Calgary ties budget pace to Taylor on highways talk
Alberta Legislature sees James Henderson fill the tag end as Mike Maccagno and Gordon Taylor spar over the budget. Taylor keeps the floor long, detailing plans for Calgary ring roads and a 22nd St. bridge package while Maccagno criticizes agriculture, education, and tourism spending.
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Edmonton
James Henderson
Social Credit
Leduc
Mike Maccagno
L Lac la Biche
Gordon Taylor
Henderson
Mr. Henderson
Taylor
Calgary
Stampede City
22Nd St
Alberta doctors oppose out patient expansion in medical plan
The Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons protests Premier Manning over a proposal to include out-patients in the Alberta hospital plan. Doctors warn diagnostic and emergency services like X rays would be charged twice and fear private rivals could undercut the Alberta plan. Dr. Grisdale and others meet with the premier amid government policy to use federal funds for out-patient services.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons
Manning
L. C. Grisdale
Grisdale
College of Physicians and Surgeons
J. Donovan Ross
Mr. Manning
Ross
Groun
Pension Bill Debates Drag On In Parliament
Ottawa report outlines the ongoing Canada Pension Plan debate as the 230th sitting commences, with Conservatives promising to allow reopening of debate on key clauses. Health Minister Judy LaMarsh sponsor is sidelined briefly before delivering a sharp rebuke to Creditiste MP Gerard Perron.
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Commons
Gordon Aiken
PC Party
Sound-Muskoka
Benson
Judy LaMarsh
Aiken
Police raids intensify as Lucien Rivard remains elusive
Montreal police report a wide manhunt with about 20 raids in 24 hours aimed at locating Lucien Rivard, who escaped from Bordeaux Jail. A Quebec Court of Appeal ruling rejected a habeas corpus bid to force his extradition to the United States, heightening the tension as authorities vow to continue the search.
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Montreal
United States
Lucien Rivard
Paul Gagnon
Rivard
Bordeaux
Pierre Badeaux
Quebec Court of Appeal
Texas
QPP
Laurentian District
Gagnon
Andre Durocher
Jacques Bourgeois
Bourgeois
Albert Tanguay
Justice Badeaux
Taylor condemns insurance rates in Alberta
Alberta highways minister Gordon Taylor charged Canadian insurers with colluding for years to keep auto premiums high. He warned premiums of 500 to 600 dollars for fault cases may force some drivers to pay out of pocket. He planned meetings with major firms and proposed 67 to 133 percent higher minimums for bus and commercial insurance this year, aiming at school bus operators. Calgary leads Canada in arterial road planning and construction.
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Calgary
Taylor
Edmonton
Gordon Taylor
Alberta
Canada
Aylord
Michael
Doctors seek major pay hike in N H S dispute
Health Minister Kenneth Robinson convened Britain's 23 000 family doctors to discuss a 14 page BMA charter calling for a weekly salary of 90 to 100 pounds. The charter seeks a total rise of 30 to 35 million pounds versus the government offer of 5.5 million, after an independent review.
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London
Kenneth Robinson
Britain
Labor
National Health Service
British Medical Association
BMA
King Leads Defiant Civil Rights March to Montgomery
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr arrives at a church with more than 2,000 Black Americans and white clergymen to announce a march to Montgomery in defiance of a federal court order and a presidential appeal as thousands gather in Selma. State troopers, tear gas, and clubs marked a tense buildup in the Alabama voting rights confrontation.
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Selma, Ala
U.S
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Montgomery
Selma
Johnson
Martin Luther
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Marines Dig In At Key Da Nang Air Base
U S Marines deploy to Da Nang establishing positions on a hill five miles west of the base with 3 500 troops arriving by midday. In Saigon ambassadors discuss policy and peace terms while police detain five youths at a protest. An air strike targets a herd of elephants sighted near Da Nang.
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Key Air Base
DA Nang
U.S
da Nang Bay
9Th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
Phan Huy Quat
North Viet Nam
City Wins Priority Over Debenture Holders in Alberta Beef Co
The City of AWB announces its tax and utility claims exceed $50,000 have priority over Alber ta Western Beef Co. Ltd debenture holders. Debenture holders concede priority in a morning agreement, delaying further action until June 1, potentially stalling the slaughter house equipment sale.
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Alberta Western Beef Co. Ltd
AWB
Troopers Mobilize for Selma March Calm Urges
Helmeted state troopers in over 130 patrol cars descend on Selma from the state capital to halt a Negro march in the largest show of force since the 1963 University of Alabama stand. Troops await orders while stationed near a national guard armory on Selma’s edge.
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Alabama
National Guard
Selma
George ©. Wallace
University of Alabama
British plan to salvage murder abolition bill in Commons
London CP reports the government faces a clash over the murder abolition bill. After a Commons defeat last Friday the measure, introduced by Labour backbencher Sidney Silverman, seeks to prevent hanging by moving from standing committee to full committee.
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London
House of Commons
Sidney Silverman
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River Heights Crew
Vic Appleton
Doug Wall
Glen Carr
Lucien
King Jr
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