Israel suspected to possess several 20 kiloton bombs
Der Spiegel reports Israel has at least five, probably six, 20 kiloton atomic bombs made at the Dimona reactor. The magazine says two reactors exist near Dimona and south of Tel Aviv, with only the Tel Aviv site open to the IAEA for peaceful use.
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Hamburg
der Spiegel
Israel
Demona
Negev Desert
Dimona
Tel Aviv
International Atomic Energy Agency
Israel denies claims of completing five 20 kiloton bombs
Israel rejects reports that it has built five 20 kiloton atomic bombs and become the sixth nuclear power. The government cites speculative and inaccurate charges while noting its reactor was built with French help but now operates independently.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
der Spiegel
Montreal Gazette
Peter Lust
National Broadcasting Co
Washington
Alberta leads into new era with costly social push
Premier Strom’s Social Credit government deepens reforms and tax measures as Alberta enters the federal medical care scheme. The session saw over 120 bills, a record budget deficit, cabinet reshuffles expected, and debates over redistribution, welfare tightening, and a Bighorn Dam stake.
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Strom
E.C. Manning
Social Credit Administration
Alberta
J. Donovan Ross
The
House
Redistribution Commission
Social Credit
Welfare Department
Social Development Department
Price index rises sharply in April across all categories
The consumer price index jumps to 124.6 in April from 123.2 in March, with every component including food, housing and health contributing to an 11 percent rise from March and 4.4 percent from a year earlier. Wages also rise about the same pace as prices. Tax increases in Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland lift the tobacco and alcohol index.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
DBS
Ontario
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Soviet move advances nuclear nonproliferation treaty ratification
Moscow reports the council of ministers has sent the NPT to the Supreme Soviet presidium for ratification by Parliament. The final decision rests with the Supreme Soviet, with next session due in June. Canada has already ratified. The U S Senate previously approved the pact.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Canada
Tass
Soviet Council of Ministers
Presidium
Supreme Soviet
Foreign Affairs Commissions
CBC to end tobacco advertising across CBC networks
The CBC will stop tobacco advertising and sponsorship on its radio and television networks as current contracts expire. Some ads may run through summer, with none in effect for the September fall season. Health Minister Munro praised the move, while noting tobacco firms may shift to other media.
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Ottawa
CBC
CBC Television
Munro
Crown Corporation
Trudeau rejects bid to postpone Criminal Code debate
Ottawa. Prime Minister Trudeau refused Liberal calls to delay the Criminal Code amendments debate which has stretched into day 13. Opposition Leader Stanfield urged postponement for housing bills, while Trudeau insisted the bill should not be left for a later session.
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Trudeau
Ottawa
Robert Stanfield
Mr. Trudeau
Commons
Creditiste
Lionel Beaudoin
Richmond
Real Caouette
Tight land sales shift vote on Wheatland high school site
In Wheatland County Alberta towns sold lots for one dollar to sway a central high school referendum in Strathmore. The Strathmore plan lost 793 to 783 with 22 spoiled ballots. Standard, Rockyford, and Hussar questioned legality while Strathmore saw 200 new landowners and both sides debated regionalism.
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Algary
Wheatland
Here
Strathmore
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Standard
Rockyford
Hussar
Jim Stewart
Rowe Martin
Mark Sets Record In Paris Exchange Market
The deutschemark surged to record highs in Paris as speculation rose over an early rise in West Germany's currency. Over 150 million dollars flowed in during one hour of trading while Bundesbank actions kept dollars out of circulation and pressured a higher mark.
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London
Paris
West Germany
Bundesbank
Frankfurt
United States
U.S
International Monetary Fund
U S and South Vietnam to observe Buddha birthday ceasefire
Saigon reports a 24 hour ceasefire will be observed by the United States and South Vietnam to mark Buddha's birthday on May 30. The pause in operations reflects a regional humanitarian gesture amid ongoing conflict and diplomacy.
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
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Houston, Tex
Alan B. Shepard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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