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Medicine Hat News

Location

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Date

May 06, 1968

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Rancher Fights Grizzlies In British Columbia Attack

Connie King, 58, of Anaheim Lake district, BC, was attacked by two grizzly bears while feeding cattle about 1 p.m. Saturday in Chilecotin country. He sought refuge in a tree but was mauled. doctors report severe injuries including the loss of an eye and severe facial and limb wounds. He is hospitalized in Vancouver General Hospital after dramatic rescue via wagon train jeep and ambulance.

Vancouver British Columbia Vancouver General Hospital Chilecotin Here Connie King Anaheim Lake District King

Committee report urges detention centres to counter guerrilla war

A U S House committee report on un American activities proposes detention centres under the McCarran Act to curb possible guerrilla warfare by a Communist black nationalist coalition. It also suggests census cards with photos and addresses to track suspects and limit movement, naming groups such as the Revolutionary Action Movement and figures linked to SDS.

Washington U.S. House of Representatives Edwin E. Willis Dem. la House Committee On un-American Activities McCarran Willis Phillip Abbott Luce Progressive Labor Party Revolutionary Action Movement Robert Williams Revolutionary Contingent New York Students For A Democratic Society SDS Thomas Hayden

Biafra rejects London and Addis Ababa as talks sites

Biafra on Sunday night rejected London and Addis Ababa as potential venues for peace talks to end the Nigerian civil war. Information Minister Ifengwu Eke criticized the Commonwealth and OAU as mediators and urged talks in Dakar or Arusha under African-led groups. The federal side planned London contact via Chief Justice Mbanefo and Commonwealth Secretary-General Smith, while Arusha was dismissed due to Tanzania's recognition of Biafra.

Lagos Reuters Biafra London Addis Ababa Ethiopia Biafra Radio Ifengwu Eke British Commonwealth African Unity Eke OAU Nigeria Dakar Arusha Tanzania Afro-Madagasy Common Organization East African Common Services Organizations Biafran Anthony Ehahoro Biaf Commonwealth Arnold Smith Canada Dar Es Salaam

Stanfield pledges minimum income for all Canadians

Conservative leader Robert Stanfield outlined a policy to attack poverty with a guaranteed minimum income for those unable to earn. He argued expansion of the economy is needed to achieve universal coverage while proposing a first step of guaranteed income for the unemployable and those below the poverty line. He criticized the Liberals for a supposed phoney war on poverty and urged training and retraining to aid self help.

London Ont Robert Stanfield Stanfield

Caouette Predicts Quebec Gains in Provisional Election

Creditiste Leader Real Caouette says his party will win more Quebec seats than the Liberals and hold the balance of power in a likely minority Parliament. He plans 150 candidates across Quebec and beyond and excludes Creditistes in races with Social Credit candidates.

Quebec Creditiste Real Caouette Caouette St. Joseph de Beauce Quebec City Ontario Manitoba New Brunswick Alberta British Columbia Social Credit Robert Thompson

U S. envoy says North Vietnam misreads resolve in South attacks

Washington AP George Ball says Hanoi misjudges U S determination as new South Vietnam assaults press for leverage in peace talks. An unnamed admin source calls the strikes very discouraging ahead of Paris discussions. Ball notes a March 31 bombing limit, cites 1954 Dien Bien Phu parallels, and cites a triple rise in infiltration since the limit.

Washington George Ball U.S United Nations North Vietnam South Vietnam Tion Paris Ball Johnson Ho Chi Minh Dien Bien Phu United States Arthur J

Viet Cong offensive subsiding except in Saigon

In Saigon fighting intensified around Tan Son Nhut area as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units pressed in. U S officials said the latest offensive appears to be fading elsewhere, with 122 locations hit Sunday and about 300 VC troops remaining in Saigon by mid afternoon.

Saigon Tan Son Nhut U.S South Vietnam Hanoi Wil Liam C. Westmoreland Phu Tho USS

Manitoba doctors urged to withhold care to ease dying

The Manitoba Medical Association urged doctors to withhold treatment from patients beyond hope of recovery and unable to die with dignity, arguing continued therapy prolongs suffering. In Argentina, three oil tankers exploded near Ensenada, killing at least five and burning docks, as Jamaica faced a massive fire leaving hundreds homeless in Kingston.

Winnipeg Manitoba Medical Association LA Plata Argentina Reuters River Plate Ensenada Here

Spain tightens Gibraltar frontier as border closes

Spain enforces new border limits at Gibraltar with police at the frontier hours before opening. Only the 5,000 Spanish workers and Gibraltar civilians with passes may cross, amid Spain’s ongoing bid to reclaim Gibraltar from Britain. General Sir Gerald Lathbury urged calm in a radio address.

Gibraltar Reuters Spain Gerald Lathbury

Columbia University Fractured Plan For Classes Amid Sit-ins

Columbia University reopened today with many units delaying formal classes while senior Columba College faculty voted to end normal classes this semester. Student leaders pledged cowriter classes on campus lawns as sit ins persisted. Dr. Grayson Kirk defended police use and said he would do it again, noting injuries and arrests across the campus.

NEW York Columbia University Columbia College Liberal Arts School of Library Service Graduate School of Business Grayson Kirk Columbia Cbs-Tv Face the Nation Kirk Harlem

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