Michener Ends Arctic Tour Sees New Eskimo Homes
Governor General Roland Michener concludes a 10 day Arctic tour visiting 15 communities in eastern Arctic and Keewatin. He notes federal aided wooden homes with fuel oil heat and running water, schools teaching English, and no signs of poverty despite sparse industry. He observed igloos and cultural dances amid stark contrasts from traditional life.
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Lockout Halts Toronto Construction Projects Across Trades
A 14-trade lockout affects 25,000 workers in Toronto halting office and commercial builds worth about 2 billion dollars. It follows a electricians’ walkout. similar actions may spread to Hamilton and Windsor within weeks. Union seeks 1.08 an hour raise, employers threaten wide closure.
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British Leader Faces Challenge to Wilson’s Premiership
Parliamentarian backbench revolt threatens Prime Minister Wilson as 60 to 70 Labour MPs push to replace him over reform plans and union clashes. Cabinet ministers urge calm while Wilson heads to Chequers, maintaining resolve amid calls for leadership change ahead of possible 1971 election.
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Bombs Hit Montreal Construction Office in Labor Dispute
Two bombs exploded in Montreal injuring no one and damaging a north end construction site and the Montreal Construction Association office in mid town. The blasts occurred at 10 30 p m and 2 30 a m with a six inch by one foot hole found at the rear sidewalk. Police noted this was the twelfth bombing in Montreal since January 1 and tied to unsettled labor disputes while unions and employers had recently averted a wage strike.
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Ship owners press against Saint Lawrence Seaway tolls rising
Ottawa facing seaway toll concerns as inland shipowners rally at the Dominion Marine Association. They warn that toll hikes post 1979 could shift costs to users, urging payer balance away from taxpayers.
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Speculation rises on U S pull out from Vietnam
U S top planner Maj Gen Richard F Schaefer met South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu at the presidential palace for 1% hours with U S Ambassador Ellsworth S Bunker to discuss Paris peace talks and plan next week sessions. Three conditions govern any troop reduction: Paris breakthroughs, reduced North Vietnamese infiltration, and improved South Vietnam forces.
Biafran Leader Seeks Talks With Nigeria in War
Unconfirmed reports from Lagos say Biafran Lt. Col. C Odumegwu Ojukwu called for peace talks without preconditions, dropping a ceasefire demand. The monitored Owerri speech hints at flexibility while insisting Biafra remains sovereign and separate from Nigeria.
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Cambodia Says It Shot Down U S Helicopters
Cambodias claim that two United States helicopter gunships were shot down on Monday is questioned by U S officials who say it is unclear if Cambodian or Viet Cong fire caused any downing. A violent storm in India killed sixteen in Gaya and injured others, while Moscow proposed talks with China on border river navigation to ease tensions.
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War fears shadow Sino Soviet border talks in Pravda
Soviet writer Konstantin Simonov warned in Pravda that war could break out with China over the Far East frontier. Russia said talks on border river navigation may resume, with a Sino Soviet border river commission meeting planned in Khabarovsk this month.
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Tahitien Crippled By Engine Fire Aboard 7475-Ton Liner
The French liner Tahitien crippled by an engine room fire rests 600 miles south southwest of Balboa Canal Zone. Marquisien speeds to assist. 270 passengers and 140 crew aboard await cooling and damage assessment. Unclear if tow or self powered. No injuries reported.
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Zany air race kicks off from London to New York Sunday
About 400 contestants enter a zany race from the Post Office Tower in London to the Empire State Building in New York. They will use helicopters boats and even rickshaws to beat ground traffic with 21 categories offering prizes totaling about 156000 dollars. Anne Alcock 18 the niece of a transatlantic pioneer will start the event by descending from the tower in an elevator at 600 feet per minute. The event honors the 50th anniversary of Alcock and Brown’s 1919 nonstop flight from St John’s Newfoundland to Cliften Ireland, a 1800 mile journey in 15 hours 57 minutes.
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