06 Mar 1968
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1968
Page
1
Three central figures in a new Anglo Rhodesian constitutional drama were hanged at dawn despite Queen Elizabeth II’s reprieve, marking the first executions since Rhodesia’s unilateral independence in 1965 and threatening a rapid move toward a Rhodesian republic. Bodies buried at the prison. notices posted at gates. Britain deplored the hangings.
The 160 page bill overhauls city governance by replacing five acts with a single Municipal Act It removes the proposed municipal appeal tribunal and revamps election rules to allow local practices more leeway Minister Gerhart says an appeal board is not dead and may be introduced later The act also removes councillor property qualifications allows either voter registration or enumeration and permits municipalities to run airports and charge user fees
Federal sources say Ottawa proposed that Quebec Education Minister Jean Guy Cardinal head a Canadian delegation to a Gabon education conference last month. Ottawa suspended relations with Gabon over inviting Quebec to attend the Feb 5 to 10 meeting, while Premier Johnson says no invitation was extended.
Former Mayor Harry Veiner dismisses rumors he plans to liquidate assets and move to the west coast. He says he remains president of Boyd's Wholesale Ltd and has recently bought Connaught Apartments, denying any sale or departure from the city.
Maj. Gen. Jan Sejna the top political officer in the Czech Army fled the country about Feb. 28 and reportedly arrived in the United States after traveling through several European nations. Czech prosecutor Jan Samek said Sejna crossed the border by car on Feb. 25, search for him ongoing. Western officials anticipate his knowledge could aid intelligence efforts amid Warsaw Pact tensions. A Prague paper suggested he carried potentially valuable military documents for asylum considerations.
An Air France Boeing 707 crashed into La Soufriere mountain on Guadeloupe during approach to Le Raizet airport. All 87 aboard perished. Weather was reported clear though mountains posed a fatal hazard. The flight originated in Santiago, Chile, en route to Paris.
Lyndon B Johnson announced he does not want to be a candidate in Massachusetts April 30 primary and will not have his name on the Democratic preference ballot. Senator Eugene McCarthy will be the sole listed Democrat on the ballot unless write ins are pursued. Nixon campaigned in New Hampshire on the March 12 ballot vowing to end the Vietnam War without specifics.
Manpower Minister Marchand said he resigns the Quebec wing of the federal Liberal party to back Justice Minister Trudeau for the leadership. He remains a cabinet minister and MP for Quebec West. No successor named. PMO has not acted on the letter.
Dr Christiaan Barnard says he will release Philip Blaiberg, the world’s only living heart transplant recipient, from hospital on his return to South Africa next week. He also notes plans for a third heart transplant soon, though no candidate is identified yet.
Cairo reports President Nasser praised the Hue guerrilla resistance as a potentially useful example for the Egyptian Army officers. In Formosa two U.S. pilots from a Boeing 727 were indicted for manslaughter through negligence after a crash that killed 21. In San Juan tugboats struggled to move the wrecked Ocean Eagle tanker’s bow from the harbor entrance, oil fouling the water.
U.S. Marines at Khe Sanh confronts trenching and artillery pressure as observers compare the siege to Dien Bien Phu. Fog, air limits, and a potential red eye missile raise doubts about the base’s ability to sustain reinforcements and supply lines.
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