Labor Congress calls for social safety net reforms in Canada
The Canadian Labor Congress predicts more social unrest due to high inflation and unemployment. It urges tax cuts for low and middle income Canadians, full indexing of wages to the CPI, and rejection of a single guaranteed annual income replacing social insurance. It asks for milk subsidies, equal pay, higher minimum wage, NORAD withdrawal, and NATO reform toward social cooperation.
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Ottawa
Canadian Labor Congress
Trudeau
Congress
Canada
NATO
Threats against life admitted by Trudeau
Prime Minister Trudeau acknowledged threats to his life but said he knew of no similar threats against Labour Minister John Munro. He noted police had suggested protection including an armored car. Munro, questioned about possible links to his Hamilton office shooting, offered little comment as RCMP continued precautions.
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Guy Demarino
Southam
Ottawa
Trudeau
John Munro
Southam News Services
Munro
RCMP
Lang
Commons
Hamilton
Hue comes under heavy attack as North Vietnamese push in
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces press on Hue the old imperial capital with attacks on three sides forcing government positions to fall. Viet Cong announce control in Pleiku Kontum and Darlac while U S cargo planes are hit in Cambodia and airlift suspended briefly.
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Saigon
Hue
Pleiku
Kontum
Darlac
Cambodia
United States
U.S
Washington
Paris
South Vietnam
State Department
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Phu Bon
Neak Luong
Banam
Phnom Penh
Mekong River
Battambang
Ethiopian monarchy abolished after coup toppled Haile Selassie
The leftist military government in Addis Ababa ends 3,000-year-old monarchy begun by the Queen of Sheba. Emperor Haile Selassie, deposed Sept. 12, is under house guard. Asfa Wossen’s crown prince title is annulled. Rulers pledge a new form of government but offer few details.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Sheba
Haile Selassie
Selassie
Asfa Wossen
Wossen
United States
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Meets Trudeau in Ottawa
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi held a private 25 minute meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau after which he called the PM intelligent. The guru spoke of transcendental meditation and structuring an ideal society. He attracted about 1,000 at the Chateau Laurier and planned lectures in Quebec City and Montreal as part of a North American tour.
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Ottawa
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Trudeau
Chateau Laurier Hotel
Quebec City
Montreal
Rescue Attempt Halted Near Olympic Peak Crash
Rescue efforts for 16 aboard a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter halted as darkness fog and 20 feet of snow impeded ground teams two miles from Warrior Peak near Olympic National Park. The jet carried 10 crew and six passengers from Yokota to McChord. passengers identified as naval personnel.
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Quilcene
Wash
Olympic Mountains
Air Force
Warrior Peak
Olympic National Park
Air Force Military Airlift Command
Yokota Air Force Base
Japan
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Candidates clash on key issues in Medicine Hat Redcliff race
The five Medicine Hat Redcliff candidates debate major campaign issues in a question and answer series continuing on Page 8. Page 9 features two Taber Warner submissions from three candidates on the single most important problem in that riding.
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Taber-Warner
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