China calls for support of guerrillas in Viet Nam May Day appeals
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai urged foreign delegates in Peking to back the Viet Nam guerrillas and oppose U.S. imperialism. North Viet Nam called for victory over U.S. troops and reunification. Soviet and Japanese May Day events showcased antiwar sentiment amid large crowds. riot police faced leftist demonstrations in Singapore and Malaysia despite bans.
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China
Viet
Peking
Viet Nam
U.S
Chou En-lai
Indochina
Chou
Liu Ning-yi
All-China Federation of Trade Unions
NCNA
Moscow
Red Square
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Lenin
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Radio
Tokyo
Olympic Village
Asia
Singapore
Malaysia
Russia
Egypt
United States
Congo
Nasser
Johnson
South Vietnamese Army Seizes Large Viet Cong Arms Cache
South Vietnamese forces reported capturing a large Viet Cong arms cache in mangrove swamps 60 miles south of Saigon. The haul included East German heavy machine guns and Chinese submachine guns with thousands of rounds and explosives. In the operation 152 Viet Cong were killed and 35 captured. South Vietnamese losses were 3 killed and 11 wound. Civilians fled to government areas as air strikes continued.
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Saigon
China
U.S
Mekong River
Sharp touts budget as best path to voters in Ottawa
Ottawa report cites Trade Minister Sharp declaring a strong economy and possible balanced budget this year despite a large deficit forecast by Finance Minister Gordon. He lauds export growth, rising manufacturing exports, and improving balance of payments, noting election timing and fending off opposition criticisms.
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Ottawa
Sharp
Gordon
Soviet Union seeks urgent UN Security Council meet over Dominican Republic intervention
The Soviet Union pressed for an emergency UN Security Council session to address what it calls armed U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic. Tass described the Marine landing as aggression against a small nation and an attempt to prop up a dictatorial regime.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
United Nations Security Council
Dominican Republic
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Radhakrishna Ramani
Fedorenko
Council
United States
Moscow
U.S
Tass
U.S.A
Wilson elected Alberta Real Estate Association president
Roy G. Wilson of Calgary was chosen president at the Alberta Real Estate Association convention in Red Deer. Resolutions debated include a proposal to stop advertising showings on Sundays to boost professionalism and a call to end the $500 federal government bonus for houses built in winter, said to harm workmanship values and pride of ownership.
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RED Deer (Cp
Roy G. Wilson
Calgary
Alberta Real Estate Association
Fighting Near U S Embassy in Dominican Republic Civil War
In Santo Domingo heavy shelling persisted around the U S Embassy amid a week old civil war pitting supporters of Juan Bosch against a civilian junta. A U S marine was killed and dozens of American troops wounded as rebels resist. A ceasefire was declared with OAS mediation planned and talks on arbitration to follow.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
U.S
U.S. Defence Department
Washington
Reuters
Bennett
American States Commission
OAS
Hugo Conde
Col
Fausto Camano
Francisco
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
pro-Bosch
U S Consulate in Montreal Hit by Explosion
An early morning blast damaged the United States consulate in Montreal smashing 178 windows and six doors. Police described the device as a heavy charge possibly dynamite, about 10 pounds. Consul General Richard Hawkins said no one was inside and no motive was known.
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Montreal
United States
Leo Plouffe
McGregor ‘Street
U.S
Richard Hawkins
le Front de Liberation Quebecois
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
Quebec
L’armee de Liberation du Quebec
Quebec Liberation Army
Olson Defends Thompson Vote Reporting
Social Credit MP H A Olson criticized The Canadian Press for misrepresenting the non confidence vote in the Commons. He argued that how a party votes on such motions does not reflect views on the motion wording. The February vote concerned opposition over taxation exemptions and old age pensions.
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Ottawa
Social Credit
H. A. Olson
Canadia
Commons
Thompson
Olson
Medicine Hat
New Democratic Party
Clement Heads Alberta Boards and Tribunals Inquiry
Premier Manning names Carl Clement of Edmonton as chair of a seven member committee to probe provincial boards and tribunals. The panel will examine powers and potential rights infringements and consider an ombudsman to provide redress for citizens wronged by boards government departments or agencies. The group reports to the next Legislature session.
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Edmony
Manning
Carl Clement
Edmonton
Chatman
Alberta
Integration moves toward merged Canadian armed forces
Ottawa reports that last week the defence department moved toward full integration of military commands across the armed forces. Only Ottawa headquarters were merged last summer under Hellyer plan, with broader field integration now underway including a new national communications system and a unified construction engineering branch.
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Defence Department
Defence
Hellyer
Resistance
Canadian Forces
Navy
Army
Air Force
Canada
Halifax
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Johnson Hardens Stance as Marines Reach Dominican Republic
Johnson approves a tougher foreign policy stance as Marines arrive in the Dominican Republic. The White House signals willingness to take risks to curb Communist expansion, notably in Vietnam, while warning Castro and Beijing that the U.S. will defend its citizens and interests.
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Washington
U.S
Dominican Republic
Johnson
United States
South
Viet Nam
Lin D. Roosevelt
Haiti
Nicaragua
Latin America
White House
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Victoria
Communist Party
South Vietnamese
North Korea
Communist Party Presidium
Keith J. Holyoake
New Zealand
Wellington
Australia
Binh Dinh
An Khe
Little
Realtors
Montreal Peace Centre
Selma
Ala
Clement
Republic
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
Frank
Jobson
Stanleyville
Cairo
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