18 Mar 1968
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1968
Page
1
Voter turnout reached 63.86 percent as the pool bylaw failed by 471 votes. Crescent Heights favored the measure while Riverside, the Flats and Crestwood opposed it amid talks of future council actions and a Centen nial Reserve Fund proposal.
Kennedy embarks on the first full week of his uphill bid for the Democratic nomination as tensions with President Johnson flare over Vietnam policy. Kennedy proposed a blue ribbon commission on war policy seen by aides as a political gambit and Johnson rejected it as an unacceptable deal.
Nine African nationalist guerrillas and one policeman killed in clashes near the Zambesi River. Rhodesian statement cites terrorist infiltration from Zambia with forces in contact. Several guerrillas captured and one seriously wounded, two security personnel also wounded. Military patrols sweep for remaining infiltrators.
Time runs out for Liberal hopefuls with the April 4-6 leadership convention in Ottawa. Trade Minister Winters urges Saskatchewan delegates to evaluate all candidates on the scene. Other ministers push plans for reform, unity, and economic growth amid global tensions.
In Montreal the Premier Daniel Johnson adviser Marcel Faribault rejects English-Canadian attitudes and says Quebec seeks constitutional review with full consensus. He calls Levesque's independence push unworkable while Loyola conference urges federal-provincial talks and a new federalism without delays. Rene Levesque misses the Loyola gathering.
Seven partner nations led by the United States abandoned the 35 dollar per ounce gold pool and agreed to a two price system. Official transactions stay at 35 dollars while private markets set their own price. London market to stay closed two weeks cooling off. Central banks will cease buying new gold and limit sales to monetary authorities only.
Toronto activist claims the United States will reopen 18 Second World War Japanese American prison camps to hold political prisoners including Vietnam war resisters. Johnson expected to boost Vietnam troop strength by about 35 000 men. Terry Harper Canadiens defenceman hospitalized in Boston for eye hemorrhage, treatment ongoing.
Seven leading Western industrialized nations approved a two-price gold plan in Washington. Central banks will trade gold at 35 dollars per ounce, while private markets set prices around 40 to 45 dollars. The change aims to curb speculative buying and separate private market pricing from interbank settlements.
Tax planners expect Roy Jenkins to introduce sweeping levies that could pull as much as 1.3 billion dollars from the British economy. The budget may curb domestic growth, hit consumer spending, and raise both personal and corporate taxes while preserving welfare benefits.
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