Strikers meet mediators in network wage dispute
New York AP reports federal mediators summon leaders from NBC ABC and Mutual for talks in Washington as a nationwide AFTRA strike over wages and fees looms. Chet Huntley defied the picket line on NBC and Davie Brinkley did not cross. Cronkite and Jennings are off air, replaced by staff. Supervisors prep for sports and soap operas affected. taped classics may fill gaps if the strike grows.
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New York
U.S
Washington
NBC
ABC
Mutual Broadcast
Chet Huntley
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Davie Brinkley
NBC News
AFTRA
Walter Cronkite
Columbia Broadcasting System
Ottawa
Peter Jennings
American Broadcasting Co
Cronkite
Arnold Zenker
CBS
Jennings
Daryl Griffin
Griffin
Huntley
Los Angeles
Playhouse of the Stars
Dean Martin
Danny Kaye
Red Skelton
the Smothers Brothers
Ed Sullivan
Jackie Gleason
Alberta Teachers back 25 mils cap and funding shift
The Alberta Teachers Association approved a plan to cap foundation program taxes at 25 mills, oppose funding private schools, and push the government to cover a major portion of education costs. They also voted to abolish grade 9 exams and to revise science course structure.
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Edmonton
Alberta Teachers’ Association
ATA
Education Department
Delta DC-8 crashes into Hilton Inn near New Orleans airport
A Delta Air Lines DC-8 on a training flight crashed into the Hilton Inn opposite Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport killing 18 people including eight Juda High School girls on a senior trip. Five pilots and a federal inspector were aboard. victims included eight girls found in a motel bathroom and one outside.
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New Orleans
Delta Air Lines
New Orleans International Airport
Juda
Wis
Juda High School
Hilton Inn
Bermuda
Record Death Toll Reaches New Vietnam War Peak
U S military reports 274 American servicemen killed in combat, surpassing prior weekly highs. Communist casualties total 2 774, up from 2 709, with 1 320 Americans wounded as the war continues. Last week marks the third time this month American deaths exceeded 200.
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SAGON
U.S
A Drang Valley
U.S. Command
Rookie NDP MLA faces pressure from Social Credit forces
In Alberta, NDP MLA Garth Turcott of Pincher Creek-Crowsnest was challenged after accusing Municipal Affairs Minister A J Hooke of improper land dealings and suggesting ex-treasurer E W Hinman used office for personal ends. Premier Manning tabled a motion demanding Turcott produce specific charges within 48 hours. The motion, debated with possible unanimous consent, targets Turcott if he withholds proof. Turcott, elected in a byelection, had previously sought a judicial inquiry but was deemed not urgent by the speaker.
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E. C. Manning
Mr. Turcott
Turcott
Social Credit
Liberal
Coalition
NDP
Manning
Hooke
Hin
Canadian to chair Security council for a month
Canadian Ambassador George Ignatieff will preside over the United Nations Security Council for a one month term starting at midnight Friday. He becomes only the third Canadian to hold the post in 21 years, during a lull in council activity as it awaits new agenda items.
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United Nations
George Ignatieff
UN Security Council
Council
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canada
Charles Ritchie
Britain
Ignatieff
Security Council
Rhodesia
Pearson outlines community development dream in Calgary
Prime Minister Pearson described a community development dream focusing on neighborhood centres, open spaces, and transport corridors. Ottawa weighs cheaper land, planning studies, and greater federal aid. He received Calgary Universitys honorary doctor degree and then addressed a luncheon urging Canada not to embrace narrow nationalism, but global unity.
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Calgary
Pearson
Ottawa
University of Calgary
San Francisco
Ronald Jerome Stallings
Ronald Guy Davis
Orrin L. Vaughn
Vancouver
Alberta Liberal Party
University of California At
U.S
Seaman jailed for stealing Cape Spry over pay dissatisfaction
Bruce Moore 23 from Victoria and Prince Rupert stole the 102 foot Cape Spry after claiming a $50 monthly wage plus board left him fed up. He hoped for an engineer position but was passed over. Two other Shelburne men, 21, were jailed for stealing the 82 foot scallop drag Hansen after 12 hours at sea.
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Shelburne
N.S
Bruce Moore
Moore
Victoria
Prince Rupert
B.C
Cape Spry
William Blandford Atwood
William Eugene Jacklyn
RCMP
Hansen
MacLeod Nominated by Coalition For Bow Valley Empress
Dr. B M MacLeod 44 longstanding physician and former mayor tops Bow Valley Empress nomination for the Coalition party. He defeated George Timko a Scandia school principal as Roland Eastman withdrew. Nomination backed by Ben Plumer and R D Brent.
Mao Mao: Is Chinese Leader Dead or Ill
Hong Kong report cites Maria Yen of the Union Research Institute claiming Mao Tse-tung is dead or gravely ill and may have been out of circulation since last year. She notes two power blocs in Beijing led by Lin Piao and Chou En Lai versus Liu Shao-chi and Teng Hsiao-ping, with Chiang Ching as a proxy.
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Hong Kong
Reuters
Mao Tse - Tung
Maria Yen
Miss Yen
Hong Kong Union Research Institute
Mao
China
China Mail
Lin Piao
Chou Enlai
Liu Shao-chi
Teng Hsiaoping
Chiang Ching
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Mitch
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Marvin Leonard
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Macleod
Brooks
Mao Tse-tung
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