Eisenhower Dies at 78 After Long Illness
Washington mourns Dwight D. Eisenhower as world leaders prepare for a state funeral Monday. Nixon retreats to Camp David while his coffin travels to the Capitol. De Gaulle and Churchill among foreign officials expected. Ike rose from poverty to command Allied forces and serve as president in two terms. He died at Walter Reed Army Hospital after a series of heart attacks.
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Washington
Dwight David Eisenhower
Europe
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington National Cathedral
Nixon
David
U.S. Capitol
Ike
Alberta tax plan seen as not likely this year
Alberta Provincial Treasurer Anders Aalborg told the legislature no new taxes are planned to offset costs of joining federal medical care. He said premiums plus federal grants will cover costs without tax increases. Health Minister Ross had announced a July 1 start with premiums around 60 dollars for a single person and 120 dollars for a married couple, with a separate family premium yet to be set. Royal assent was given to supply and municipal financing bills. Amendments to the Municipal Taxation Act were described as controversial. Agriculture Minister Ruste noted federal plans for a National Egg Marketing Board with production quotas to follow.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Anders Aalborg
Aalborg
J. Don
Ovan Ross
Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation
J. W. Grant MacEwan
AMFC
Henry Ruste
House
Ottawa
Ruste
Gerhardt explains custody ruling in Alberta case
Alberta Attorney General Edgar Gerhart clarified in the legislature the status of a man held in an Alberta mental hospital for 22 years after being declared sane. The 1938 murder case involved an 18 month old son and a seven year old niece. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity but ordered held at the lieutenant governor's pleasure. Released last year after an Ombudsman appeal. Gerhart cited a March Ottawa CP story noting the man described as innocent, suggesting it was a rewrite error.
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Edmonton
Edgar Gerhart
Alberta
George McClellan
Gerhart
Ottawa
Commons Justice Committee
Correcting Impressions on Insanity Acquittals
Mr. Gerhart notes the distinction between being judged innocent and innocent by reason of insanity. He adds that without the not guilty by reason of insanity verdict, the man would have been hanged in those days, highlighting a historical practice.
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Mr. Gerhart
McGill march erupts in Montreal clashes injure 18 policemen face charges
In Montreal police clashed with about 6 000 demonstrators marching to McGill University demanding French language status. 41 arrests were made and 18 injured, none seriously. Riot police moved in as windows were smashed and fires started on St Catherine Street.
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Jean-Paul Gilbert
McGill University
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Gilbert
St. Catherine Street
University
McGill College Avenue
Sherbrooke Street
Canada
Ottawa approves drug price bill and other measures
In Ottawa Parliament passed a bill aimed at lowering prescription drug prices by amending the Patent and Trade Marks Acts to foster generics. Critics warned of job losses and industry exit, while supporters said prices will rise to line with other nations. The Commons also approved a hazardous products labeling bill. Six government bills gained royal assent in the Senate, including a regional expansion and new departments.
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Ottawa
Canada
P. B. Rynard
Simcoe North
Rynard
New Democrats
Ron Basford
The
Commons
Senate
Professor links Kennedy assassination to politics
Los Angeles AP professor Seymor Pollack testified that Sirhan Sirhan was not in childhood trances and the murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy was politically motivated. Pollack said the act stemmed from highly charged political emotions, while other witnesses disputed hypnosis and trance claims.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan
Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Seymour Pollack
Pollack
University of Southern California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Laurence Sloan
Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan
Adel
Palestine
New Brunswick tax debate explodes in legislature
In New Brunswick the budget dispute over the $29.4 million tax rise sparked a furor in the legislature. Former opposition leader J C Van Horne called Premier Louis Robichaud a liar after a heated exchange over Thursday’s reception for Moncton protesters. Robichaud suspended Van Horne, who then left the chamber. Robichaud later agreed to meet demonstrators.
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New Brunswick
Louis Robichaud
J. C. van Horne
van Horne
Moncton
Robichaud
Robert McCready
House
Richard Hatfield
West German plan to abolish Nazi war crimes statute
Bonn reported government move to end statute of limitations on Nazi war crimes prosecutions. In New York, airlines and federal government settled lawsuits over a 1977 two plane crash, paying 29 million dollars for 136 deaths. Madrid announced a general amnesty by Franco’s government for civil war opponents.
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Bonn
Reuters
New York
New York City
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Downtown fire injures two by jump from windows
A man and a woman were seriously hurt after leaping from second and third floor windows of a four storey Stanley Street building. The blaze, which affected commercial units on the street, was brought under control in about two hours. One man suffered extensive burns and shock from the jump. the woman injured her back. Authorities feared trapped residents on the top floor but no details on cause were released.
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Montreal
Stanley Street
St. Catharines Street
Ottawa uneasy over charges in Trudeau cabinet probe
Ottawa anxiously awaits the next chapter of a potential scandal as transport minister Paul Hellyer and rural development minister Joan Marchand face calls for an investigation. Clips identifying St Scholastique Que as the Montreal airport site were delivered to TV stations, with ministers present in the Commons amid secrecy and security. Eldon Woolliams asked for a privileges and elections committee review, while the ministers prepare to attend sessions next week.
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Trudeau
Commons
Paul Hellyer
Joan Marchand
Hellyer
Mar
Chand
St. Scholastique
Que
Montreal International
Quebec
Montreal
Eldon Woolliams
Calgary
Commons Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lucien Lamoureux
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