Canada opposes Israeli territorial gains in Middle East crisis
External Affairs Minister Paul Martin said Canada opposes any territorial con cession by Israel and linked withdrawal to broader negotiations. He stressed withdrawal must accompany recognition of Jerusalem access and other issues, and noted a possible meeting between Kosygin and Johnson. Canada sees no real difference with Britain’s stance.
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Paul Kidd Southam
United Nations
Canada
Israel
Paul Martin
Martin
Alexei Kosygin
Lyndon Johnson
Kosygin
U.S
Middle East
Great Britain
George Brown
General Assembly
George Ignatieff
Security Council
Mahmoud
Johnson
Washington
New York
Rusk
Russians may send volunteers to Egypt in Middle East tensions
The London Evening Standard cites a Tel Aviv report claiming Russia could dispatch volunteers to Egypt and threaten a renewed Middle East war. The piece ties Soviet radio broadcasts to the arrival in Cairo of Nikolai Podgorny and Marshal Matvei Zakharov, and notes close study of the developments as possible signs of Moscow providing personnel for arms sold to Egypt.
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London
Reuters
London Evening Standard
Tel Aviv
Russia
Egypt
Middle East
Cairo
Nikolai Podgorny
Matvei Zakharov
Vietnam
Weather update for western prairies grows cloud cover
A cool northerly flow dominates the western prairies. A disturbance moving south through northern Saskatchewan will push cloud and showers into southern Saskatchewan by early Friday morning.
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Western
Prairies
Saskatchewan
New UN presence urged for Arab‑Israeli frontiers
Foreign Secretary George Brown told the UN General Assembly a new form of UN military presence may be needed on Arab‑Israeli frontiers to preserve peace. He argued it should operate under clearly defined conditions and build on earlier proposals from Canada and others. Egypt and other leaders debated UNEF withdrawal and the path to a lasting settlement in the Middle East.
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United Nations
George Brown
Britain
UN General Assembly
Egypt
Brown
Fawzi
U Thant
UNEF
Thant
Abba Eban
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Eban
Jens Otto Krag
Denmark
Aldo Moro
Italy
UEF
Middle East
Midle East
Johnson Kosygin meeting possible before Saturday
Secretary Rusk visited the Soviet UN mission to work out a Johnson Kosygin meeting. Diplomats say Friday is most likely for a site and a formal announcement was expected today as time runs short.
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United Nations
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Alexei .N. Kosygin
Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
Rusk
Llewellyn Thompson
U.S
Cabinet changes loom before month’s end in Alberta
Rumours of ministerial reshuffles swirl in Edmonton with mentions of Harry Strom and A J Hooke likely moving, Richard Jesperson tipped for Agriculture, and R H McKinnon replaced as Education Minister. Premier Manning away in Winnipeg delaying comment while officials deny imminent announcements before his return.
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Manning
Calgary
L. C. Halmrast
Winnipeg
Prairie Economic Council
Edmonton
Agriculture
Harry Strom
A. J. Hooke
Richard Jesperson
Stoney Plain
Track decision shelved at Medicine Hat Stampede meeting
The Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Company directors declined any firm commitment to build an auto racing track for 1968. A letter from L A Gerow of the South Eastern Auto Racers Association prompted the discussion. They will decide next year, noting no reply from Redcliff Speedway Association and seeking a joint approach between Redcliff and Medicine Hat stock car groups.
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Medicine Hat Exhibition
Stampede Company
L. A. Gerow
South Eastern Auto Racers Association
Lethbridge
Larry King
Dirk Scholten
Redcliff Speedway Association
Redcliff
Medicine Hat
Arab arms aid aid free amid Egypt debt report
Cairo reports Podgorny and Nasser held a four hour talks with a plan to return to Moscow next week. Moscow pledged to re arm Arab armies at no cost despite Egyptian arms debts reportedly reaching one billion dollars. Zakharov led a Russian military delegation assessing Egypts defence needs after the recent war.
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Russia
al Ahram
Podgorny
Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
United Nations General Assembly
Midle East
Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Nasser
Egypt
Kosygin
Jacob Malik
Matvei Zakharov
Zakharov
Israel
Hard times ahead for Egyptians
President Gamal Abdel Nasser faces a fading aura after a military setback in the Sinai. Cairo and radio hype mask troubling shortages with meat scarce and citizens urged to surrender wedding rings for gold reserves. Soviet aid looms as Egypt rebuilds with MiG fighters arriving to bolster forces.
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Deni Neeld
Athens
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Cairo
Nasser
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Caida
Gasoline Rationing Coupons Initiated in Britain
The British government announced it has begun printing gasoline rationing coupons as a precaution. There is no plan for a petrol rationing scheme at this stage. Gasoline last faced rationing during the Suez crisis in 1958. Some oil firms seek price increases due to costs from the Suez Canal closure.
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London
Reuters
Ministry of Power
Suez Canal
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