Inflation flags run up again in Canada economy
Ottawa reports show February unemployment up slightly and consumer prices rising by 0.5 percent, the largest monthly gain since last summer. A pattern of inflation surges with joblessness prompts calls for wiser fiscal and monetary policy, with warnings from Bank of Canada Governor Rasminsky and Prices and Incomes Commission chair Young.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Douglas Everett
Senate Finance Committee
Louis Rasminsky
Bank of Canada
John Young
Prices and Incomes Commission
Trudeau
Dr. Young
Commons Welfare Committee
U S government cuts off further SST funds
The Senate voted 51 to 46 to block $14 million to keep the supersonic transport project alive through June 30, ending ongoing funding for Boeing and GE efforts. Boeing warns of up to 5,000 Seattle layoffs as the SST project is effectively dead.
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Washington
U.S
Senate
United States
Robert Withington
Boeing
SST
Farm committee advances Bill C-176 in Ottawa
An exhausted but civil energy marked a post midnight session as the agriculture committee approved five more clauses of Bill C-176. The bill would create a federal umbrella for provincial marketing efforts, aiming for a more orderly system, with Liberal MPs pressing for swift passage.
South Vietnamese Losses Mount in Laos Campaign
South Vietnam faced about 10 000 casualties in a 45 day Laos campaign 3 800 killed 775 missing and 5 200 wounded, according to high level military sources The figures differ from Saigon's official tallies and the commmuniques from headquarters claim all troops have withdrawn from Laos as of now With peak strength 22 000 inside Laos the latest reports note continued North Vietnamese losses and U S air operations sustaining the South Vietnamese effort
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Saigon
Laos
Vietnam
de Viet
Khe Sanh
U.S
Cambodia
South Viet
Faulkner Faces Election Demands by Hardline Unionists
Belfast AP report says Northern Ireland prime minister Brian Faulkner faced right wing Unionist demands for general elections as he finalized his cabinet. William Craig warned the government could last only months without changes in law and order, aiming to set conditions for a May election before the Ulster Unionist Council committee vote.
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Belfast
Brian Faulkner
Northern Ireland
Unionist
Faulkner
Ulster
William Craig
Craig
Ulster Unionist Council
Tobacco ad ban threat met with industry denial
Ottawa sources report Health Minister John Munro ready to push a voluntary tobacco ad ban, while Tobacco Manufacturers' Association Council chairman Paul Pare denies any negotiations. Draft legislation, approved by cabinet, would ban tobacco radio and TV ads by September and print ads next year, prohibit promotion schemes, and require health warnings on every cigarette pack.
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Ottawa
John Munro
Paul Pare
Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association Council
Montreal
Munro
Commons
One Commons
Olson blocked in attempt to defend marathon meet
Agriculture Minister Bud Olson faced four interruptions in the Commons as he sought to defend an all night sitting of the agriculture committee studying the Liberal farm marketing bill C-176. Conservatives alleged prearranged timing to break a filibuster, moving to refer the session to the privileges committee.
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Olson
Nick Hills
Southam News Services
Ottawa
Bud Olson
Commons
Lucien Lamoureux
Agriculture Committee
Lamoureux
Jack Horner
Alberta
Crowfoot
Stan Korchinski
Mackenzie
Horner
Standing Committee On
Tee
Mr. Olson
Mr. Horner
Mr. Lamoureux
Minister of Agriculture
US proposes partial Israeli withdrawal from Suez
Reuters reports sources say Washington proposes limited Israeli pullback in the Suez canal to reopen the waterway. In East Pakistan Rangpur, at least 20 killed and about 100 injured when troops fired on large mobs per Dacca radio. ABC News cites Japanese firms seeking to buy rights to manufacture US SST, blocked by Senate funding.
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Reuter
United States
Suez Canal
Calcutta
India
Rangpur
East Pakistan
Dacca Radio
New York
ABC News
Senate
Printers Agree to Two-Year Contract in Medicine Hat
An agreement between The Medicine Hat NEWS IPP AU pressmen and ITU printers calls for a total wage rise of 67 cents an hour over two years retroactive to November 1 1970. Immediate 29 cent increase, 43 cent July 1971, 40 cent January 1 1972, and 15 cent July 1 1972 with a three week vacation after five years and four weeks after 20 years plus sickness and bereavement benefits.
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Medicine Hat News
IPP
AU Pressmen
ITU
International Office
MLA calls for highway expansion plan in Alberta
EDMONTON CP Alberta faces a lag in highway construction over five years and needs a crash program to upgrade its roads. Hugh Horner PC Lac Ste. Anne warned that capital spending on highways has barely risen since 1966 while registrations surged, with a 13 million revenue gap in 1970. Highways Minister Gordon Taylor cited lack of funds and possible tax increases to finance more paving.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Hugh Horner
Lac Ste. Anne
Horner
Gordon Taylor
Alberta inquiry questioned as threat to academic freedom
An Alberta government appointed committee probing non Canadian influence in post secondary education faced opposition from University of Alberta scholars. Dr J Peter Meekison warned questions may threaten academic freedom while graduate Elaine Verbicky said provincial intrusion could endanger university autonomy. Acknowledging concerns, committee chair Dr Richard Baird urged addressing government channels.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. Peter Meekison
University of Alberta
Richard Baird
Meekison
Germany
Dr. Baird
Committee For
Canada
Baird
Elaine Verbicky
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