Fleet honors the Queen at Spithead Jubilee review
aboard the R F A Engadine off southern England a vast British fleet paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with 180 ships at Spithead. The royal yacht Britannia carried the Queen as submarines, frigates, cruisers and others joined the parade. Notable names included Fearless Valiant Dreadnought and Ark Royal.
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Portsmouth
Isle of Wight
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Henry V
Agincourt
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Resolution
Revenge
California
United States
Edward Heath
Reclaim
Ark Royal
Adm
Henry Leach
British Petroleum
British Respect
Royal Navy
Costly party fines total 2000 in provincial court
Eleven people were fined after a May 8 noisy party at 843 Balmoral Street. Dennis White the host received $300 for allowing noise. others were fined for being drunk or causing a disturbance. Further charges from the same party were to be heard today.
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C.B. Macdonell
Dennis White
Balmoral St
Lawrence Blakely
Kenneth Renwick
Barry Haystead
Marie Nesting
Richard Gropp
Robert Chevlokly
Donald Blakely
Barry, Odowichuk
Darryl Anderson
Warren Besplug
Destiny conference delegates urge practical unity for Canada
Delegates at Destiny Canada in Toronto aired regional grievances and urged practical steps toward a united Canada with constitutional changes to preserve the cultural mosaic. Participants warned against ignorance in education and pressed for shared national responsibilities amid economic and regional tensions.
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Toronto
Destiny Canada
Ian Macdonald
York University
Canada
Macdonald
Ray Cules
Burnaby
B.C
Confederation
U.S
Mike Ryan
NDP
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Maritimes
Rodrigue Biron
Union Nationale
William Jenkins
Atlantic Provinces Economic Council
Jail fire leads to 21 manslaughter counts in New Brunswick
Saint John police charged 27-year-old John Edward Kenney with 21 counts of manslaughter and 21 counts of criminal negligence causing death after a June 21 fire in a jail padded cell. Twenty prisoners died, six survived, and Kenney is jailed after the incident at Saint John city jail.
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N.B
John Edward Kenney
Saint John City
Kenney
Dorchester
City Hall
Police Department
Percy Clark
Leeds police seek elusive killer dubbed Ripper
In Leeds England police link the murder of 19 year old Jayne McDonald to four prior killings of women in the last 20 months. A London era Ripper nickname is invoked as investigators warn thousands of Northern women are in danger while canvassing witnesses who may have seen a young man with McDonald on Saturday night.
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Leeds
England
Ripper
Jayne McDonald
Jack the Ripper
London
Miss McDonald
George Oldfield
French parents push for regional French school near Saskatoon
About 50 French speaking parents from Prud Homme Vonda and St Denis staged a brief protest in front of Education Minister Ed Tchorzewski prior to a meeting. They demand a new regional French school and a school sub unit to boost local control while Ian Wilson notes a French education consultant will evaluate program adequacy and student interest.
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Ian Wilson
Prud’'Homme
Wilson
Doja Doha hosts hijacked Gulf Air plane surrenders
A Gulf Air VC-10 from London with 64 aboard was hijacked by Samir Mohamed Hassan Sharara from Lebanon. He demanded 500 000 riyals. The plane landed in Muscat then Abu Dhabi before reaching Doha where all 64 occupants were held briefly and later released to hotels. authorities reported no injuries.
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Qatar
Gulf Air
London
Persian Gulf
Samir Mohamed Hassan Sharara
Bint Jbeil
Lebanon
Muscat
Oman
Arabian Peninsula
Gulf
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Tony Mitchell
Uganda Helps Search for Missing Toronto Star Reporter
Uganda's foreign affairs ministry pledged to assist in locating Gerald Utting, a 44 year old Toronto Star reporter who boarded an Air France flight to Entebbe last Wednesday. The Canadian high commission spokesman said Uganda responded to aid requests and a diplomat could be deployed within seven hours if needed. airline officials and Gerald Rau, Canada's ambassador to Kenya, offered differing details on whether Utting deplaned at Entebbe.
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APCP
Uganda
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Gerald Utting
Canadian High Commission
High Commission
Utting
Toronto Star
Air France
Entebbe
Gerald Rau
Kenya
Government acts as mediator in nurses' dispute
The Alberta government mediates between the 6000 member Alberta Nurses Association and hospital management after a bargaining session with mediator Robert d Esterre. Seven hospitals have served strike notices. nurses seek pay parity and an appeal clause to discuss grievances. If no agreement emerges by next week further strike notices are expected.
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Bob Donahue
Robert d’Esterre
Edmonton
Donahue
Verne Rheault
Alberta Hospitals Association
Rheault
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Sakatchewan
Manitoba
Medicine Hat
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Regina
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