Britain imposes income ceiling and tax hikes
London reports Labour government limits annual income gains to 3 percent until end of 1969 and seeks powers to defer wage, rent, price, and dividend increases for 12 months. Roy Jenkins presents plan aiming for a two percent consumption cut and a three percent real GNP rise second half of 1967 to 1969, to stabilize the world monetary system after devaluation and the gold crisis.
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Council Takes Beating In Alberta Legislature Debate
In Edmonton the Progressive Conservative opposition grilled Education Minister Raymond Reierson over a $250,000 research appropriation for Alberta's new human resources council. Reierson called the sum arbitrarily set to jumpstart research and said listing specific topics would be derogatory to committee members.
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Knight trailer plant to add 15000 expansion at Medicine Hat
Knight trailer company at Medicine Hat Airport will spend 15000 on expansion, boosting annual payroll by 100000 and increasing staff of 62 by 10 to 20. Economic Development Director Mike Mc Allister outlined the plan today.
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Kennedy Rejects Vice Presidency Under Johnson
Senator Robert F. Kennedy angrily rejects serving as Lyndon Johnson’s running mate. He vows not to accept the vice presidency under Johnson even as he positions himself on the Vietnam war and urges candor in U.S. politics. He appeals to youths at Kansas State and Kansas University amid reports of a White House offer to stay out of the race for a high powered Vietnam commission.
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Rockefeller to enter Republican race with Senate talks
Nelson A. Rockefeller plans a Thursday announcement to enter the Republican presidential contest. He will outline his stance on spending during a meeting with 20 senators spanning conservatives to liberals and may enter Oregon's May 28 primary.
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Canada urges halt to U.S. Vietnam raids in Commons debate
Ottawa faces a heated debate on Vietnam policy as External Affairs Minister reiterates Canada’s call for an immediate end to U.S. bombing. He warns that North Vietnamese ground offensives complicate any peace move, and he proposes ICC mediation in the demilitarized zone. The session also touches NORAD, NATO, aid, and Hal Banks extradition.
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Hellyer as Vietnam mediator proposal by Liberals
Transport Minister Paul Hellyer floated asking Lester Pearson to serve as mediator in the Vietnam crisis if he becomes prime minister. Hellyer, among 14 Liberal leadership candidates, argued Canada could help spark peace efforts as a U S neighbor. Kierans urged productivity gains while discussing a potential referendum on monarch power.
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Johnson calls for total national effort in Vietnam war
President Johnson urged a belt-tightening national effort to win the Vietnam war at the National Farmers Convention in Minneapolis. Observers doubt large mobilization or wartime-style controls, predicting budget cuts affect urban programs and schools while a 10 percent surcharge is framed as a minor tax rise.
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Heart Fund success in Medicine Hat tops target
Medicine Hat becomes first Alberta city to meet its Heart Fund objective of seven thousand dollars with donations reaching seven thousand two hundred yesterday. Ottawa report notes Commons adjournment to April 23 after money bills pass. Salisbury updates split in Rhodesian Front forming Rhodesian National party. Hanoi dispatch logs Viet Cong appeal for Saigon rising. Cairo cipher notes Nasser's cabinet near reshaping toward leftist lineup.
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Urban renewal plan in jeopardy over pool bylaw defeat
Med icine Hat city council remains divided after last week’s defeat of the indoor pool bylaw. Four decisions emerged to push urban renewal forward with a sports cultural complex priority and options to fund the pool without new taxes or by borrowing. Opinions varied on delaying renewal, examining finances, and seeking public input through media coverage.
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