Alberta budget reveals tax hikes and oil reliance
Alberta Treasurer A O Aalborg unveils a 1969 70 budget with a 34 million deficit and tax increases including a five percent rise in personal income tax and a one percent corporate levy, plus a tobacco tax boosting cigarette costs to about 63 cents per pack. The plan leans on oil and gas revenue and foresees borrowing to cover the shortfall while health and education dominate spending.
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Edmonton
Alberta
A. O. Aalborg
Aalborg
Liberal House
William Dickie
Olson warns Alberta farmers on minority rights and unity
Federal Agriculture Minister H A Olson urged Southern Alberta farmers to protect minority and language rights to prevent racial violence seen elsewhere. He argued bilingualism affects few Western areas and stressed equality for Indians and Eskimos, calling for balanced federal legislation and a peaceful Canadian future.
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Alberta
Olson
Canada
Whitla-Severit
Farmers Union of Alberta
Nixon de Gaulle hold 90 minute Paris talks at Versailles
President Nixon and President de Gaulle met for 90 minutes at the Trianon Palace in Versailles on their second day of talks. Spokesmen gave no details but described the tone as cordial. Ziegler said Nixon would meet South Vietnam's Ky Sunday before Rome.
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Paris
Nixon
de Gaulle
Trianon Palace
Versailles
United States
France
Roger Vaurs
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Rome
Paul
Europe
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Bank of Canada Rate Set To Rise To Seven Percent
The Bank of Canada will raise its key interest rate to seven percent from 6.4 percent. Governor Louis Rasmin sky cited abroad short-term rate rises and strong chartered bank credit demand as reasons, saying it preserves flexibility in operations. The rate, a leading credit indicator, has fluctuated since 1967, moving from five to 7.4 percent at times.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Louis Rasminsky
Canada
Berlin road block raises tensions over free access
East German soldiers halted autobahn traffic for two hours as Western Big Three reaffirmed free access between West Berlin and West Germany. The United States Britain and France rejected Soviet charges of West German military activity in Berlin's eastern sector, urging restraint. West Berlin mayor Klaus Schuetz called the stance a war of nerves rather than a new crisis.
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West Berlin
West Germany
United States
Britain
France
Bonn
Klaus Schuetz
Veiner Sees Progress After Edmonton Meeting On Hat Area
Mayor Harry Veiner reports progress for Medicine Hat area after talks with Premier Harry Strom in Edmonton. He credits MLA Harry Leinweber and notes discussions on Highway 41 paving, other highways, a possible bridge, and arena financing. Industry prospects loom as Edmonton engineers and a plastic firm whiteboard plans in the works.
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Harry Veiner
Harry Strom
Edmonton
Harry Leinweb
Alberta
Leinweber
Foremost
Bow Island
Seven Persons
Manyberries
Medicine Hat
Shaw cleared by jury in Kennedy assassination case
A New Orleans jury found Clay L. Shaw not guilty of conspiring to assassinate President John F Kennedy. The 12 jurors reached a unanimous verdict on the first ballot after about 50 minutes of deliberation, amid a tense, guarded courtroom scene. Shaw, 55, was accused in connection with Lee Harvey Oswald and the Dallas slaying. District Attorney Jim Garrison, who led the prosecution, showed visible disappointment as the verdict was announced.
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Clay L. Shaw
John F Kennedy
Bedlam
Jim Garrison
James L. Alcock
Powe
Shaw
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Kennedy
Dallas
Warren Commission
Oswald
Garrison
Earthquake toll rises in Portugal with multiple fatalities
Eleven people died in Portugal from an earthquake early Friday. Nine perished from heart attacks sparked by the quake, one from a wall collapse, and another from a stroke. Political and health updates followed from Washington Damascus and Rome.
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Reuters
Portugal
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