Government fails to clinch Home Oil control bid in Commons
Energy Minister A J Greene told Parliament talks with Home Oil president R A Brown Jr failed to reach a firm understanding. He noted new private Canadian interest could keep Home Oil under Canadian ownership but did not confirm if the government’s offer had been withdrawn.
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Southam
Ottawa
A. J. Greene
House of Commons
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Commons
Home Oil
R. A. Brown Jr
Brown
Dian
Greene
Saigon Laotian Drive Ends as NVA Presses Border
South Vietnamese forces abandoned the last Laos fire base and withdrew 2,000 troops after a 45 day operation. U S. aircraft destroyed six tanks while North Vietnamese tanks pursued Saigon troops to the border. Casualties totaled 5,626 for Saigon with 1,146 killed and 245 missing. North Vietnamese advances included repairs along the Ho Chi Minh trail hub Sepone on Highway 9.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
Khe Sanh
de Viet
Namese
Sepone
Farm Marketing Bill C-176 Faces Deadlock in Ottawa Committee
A marathon Ottawa Commons agriculture session ends unresolved as Conservatives block most clauses of Bill C-176 after hours of debate. Only five of forty clauses approved. Liberal majority pushes amendments to form a national marketing council with farmer representation.
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Commons
Mark Smerchanski
L—Provencher
Smerchanski
Liehard Southam
PC Qu
National Council
Ombudsman under scrutiny in Alberta legislative debate
The Alberta government backs Ombudsman George McClellan but may alter his recommendations. Attorney General Edgar Gerhart argued McClellan is not infallible and his role is advisory. Debates touched on public inquiries, a past case of a real estate salesman, and possible changes to the Ombudsman Act. Opposition leaders pressed for oversight while a cabinet minister’s use of confidential files was referred to a committee.
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Edmonton
Alberta
George McClellan
Edgar Gerhart
Gerhart
McClellan
RCMP
North America
Aic- Clellan
C. C. McLaurin
McLaurin
Ombudsman
Lougheed
Hugh Horner
Lae Ste. Anne
Storne
Jamel Henderson
SST Faces Senate Showdown Over Transport Project
The SST faces a Senate vote that could end government financing for the supersonic transport. Nixon is lobbying wavering senators as counts show strong opposition. The government has spent 864 million dollars over seven years and the House rejected further funding. nine senators remain undecided.
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Reuter
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Nixon
House of Representatives
House
Columbia Broadcasting System
Alberta government backs Blair Report on mental health reforms
Health Minister James Henderson told the Alberta legislature the Blair Report's mental health recommendations are being adopted. The plan includes merging health and social development, expanding psychiatric services in Lethbridge, adding weekly visiting psychiatrists to Grande Prairie and Peace River, and partnering with the Alberta Medical Association to relieve personnel shortages. A three year program at Woods Christian Home Calgary aims to treat 30 children, and other steps add psychiatric beds at Holy Cross Calgary and a remand unit for police work.
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Edmonton
James Henderson
Alberta
Henderson
Len Werry
Calgary
Bowness
Blair
Lethbridge
Grande Prairie
Peace River
Alberta Medical Association
Drumheller
the Woods Christian Home
Holy Cross Hospital
Quebec to legalize off track betting to curb crime
Justice Minister Jerome Choquette announced plans to legalize off track betting and regulate gambling forms to reduce organized crime influence. In Belfast, Northern Ireland’s first community relations minister quit as PM Faulkner starts cabinet talks. In Brussels a march by 80,000 farmers turned violent leaving one dead and about 150 injured.
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Quebec
Jerome Choquette
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Robert Simpson
Brian Faulkner
Brussels
Reuter
Belgium
Sierra Leone coup fails as officers move to protect Stevens
In Freetown an attempted army takeover collapses after senior officers arrest Brig. John Bangurah and declare Prime Minister Siaka Stevens remains the legal government. Lt Col Sam King announces that most of the 1500-man force dissociated from the coup.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Siaka P. Stevens
Sam King
John Bangurah
Siaka Stevens
King
Alberta plans tax share bill for utility lands
Alberta plans a bill to share property taxes from pipeline and powerline facilities, generating equipment, and railway rights of way with municipalities. Municipal Affairs Minister Fred Colborne announced in the legislature that the legislation will be introduced this session with a one year deferral for municipal study and discussion.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Fred Colborne
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Canada urged to require citizenship for university posts
An Edmonton hearing of the Moir Committee heard a Canada-first education brief urging Canadian citizenship be required for all university administrative positions and for teaching staff unless no qualified Canadian is available. Barry Kirkham argued foreign professors add diversity but Canadians should predominate, with possible immigration steps if needed. About 30 people attended and nine spoke.
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Canada
Moir
Alberta
Barry Kirkham
France
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
Sweden
Russia
Kirkham
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