Leitch clears hiring practice concerns in Alberta
Provincial Treasurer Merv Leitch says government hiring avoids political bias noting questions on affiliation or spouse occupation arise only when loyalty could be divided. He defends merit as main criterion and cites an investigation's closure while praising the public service record.
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NEWS
Edmonton
Public Service
Merv Leitch
Leitch
Horst Schmid
Social Credit
Ottawa ministers mired in debate on lifting wage price controls
Canadian finance ministers meeting in Ottawa discuss timing to remove mandatory pay and price controls set in 1975. They favor a nonbinding monitoring agency after the anti inflation board ends, align public servant treatment with private sector, and consider a future Economic Council targets body. Saskatchewan and Manitoba urged immediate end, while BC urged keeping controls to 1978. Oct 14 is not to be crossed without more talks.
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Ottawa
Donald Macdonald
Macdonald
Saskatchewan
Saul Miller
Manitoba
Evan Wolfe
British Columbia
Ontario
Darcy McKeough
McKeough
Economic Council of Canada
Alberta B C relations honed by cooperation
Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed and B C Premier Bill Bennett met after talks on common problems. Bennett declined to confirm if Alberta’s Pacific Western Airlines purchase was discussed. He stressed regional powers and federations to improve Canada’s efficiency and economy.
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Edmonton
Alberta
B.C
Bill Bennett
Peter Lougheed
Bennett
Pacific Western Airlines
PWA
Supreme Court
Canada
Unionists Walk Out At Alberta Labor Meeting
In Calgary Alberta trade unionists walked out as Labor Minister Neil Crawford began his address at the Alberta Federation of Labor convention. About 600 delegates left the hall while outside, protesters sang Solidarity Forever during the disruption.
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Calgary
Alberta
Neil Crawford
Alberta Federation of Labor
Crawford
Trudeau Heads Nine Day Foreign Trip With Two Conferences
Prime Minister Trudeau departs Ottawa for a nine day tour visiting Iceland and two other nations. He will attend two international conferences and hold informal talks on world economic health and Quebec politics. The itinerary runs until May 14 with brief Iceland stopovers noted.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Quebec
Iceland
North Atlantic Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
France
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Claude Morin
Intergovernmental Affairs
London
Donald Macdonald
Don Jamieson
Jamieson
S.S. Ramphal
Commonwealth
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Iichiro Hatoyama
Japan
Europe
Carter
Ivan Head
Head
Canada
Tornadoes kill four in west-central Missouri towns
Four people die and many are injured as tornadoes strike Pleasant Hill Higginsville and Sedalia in west central Missouri. The destruction includes mobile homes in a trailer park and damage to homes and a high school. Tornadoes with high winds hail and rain also affect nearby states.
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Kansas City
Reuter
Missouri
Pleasant Hill
Here
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Nixon admits mistakes but stands by innocence in Watergate
Nixon in a 90 minute Frost interview acknowledges he lied about the break in and blunders. He claims no crime but says he let the American people down while resisting groveling before enemies. He defends actions as lawful but botched.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon
David Frost
San Clemente
Democratic National Committee
Alberta hospital minister faces critique over consultant pay
Edmonton opposition accuses Hospitals Minister Gordon Miniely of poor judgment in hiring consultant Jackson Willis for policy work at a $55 000 salary. Willis allegedly and his brother Marvin shared office space and contacts, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest and transparency in the health portfolio. The minister defended the hire as due to Willis's talent and pledged no government funds benefited his brother.
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Edmonton
Gordon Miniely
Bob Clark
Ray Speaker
SC Little Bow
Miniely
Jackson Willis
Clark
Willis
Marvin
Rain Offers Little Relief for Southern Alberta Drought
Overnight rain in Medicine Hat and Schuler barely eases drought. Farmers say a solid inch within three weeks is needed to save crops as sub soil moisture remains low and seeding progresses unevenly. Weather officials warn more rain is essential for any crop prospects.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Transport Canada Weather Office
Alphy Johnson
Schuler
Johnson
Trevor Robertson
Alberta Agriculture
Robertson
Eugene Whelan
Manitoba
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Als
Lucille Moyer
City
Ted
Higginsville
Sedalia
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James Neal
Ray Price
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Henry Ruth
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