Drug price bill stalemate as Cowan row dominates Ottawa
The Commons stalls over supplementary spending estimates while a drug price bill remains in doubt. Turner defends safety measures as MacInnis and Starr clash with opposition over Cowan’s committee status. defence estimates follow, with four destroyers now pegged about 60 million dollars above earlier totals.
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MacInnis
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Defence
Hellyer
Britain Passes Harsh 1968 Budget With Higher Taxes
London Reuters report notes the Labour budget raises taxes by a record amount totaling 923 million pounds and imposes a three percent wage and dividend cap. Roy Jenkins predicts two years of sacrifice to curb debt while markets brace for higher living costs and stricter price controls.
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Mannion Named Head of The Canadian Magazine
Mannion named vice-president and publisher of The Canadian Magazine, succeeding Ross Munro. The Thomson Newspapers executive from Chicago will take over May 1 and relocate to Toronto to oversee the weekly rotogravure title with 2.14 million circulation.
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Reduced highways program for Alta outlined in legislature
Highways Minister Gordon Taylor told the legislature that the 40 million to 30 million cut in road construction will curb the department’s staged program and affect contractors. He said the reduction funds schools hospitals and university buildings this year, with about 20 million for new construction and the rest for ongoing work and improvements. He noted rapid transit may replace some freeways, discussed with Calgary and Edmonton authorities next year. He also proposed making the driver control board independent to handle licence suspensions, with a full-time chairman to be appointed later.
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Gordon Taylor
Taylor
Calgary
Driver Control Board
Alberta youth department budget survives cut defense
The Alberta legislature defeated a motion to cut 682000 from the youth department estimates and approved 2768300 for next year, up 1450730 from 1967 68. Opposition leader Don Getty charged the department overreach while Youth Minister Robert Clark denied any plan to mould youth, saying grants go to municipalities per local priorities.
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Department
Don Getty
Strathcona West
House
Clark
Edmonton Education Minister Names Committee on University Site
Education Minister Raymond Reier son announced a committee to report within 30 days on campus sites for the University of Lethbridge. The panel includes members from the Universities Commission, the Provincial Planning Branch, and the Oldman District Planning Commission chaired by J. R. B. Jones.
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McCarthy says he would back Kennedy if needed
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy told Howard University students he would support Robert F. Kennedy for the Democratic presidential nomination if he could not win on the first ballot, stressing Kennedy’s shared Vietnam stance. He denied anypledge or conspiracy with Kennedy and urged continued opposition to the Johnson administration policies.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Howard University
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Johnson
McCarthy
Vietnam
Manning decries Pearson reply on Alberta Health Plan
Premier Manning told the legislature that Prime Minister Pearson’s letter about Alberta Health Plan leaves questions unresolved. He noted the reply does not clarify whether Alberta qualifies under the federal scheme and asked about allowing a non profit body to run shared cost medical insurance administration.
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Pearson
Alberta
Manning
Saratoga Park Gas Service Sparks Closed Session Debate
A Saratoga Park resident urged city action to install gas and water services for his three room home, prompting a council debate in a closed session. Utilities Director Bill Scott estimated $500-$600 per home and noted area residents are squatters who do not pay taxes. Mayor Meagher said the decision hinges on public interest and profitability.
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Willard Demaris
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Demaris
Chuck Meagher
Ajax
Dayan Seriously Injured in Tel Aviv Cave-In
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan was seriously injured in a cave-in at an archaeological excavation near Choron on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. He was transported to Tel Hasmer Hospital with body injuries. Dayan, a 52 year old former WWII veteran who lost an eye in Syria, is an amateur archeologist who has participated in excavations.
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Moshe Dayan
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Tel Hasmer
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Syria
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