South Vietnamese retreat as Laos bases fall to North Vietnamese
Heavy North Vietnamese attacks push South Vietnamese troops in Laos back toward the border with mounting casualties. At least 110 Saigon troops are killed and 205 wounded, with Landing Zone Brown abandoned. Saigon pulls two battalions and a regimental post back to South Vietnam as artillery and mortars continue, while officials describe planned tactical movements and proximity to the border.
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Saigon
Laos
Brown
South Vietnam
de Viet
Tran van An
Hospital workers accept contract in Medicine Hat
Non professional staff at Medicine Hat General and Auxiliary Hospitals voted 86 to 14 in CUPE Local 189 to accept a 27 month contract with the Alberta Hospital Association in Edmonton. The deal increases monthly wages in four steps from January 1971 to October 1972, lifting the minimum wage to 2.10 per hour by October 1972.
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Medicine Hat General and Auxiliary Hospitals
Alberta Hospital Association
Edmonton
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Jean Cotten
Hospital Employees Union
AHA
CUPE
SST talks begin in Washington
Debates in the House over the U S supersonic transport fate surface as Senator charges SST could raise skin cancer cases from 22 990 to 103 000 nationwide. Senator Proxmire accuses White House interference of silencing a government scientist. House votes on 290 million for continued SST development planned today with a Senate gap to decide prototype funding for March 1973 tests.
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Washington
U.S
House of Representatives
William Proxmire
Dem. Wis
White House
United States
House
Senate
Sesame Street Exemption Extended by Canadian Regulator
The CRTC allows CBC affiliates to exceed the 35 percent American content cap for another year to continue airing Sesame Street. Stations warned they could drop the show next season without the exemption. The program prohibits commercials during its hour long weekday run, costing about five hours of potential ads weekly.
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Nick Hills
Southam
Ottawa
Canadian Radio-Television Commission
CBC
Canada
CRTC
Dayan Questions Rogers on Israel Security and Geography
Defence Minister Moshe Dayan challenged Rogers’s claim that geography is unimportant to security. He cited the need to block paths like the Ho Chi Minh trail and warned Egypt against certain concessions while Meir pressed for a deterrent border and UN guarantees at strategic points. News conference discussions followed UN mediator Gunnar Jarring’s negotiations with Egypt and Israel.
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Moshe Dayan
U.S
Israel
Rogers
Sharm el Sheikh
Elath
Jobless figures rise with signs of improvement
Canada’s unemployment rose to 675,000 in February from 668,000 mid January, an 7,000 increase. The seasonally adjusted rate was 6.9 percent, with underlying employment showing gains in construction and more people employed overall despite the higher jobless total.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manpower Department
Russell Assists Municipalities in Alberta Budget Clash
Edmonton CP report notes Dave Russell of Calgary Victoria Park criticizes Alberta Social Credit for a flawed budget. He cites municipalities with high debenture debt, calls for provinces to cover hospital and education costs, and urges six steps under a PC government including autonomous boards and direct property tax authority for school boards.
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Edmonton
Dave Russell
Calgary Victoria Park
Alberta
Social Credit
Russell
Canada
Quebec
Focal
Consumer protection bill advances to Senate in Canada
The Commons passed a bill to standardize packaging labels and curb deceptive claims, sending it to the Senate after defeating opposition amendments. Liberals backed the measure while Conservatives and New Democrats failed on several amendments, with debate resuming on a textile and clothing board to address import-related damage and costs.
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Senate
Ottawa
Commons
Canada
New Democrat
Creditiste
The
Textile and Clothing Board
Soviet police raid on U S Embassy grounds sparks international dispute
U S accuses the Soviet Union of breaking international law after police seized a Russian doctor, his wife, and two daughters while they sought information at the U S embassy in Moscow.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
Heath calls meet on Ulster crisis
Prime Minister Edward Heath convened a cabinet session in London to finalize military steps for Northern Ireland. Reinforcements of the 8250 strong British garrison may see units from West Germany withdrawn as Northern Ireland's leadership prepares to announce measures in the Ulster Parliament.
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Ulster
Mary Cooley
David Anderson
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Heath
London
Edward Heath
Zuerrillas
West Ger
James Chichester-Clark
UK anti strike protests cripple industry and shut plants
London AP reports a nationwide one day walkout by Britain's largest unions against the Industrial Relations Bill. More than two million workers reportedly joined or were laid off as hundreds of engineering plants including British Leyland and GM closed. Shipyards and docks idle as leaders weigh a possible national stoppage. the TUC debates strategy while the bill promises new labor courts and cooling off rules.
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London
Leyland
General Motors
Britain
Amalgamated Engineering Workers
The
Transport, and General Workers
Trades Union Con
TUC
General Council
Croydon
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