Trudeau to send protest note to France over Quebec
Prime Minister Trudeau confirmed a diplomatic note will be sent to France protesting special treatment of Quebec. The note targets France's welcoming of Quebec Education Minister Jean-Guy Cardinal at a Paris conference and seeks a meeting through Ambassador Jules Leger.
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Johnson to hold Paris talks first step toward peace
President Johnson announced Paris as the site for initial peace talks with Hanoi to begin May 10, describing it as the first step amid warnings of hazards ahead. Saigon affirmed Paris as acceptable. the talks are expected to be preliminary to longer negotiations.
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Greenhouse workers return after illegal strike
Medicine Hat greenhouse workers resume duties after an injunction issued in Calgary ruled their strike illegal. Owner Neil German said only two or three workers were absent this morning, while the rest returned to operations.
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Four day battle leaves over 1200 dead near Dong Ha
U S forces crushed a North Vietnamese counterattack near Dong Ha after four days of fighting. At least 1,208 enemy soldiers were killed, while U S and South Vietnamese casualties totaled 93 killed and 449 wounded. The assault was repelled as Marines and Army reinforcements pressed back the attack near the Marine Division headquarters. Elsewhere in the region U S para troops overran positions near Hue with 46 enemy dead and no American losses. A taxi bombing in Saigon killed three South Vietnamese and wounded about 30, mainly students, with several Americans injured.
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Thompson joins the Conservatives in Red Deer riding
Robert Thompson former Social Credit leader paid a 2 membership fee to join the local Progressive Conservative Association for Red Deer. He plans to seek Conservative nomination for the June 25 federal election saying he moved because of broad support and to serve better in the Commons, blaming the Social Credit stance as hopeless.
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Longest Alberta legislature session wraps after 54 days
EDMONTON CP The longest single Alberta Legislature session in 63 years ended after 54 days and 24 nights with heavy questioning but few major laws. Four of 116 bills since Feb 15 were major consolidations, including municipal and irrigation statutes and provincial finances. The budget total stood at 893,174,485 with a 70,458,110 deficit.
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Poor People's march volunteers recruited in Marks
Field organizers of the Poor People’s Campaign toured Negro settlements in Marks Mississippi to recruit marchers for the Washington trek. About 300 of 600 marchers from Memphis rode chartered buses. some stayed overnight after a rally at the court. Absent water and electricity for tents, officials planned to install utilities.
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Montreal mayor faces end to voluntary tax plan
The Gazette reports Quebec government believes it can kill Mayor Jean Drapeau's voluntary tax scheme without court action. In Washington, telephone strikers secure a three year wage rise totaling about 20 percent affecting roughly 600,000 workers. In Los Angeles a bartender and a blonde are charged with killing their spouses to collect large double indemnity life insurance.
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Manning to Visit Medicine Hat in Social Credit Campaign
Premier Ernest Manning is expected to swing through Medicine Hat as part of the Social Credit campaign for the June 25 federal election. Local publicity director John Schorr says Manning will join several party figures in visiting the riding during the campaign. No official word yet, but expectations are high for his active participation in support of the candidate.
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Israelis kill 12 Arab saboteurs near Negev border
TEL AVIV AP Israeli troops patrolling the Negev Desert clashed with Arab saboteurs killing 12 and wounding two. The army said about 120 guerrillas have been killed since last September, marking a peak in the anti guerrilla campaign. Mines and Soviet weapons were found near the saboteurs. The incident occurred as Israel held a Independence Day parade in Jerusalem despite UN Security Council objections.
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Nigeria and Biafra to Hold London Peace Talks
Diplomatic sources say Nigeria and Biafra may meet in London this weekend to set the site for peace negotiations ending the 10 month civil war. Talks could be under Commonwealth auspices with Sir Louis Mbanefo and possibly Nmambi Azikiwe. Port Harcourt remains under Biafran control.
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Plan to pay housewives described to commission
Saskatoon report details Thora Wiggens and Betty Tait presenting a seven point plan to the royal commission on the status of women. The plan proposes paying housewives 100 a month funded by corporate taxes to reduce unemployment crime and broken homes while boosting the economy and supporting family farms.
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