24 Jun 1970
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1970
Page
1
A chaotic explosion at Ottawa central district hospital caused one death and multiple injuries. Debris shattered windows across a radius, with involved streets and buildings left in a wrecked state as responders secured the scene.
The Montreal fire commissioner's inquiry into a wave of bombings was adjourned after two female witnesses were freed and four men jailed for refusing to testify. Commissioner Cyrille Delage halted the session. next steps depend on Justice Minister Jerome Choquette.
Inside a heated Commons agriculture committee meeting on Tuesday members pushed a proposed new Canada grains act amid clashes over amendments. Liberal members complained of delays as Conservative MPs pressed for changes while Minister Bud Olsen resisted directing committee actions. The panel has studied 43 clauses and may miss Friday’s recess without finishing the bill and its clauses.
Ottawa reports the Treasury Board edging toward Lippe conciliation. Drury signals pay talks hinge on fringe benefits. Lippe recommends a 50-cent hourly rise for postmen over 20 months, government 41 cents, union 60 cents over 30 months.
Czechoslovakia relieves Alexander Dubcek from his post as ambassador to Turkey and assigns him to other tasks. Premier Oldrich Cernik is also replaced, as central committee meet nears amid conservative consolidation following the 1989 Warsaw Pact events.
Reuters reports Ecuadorian President Jose Maria Velasco Tharra seized all supreme powers dissolving Congress and the Supreme Court to halt chaos. About 52 foes including former president Carlos Julio Arosemena were rounded up in raids and held in Quito and Guayaquil barracks as Velasco warned against Communist-dominated student groups and promised full force of the law.
Widespread dock workers threaten a major strike that could halt loading at London docks, risking steep economic impact as 90 percent of exports and imports pass through the seaport. Union demands include a minimum pay increase and better modernization of docks, with executives warning the action could endanger modernization efforts.
A garbled OCR fragment references Soyuz missions, people named Helen and Hyde, and scattered terms like penalties, vessels, and a bare sequence of letters. It mixes space program terms with unclear personal names, places, and actions, yielding no coherent event or outcome.
A chaotic OCR passage notes fishermen seeking support from construction workers amid tensions and debates over fishing rights, coastal industry, and labor collaboration. It references Nova Scotia, pulpit expansion, and various unverified figures, with unclear names and scattered phrases about gear, markets, and safety.
French language units slated for public service come under scrutiny as the recast commission weighs how to integrate bilingual services. Officials debate funding timelines and the reach of federal service obligations.
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