks continue.
San Joaquin County grand jury indicted Clifton Watkins, 24, a former Oregon State football player, for robbing the Delta liquor and sporting goods store in Stockton. Police say Clifton and his brother Ted Watkins were involved in a struggle with clerks. Ted was fatally shot and Clifton wounded. Ted Watkins' widow sued the store owner and clerks for 30 million.
Thousands gathered in Washington to support the Poor People Campaign demanding greater action to end poverty. Organizers expected about 40 000 near the Washington Monument as police and guardsmen maintained high alert for a peaceful, non violent demonstration honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
With less than a week in the general election campaign the issues narrow. Prime Minister Trudeau rebukes big money spending while Stanfield pushes tax relief for homeowners with high interest. Douglas pledges tuition elimination if NDP governs. Trudeau and Stanfield clash over Quebec status and two nation concept as leaders tour major centers.
North Vietnam accuses the United States of lacking good faith in the Paris peace talks while the U S delegation accuses Hanoi of distortion. Xuan Thuy cites increasing air strikes and Saigon shelling, as Harriman reiterates a five point U S proposal and calls for elections under Geneva guidance.
In Montevideo workers defied government security measures, bringing Uruguay to a near standstill. The disruption marks a bold challenge to authorities as labor actions ripple across the nation.
Reuters-AP dispatch from Saigon says U.S. Marines near Khe Sanh suffered 11 KIA and 30 WIA after dawn Communist attack. American forces backed by helicopters and artillery killed 128 North Vietnamese troops in a day-long fight nine miles from Khe Sanh. Saigon faced shells despite Viet Cong threats. The 25th Infantry found rocket warheads and ammunition along a canal eight miles north of Saigon.
Reuters reports Le Figaro poll shows Gaullists 39.5 percent and left federation 17.5 percent in first round with a 1.7 point gain for the Gaullists and allied groups and a 1.3 point drop for the left, conducted June 12 13 by Sofres. Incidents include a bomb in Clouange injuring Claude Fargeot and an attack on Dieu donne Duriez near Paris as industrial disputes persist with about 200000 militants not returning to work.
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