Government blocks public release of municipal grant formula
Medicine Hat MLA Bill Wyse failed to force disclosure of the formula used to allocate municipal incentive grants. A 20 page internal working paper was invoked but defeated on a voice vote with arguments over which grants receive per capita funding. Notley supported openness, while Russell defended the clarity of the three line rule and commitment to release the full details later.
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Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Bill Wyse
Social Credit
Wyse
Lethbridge
Grande Prairie
Red Deer
Wetaskiwin
Socred
Dave Russell
Wyseer
Russell
NDP
Grant Notley
Notley
Mixed Ulster Reaction to British Ulster Plans
London reports mixed reactions as Britain unveils a white paper promising no sectarian party exclusive power in Ulster. Proponents say it opens cooperation. opponents including Ian Paisley and William Craig vow to defeat the proposals. The Army will stay. Northern Ireland may remain in the United Kingdom if desired.
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Northern Ireland
Belfast
Ulster
United Kingdom
Paisley
Craig
Faulkner
Irish Republican Army
Conservatives Offer Qualified Support For Corporate Tax Cuts
The Conservative Party signaled conditional backing for Finance Minister Turner's 1972 corporate tax reductions. Leader Robert Stanfield urged quick passage of the unpassed budget measures but insisted the manufacturing tax cut apply only through 1973 and must not become permanent. The stance aims to pressure the Liberal government amid parliamentary uncertainty.
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Southam News Services
Ottawa
Today
Finance
Turner
Robert Stanfield
Stanfield
Sion
News ban on talks in southern Alberta strike
In Lethbridge the provincial government imposed a news blackout on rural teachers strike developments. The Industrial Relations Board mediates talks between the Alberta Teachers' Association and the Southern Alberta School Authorities Association.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Southern Alberta School Authorities Association
Industrial Relations Board
ATA
Mel Spackman
Spackman
Siege Enduring South Vietnamese Town Faces Relief Strike
Two thousand South Vietnamese troops backed by tanks and dive bombers moved on Viet Cong besieging Rach Bap militia camp, 22 miles north of Saigon, in a relief operation not yet contacting ground forces. The effort followed delays over ICCS investigations amid safety concerns from the Viet Cong.
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Saigon
Reuter
Rach Bap
Tong le Chan
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Canada
Hungary
Indonesia
Poland
la Huynh
Michel Gauvin
Sharp confirms infiltration by North Vietnamese troops
The Canadian External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp said in Parliament that thousands of North Vietnamese troops with tanks are infiltrating into South Vietnam. His six day trip to Vietnam Laos and Saigon supports Nixon's charges, though he criticized ICC limitations and called for independent verification of facts.
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Ottawa
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Mitchell Sharp
North Vietnam
Laos
Nixon
Sharp
Saigon
Hanoi
Vientiane
Vietnam
John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
International Control Commission
Ho Chi Min
Canada
Hints of something big from city hall in Edmonton
City hall hints a major announcement within 10 days after Dr. Charles Allard of Allarco meets Mayor Weiner. Allard discussed expanding petro chemical operations in Medicine Hat with Alberta Gas Trunk Line, raising speculation of a new plant in Medicine Hat and possible Edmonton ties.
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Bill Sass
City Hall
Charles Allard
Allarco Developments Ltd
Weiner
Bill Keith
Edmonton
Allard
Medicine Hat
Alberta Gas Trunk Line Ltd
Calgary
Hughes
Alberta Gas Tank Line Co
Equal Partners
Allarco
Gauvin denounces attacks endangering ICCS troops
Saigon Canada’s ambassador Michel Gauvin urged belligerents to halt bombing that threatens ICCS personnel. He cited two mortar incidents near ICCS sites that killed a Vietnamese woman and wounded four children. Four Canadian officers, stationed in Mekong Delta and Tri Ton, were not harmed.
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Saigon
Michel Gauvin
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Joint Military Commission
Gauvin
Hong Ngu
Mekong Delta
Raymond Cryderman
St. George
Man
Greenwood
N.S
Jacques Paynter
Montreal
Tri Ton
W. R. Stewart
Winnipeg
Robert Thomason
Ingersoll
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Gov't
London
Britain
William Craig
Brian Faulkner
Ian Paisley
Pcs
By Donsellar
Toronto
Mr. Turner
Arthur Blakely
Montreal Gazette
Newton Hughes
Pease Drive
AMA
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