Thatcher calls emergency session over labor law
Regina reports Premier Ross Thatcher names an emergency session to expand Bill 2 and force 800 striking plumbers and pipefitters back to work. The move aims to speed public works and avoid winter slowdown, with talks tied to a June 29 deadline and broader coverage for construction unions.
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Thatcher
Regina
Saskatchewan
Ross Thatcher
Deimocratio of Arts
Woodrow S. Lloyd
United Association of Journeymen
Trudeau preaches wage restraint in Ontario tour
Prime Minister Trudeau urged wage restraint during a southwestern Ontario swing. He spoke at the Ford plant in Talbotville with union workers from United Automobile Workers, warning against large wage hikes that would hurt the weak. He also visited Guelph and Douglas Point to discuss inflation and national energy policy with locals.
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Hanover
Ont
Trudeau
Ontario
New Democratic Party
Ford Motor Co
Talbotville
London
United Automobile Workers Union
Warplanes Hit Egypt Amid Canal Strife
Egypt reports 68 Israeli warplanes attacked along the Suez Canal but anti aircraft fire blocked major operations. Tel Aviv says Israeli planes continued strikes on Egyptian targets with no losses reported. In Cairo a Kuwaiti soldier killed in action was buried with military honors.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Israel
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Canyone
Cairo
Canal Zone
MPs accuse govt of colonialism over northern administration
Conservative MPs charged Ottawa with colonialism and confusion in territorial administration and water pollution control in Yukon and Northwest Territories. Debate focused on bills to reform territorial administration and pollution oversight, with MPs urging council dissolution powers and the government defending flexibility in north election processes.
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Yukon
Northwest Territories
Territories
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Commons
National Energy Board
Erik Nielsen
Territorial Lands
Territorial Councils
Yukon Council
Gordon Aiken
Parry
Heath takes helm of Britain as Conservatives win election
Prime Minister Edward Heath arrived at 14 Downing Street and met aides after leading the Conservatives to victory in Britain’s election. A new cabinet is anticipated within days with figures like Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Reginald Maudling under consideration. Heath plans to curb inflation, expand exports, and pursue entry into the European Common Market while seeking strong Western ties and a Washington visit later in the year.
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London
Edward Heath
Britain
Heath
14 Downing Street
Harald Wilson
10 Downing Street
Wilson
Downing Street
Alec Douglas- Home
Anthony Barber
Quinton Hoge
Lai Macleod
Reginald Maudling
Alec
JQ Dewnn
Sir Alec
Macleod
Geoffrey Ripon
Defence
Maudling
Nixon
Washington
North Vietnamese renew attacks around Phnom Penh
Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces report renewed North Vietnamese and Viet Cong assaults north and northeast of Phnom Penh. Fighting traps main routes along Mekong tributaries and major highways with casualties and refugee movements as military planners brace for capital isolation threats.
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Phnom Penh
Tonle Bet
Mekong River
Fap Spo
Cnet
Fae
Ulan Oem
Mais
Rhempans Charawath
Fuanan
Soviet Cosmonauts Report Heavy Bodies After 37 Day Flight
Cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov said they feel heavy after landing from a 37 day 16 hour orbital mission. Tass reported they are adjusting to gravity and crave varied foods following the record endurance flight.
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Moscow
Andrian Nikolayev
Vitaly Sevastvanov
Tass
Sevastyanov
Marijuana proposals split cabinet over penalties
The LeDain Commission urged easing marijuana penalties and shifting possession to fines, but Health Minister John Munro and Justice Minister John Turner clashed over implementation. Munro said changes would be ready in the next session, while Turner said the government would only consider the proposal.
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Ottawa
LeDain Commission
Commons
John Munro
Justice
Ohn Turner
Munro
Turner
Mar
Canadian pressure mixed on Deain report on drug use
Interim LeCain royal commission report on non medical drug use drew favorable early reaction with debate over dropping jail terms for possession of narcotics. Gerald LeDain's study suggests fines up to 100 dollars for possession of marijuana or hard drugs like heroin. Comments split along party lines on decriminalization and education priorities.
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Wunvea
Comipissian
LeDain
Royal Commassian Stags
Nossa Proposstatoa
Neers
Trang University
Evry
LeCain Royal Commission
Gerald LeDain
Osgoode Hall Law School
Toronto
House of Commons
Ics
Robert Stanfield
Creditiste
Rea! Caouette
David Orbkow
NDP
Winnpeg Norths
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North Vietnamese
Toa Woper
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Kang Apne
Loempong Cham
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New Brunswick
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George Paquette
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