West German cabinet seeks wider margin in euro currency crisis
Bonn aims to ease the monetary crisis by widening fluctuation limits for European currencies without a unilateral deutschmark revaluation. Economics Minister Schiller seeks joint action at a Brussels meeting, while France and Belgium resist revaluation. If blocked, Germany may act alone, potentially allowing the mark to float with government limits.
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Bonn
Europe
Conrad Ahters
International Monetary Fund
U.S
Karl
Schiller
Brussels
France
Belgium
Brandt
Ahlers
Willy Brandt
European Monetary Commission
Royal visit rattled by odd gifts and protests aboard Britannia
During a Vancouver leg of a 10 day B C centennial tour the Queen and Prince Philip encountered a late guest at a private Britannia dinner who offered a jade cross and a student council leader admitted arriving too late for the party while a Kamloops actor joined the fray wearing a fur hat. The incidents aside the royal party visited Kelowna Vernon Penticton Kamloops and Vancouver as part of their Okanagan tour.
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Vancouver
Prince Philip
Princess Anne
Kamloops
Patrick Ehret
Britannia
Steve Garrod
University of British Columbia Student Council
Okanagan Valley
Kelowna
Vernon
Penticton
Okanagan
Move to Kill Bill Foiled in Prairie Farm Measures Debate
The Prairie Farm Advance Payments Act amendments move to base advances on expected purchases by the Canadian Wheat Board and to extend to rapeseed, flax, and rye. A motion to kill the bill was defeated 73 to 31. Liberals hold 150 seats with Conservatives 71 and NDP 23. Social Credit 13. Ind 2. 5 vacant.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Wheat Board
Stan Schumacher
Pc— Palliser
New Democrats
Roc LaSalle
Ind.-Joliette
Liberals
Conservative
NDP
Social Credit
Schumacher
Eldon Woolliams
Calgary North
Supreme Court of Canada
Quebec passes Bills 15 16 on egg imports and marketing powers
The Quebec National Assembly approved Bill 15 to empower the agricultural marketing board to seize illegally imported eggs and set fines up to 4 000 for repeated violators. Bill 16 broadens provincial powers over unmanaged agricultural sales. The move echoes Ontario’s recent action and sparked cross border debate on poultry trade.
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Quebec
National Assembly
Quebec Agricultural Marketing Board
Assembly
Normand Toupin
Ontario
Toupin
New Brunswick
Parti Quebecois
Camille Laurin
Ottawa
Remi Paul
Union Nationale House
FEDCO
Quebec Federation of Egg Producers
Washington protest collapses as thousands jailed
In Washington the street protest against the war faltered under strong police and military power. Rennie Davis warned that the capital would see more demonstrations in two months, while a counter rally led by Dr. Carl McIntire plans a larger march to boost support for the war effort.
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Washington
U.S
Rennie Davis
Davis
Carl McIntire
FDA warns against swordfish due to mercury risk
The FDA on Thursday urged Americans to avoid swordfish as only one in ten portions might be mercury free. The warning targets children and women of child bearing age, following a survey of 853 swordfish samples showing 95 percent exceeded safety guidelines and average mercury was twice the limit of 0.5 ppm.
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Far East
Tokyo
U.S
Hong Kong
Ottawa
Edgar Benson
Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
United States
Edmonton youths accuse police of brutality at city park be in
Organizers of a youth be in in a city park say Edmonton police beat several youths and seized cameras and gear after a 13 year old girl was dragged from a sleeping bag and beaten. The girl remains missing. Authorities allowed Sunday use, canceling Saturday and Sunday permits.
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Edmonton
Hugh Rayburn McColl
McColl
Labour group pushes right to refuse polluting jobs
The Alberta Federation of Labour urged provincial legislation granting workers the right to refuse tasks that pollute the environment without fear of reprisal. A three man panel backed the idea. officials noted pollution risks and the need for more occupational health professionals in the province.
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Calgary
Alberta Federation of Labor
Labor of Gaizati
Walter Trost
Alberta
Environmental Conservation Authority
Rodney May
Industrial Health Services
James Malback
Trost
Reg Basken
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
NATO diplomats fret over Western trade tensions
In Brussels diplomats warn that persistent protectionist charges between the United States and the six European Economic Community nations may undermine NATO unity. They urge recognizing economic strains as a broader forum issue, not a security crisis, while noting the alliance could be weakened if tensions escalate.
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Brussels
Reuter
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
North America
United States
European Economic Community
NATO
EEC
Atlantic Alliance
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
West Germany
Britain
Denmark
Iceland
Norway
Portugal
Greece
Turkey
Canada
Sky diver watches fiancée die in failed chute
An American photographer, sky diving in Adelaide, watched horror as his Australian fiancée fell 6000 feet after her parachute failed to open. The disaster was reported alongside other brief world items from London and Stockholm, noting political and media leadership changes.
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Adelaide
Australia
Reuter
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Bill
I.ge
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Geneva
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Mitchell Sharp
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Stockholm
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International Broadcast Institute
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