Govt wins debate to nationalize Cape Breton coal mines
The minority Liberal government won Commons authority to create a government corporation to take over and phase out money losing Cape Breton coal mines in Sydney. MPs delayed final reading by over an hour as Industry Minister Drury rejected calls for federal stockpiling of Cape Breton steel.
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Commons
Cape Breton
Drury
Cape Breton Steel
Dominion — and Coal Corp
Sydney, S
Senate Commons recommendations for modernizing divorce laws
A joint Senate Commons committee in Ottawa proposes updating outdated Canadian divorce laws to allow dissolution on grounds such as cruelty desertion non support and addiction. The draft legislation aims to shape fall parliamentary action while dissenting MPs argue the concept should focus on marriage breakdown. The report links breakdown to new grounds including three year disappearance and three year separation, with church groups and women’s organizations weighing in.
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Canada
Senate-Commons
Anglican and United Churches
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Jewish Congress
National Council of Women
Canadian Committee On the Status of Women
Gordon Aiken
Parry Sound-Muskoka
G. W. Baldwin
Peace River
Andrew Brewin
NDP
Toronto Greenwood
Gordon Fairweather
Royal
Arnold Peters
Timiskaming
Colony seeks extra water amid severe Hong Kong rationing
Hong Kong plans to renew its appeal to China for additional water supplies as severe rationing looms. A government spokesman said the request for 2 billion gallons through end July has not yet received a reply, despite regular contact with Kwantung province engineers. China halted pumping after the annual 15 billion gallon agreement, plus a 1.8 billion gallon extra demand, amid exceptionally dry weather.
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Hong Kong
Reuters
China
Britannia sails to Expo 67 ahead of royal visit
Britannia arrives from Halifax to Montreal marking final security steps before the Queen and Prince Philip attend Canada’s centennial celebrations and a one day Expo tour. They will travel to the western end of Notre Dame Island for pavilions of Britain Canada France Ontario and Quebec. India's national day at the fair features President Husain at the flag raising. Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria premiers conduct unofficial Expo tours.
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St.awrence
Prince Philip
Halifax
Ottawa
Canada
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Notre Dame Island
Ontario
Quebec
India
Zakir Husain
Place Des Nations
Josef Lenart
Czechosvakia
Todor Zhivkov
Bulgaria
Israel annexes old Jerusalem within city limits
Israel formally extended Jerusalem municipality jurisdiction to include the Old City and suburbs, formerly Jordanian held, via an amendment to the municipal corporations ordinance. The move, signed by Interior Minister Moche Haim Shapiro, unifies services and paves the way for resuming postal, education, welfare, health, water, and electricity services in the Old City.
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Jerusalem
Reuters
Israel
Old City of
Jordan
Moche Haim Shapiro
Knesset
Old City
U.S. appeals to Israel on Jerusalem annexation
Washington urged Israel to avoid a quick unilateral move to annex the old city of Jerusalem, saying President Johnson trusts the wisdom of Jerusalem's current leaders to prevent such action. The request followed reports that Israel unified municipal services in the Jordanian sector, with a note that consultations with religious leaders will occur before any action.
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Washington
U.S
Israel
Jerusalem
Jordan
Johnson
Bank of Israel declares currency as sole legal tender in new areas
Israel tightens control of the Old City in a new move by the Bank of Israel, introducing the Israeli currency as the only legal tender in the united Jerusalem areas. Abroad, criticism is anticipated as British Foreign Secretary George Brown warned against annexation of the Old City.
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Bank of Israel
Israel
Old City
George Brown
Centennial Edition revisits Kipling visit and city history
The Medicine Hat NEWS Centennial Edition reprints original pages recounting Kipling's visit, the train wreck, civic development, and early sports. It covers Medicine Hat, Redcliff and Southeastern Alberta with vintage photographs. Extra copies are available through the circulation department for readers and former residents.
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Rudyard Kipling
Medicine Hat
The
Medicine Hat News
Kipling
Redcliff
Alberta
Advertising Deadlines Ahead of Dominion Day Holiday
The NEWS will not publish Saturday July 1 due to Dominion Day. Advertisers must submit Monday’s paper copy by Thursday June 29 at 5 p.m. and Tuesday July 4 copy by Friday June 30 at 5 p.m.
Kosygin and Castro hold frank talks in Havana
Soviet Premier Kosygin and Cuban leader Castro had a frank exchange of views in Havana on mutual interests Tass reported. The announcement suggested disagreements rather than accord though the talks were described as friendly Officials said Kosygin aimed to curb Castro’s demands to overthrow Latin American governments while Castro was likely to resist.
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Havana
Alexei N. Kosygin
Fidel Castro
Tass
Kosygin
Castro
Garrison Claims Oswald Used as Decoy in Kennedy Plot
New Orleans DA Jim Garrison argued on CBS that the real Kennedy assassination was designed to use Lee Harvey Oswald as a decoy. He described a plan to have Oswald killed to silence him after officer Tippit’s murder and Oswald’s arrest, noting Dallas police showed more humanity than planners.
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New York
Jim Garrison
New Orleans
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Garrison
Warren Report
Columbia Broadcasting System
Oswald
10Th Street
Tippit
Texas Theatre
Lee Oswald
Mini skirt discomfort on London subways
London report notes complaints from mini skirted riders about plastic seats on the Inner Circle line. The official Railway Review cites several cases of bare skin contact, saying women wear stockings in cooler months and bare skin in warmer weather, causing discomfort on morning commutes.
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London
Railway Review
National Union of Railwaymen
London Transport
Inner Circle Line
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