Degussa halts precious metal sales amid London exchange closure
In Frankfurt the Degussa refinery stopped precious metal sales as the London exchange closed. In Helsinki the Bank of Finland suspended all foreign exchange transactions due to the global financial crisis. In Zurich the dollar fell to 4.2970 francs, around the 4.3150 norm. In Brussels Belgian banks said they would not quote rates for the British pound, though other rates would be fixed.
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Frankfurt
Degussa
London Exchange
Helsinki
Bank of Finland
Brussels
Manning awaits Pearson reply amid protests over Indians
Voices from the assembly tellers denounce immigration and land claims as Premier Manning vows the province will take over services for Indians if the federal government pays. Inside, women sing QO Canada as Manning emphasizes future amendments to the British North America Act.
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QO Canada
Manning
Alberta ombudsman cites liberty loss in jails and hospitals
Alberta ombudsman George B. McClellan said the most serious cases in his first four months involved loss of liberty in jails and mental hospitals, with no police brutality complaints beyond traffic matters. A legislature tabled report shows 216 complaints filed by Dec. 31, 1967, including 30 before his term began.
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Edmonton
Alberta
George B. McClellan
RCMP
Art Dixon
Ombudsman
Ottawa minister seeks more funds for native health plan
Health Minister Allan MacEachen pressed for extra money to bolster Indian and Eskimo medical services as criticism grew over proposed cutbacks. He noted the fiscal 1967–68 level and said current appropriations total 24.3 million for Indian medical services and 7.9 million for northern health services, with pressures rising from high birth and infant mortality rates.
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Ottawa
Allan MacEachen
Canada
MacEachen
Commons
Indian Affairs
Walter Dinsdale
Brandon Souris
Disndale
House
McCarthy Moves to Shorten Kennedy’s Expected Primary Wins
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy previews a bid to beat Kennedy to announce in Indiana on May 7 and South Dakota on June 4. He expects Kennedy to enter Nebraska and Oregon contests, while California activists gauge Kennedy’s risk in challenging Johnson.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
New Yorker
McCarthy
Kennedy
Johnson
Indiana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Oregon
California
Paris Market Open In Shadow Of Global Gold Crisis
London closes bullion market on emergency bank holiday as central bankers act to halt chaos. Paris keeps bullion market open posting a record Thursday turnover while U S action tightens money supply and Britain faces renewed pressure on the pound and dollar.
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London
Paris
U.S
Washington
Canada
London Gold Market and Stock Exchange
George Brown
South Africa
Johannesburg
London Exchange
Britain
France
West Germany
Switzerland
United States
Calgary growth tops in Canada
Ottawa report shows Calgary as Canada’s fastest growing metro area with 347000 people on June 1, up 4.8 percent in 12 months. Edmonton reached 412000 by June 1, 1967. Kitchener rose 23.9 percent to about 197000, and Saskatoon up 20.8 percent to 120000 in the 1961–66/late 1960s period.
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Ottawa
Calgary
Canada
Kitchener
Saskatoon
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Edmonton
Canada reacts quickly to London Washington gold actions
Ottawa moved to suspend gold sales nationwide as Britain halted its gold market. The U S Federal Reserve raised its discount rate to five percent and within hours Canada lifted its lending rate to seven percent, the third increase in four months. Finance Minister Sharp called the steps precautionary pending a London gold pool meeting.
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Ottawa
Canada
London
Washington
Britain
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
Bank of Canada
U.S
Sharp
Banks Extradition Rejected. Banks to Walk Free
Secretary of State Dean Rusk rejected Canada’s bid to extradite Harold Chamberlain Banks, freeing the former Seafarers’ International Union leader who fled to the United States in 1964 after a perjury charge. Banks, 59, was jailed in Manhattan, with release to follow once the decision letter arrives. The case tied to a Norris Royal Commission probe into Ontario shipping industry disruption and involved notable legal and political figures including Abram Chaves, a Harvard law professor and former state department adviser.
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Washington
Hal Banks
Capones
Hoffas
United States
Dean Rusk
Canada
U.S
Edgar Ritchie
Harold Chamberlain Banks
Paul Martin
House of Commons
Ritchie
State Department
Banks
Seafarers’ International Union of Canada
Manhattan
Rusk
Salvatore Abruzzo
Southam News Services
New York
Abruzzo
Ontario
Secretary of State
Norris Royal Commission
Henry Walsh
National Association of Maritime Engineers
Owen Sound
T. G. Norris
Captain Walsh
Bush
Abraham Brodsky
Abram Chaves
Harvard University
Chaves
Lyndon Johnson
Seafarers’ International Union of North America
Paul Hall
Afl-Cio Labor Organization
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Pearson
Margaret Makakis
Saddle Lake Reserve
J. Donovan Ross
Land OF Golden
Democratic Council
Basel
White House
10 Downing Street
Wilson
Roy Jenkins
CBS
Regina
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