France Blocks Immediate Progress Toward European Unity
France blocked progress toward economic and monetary unity in the European Common Market amid currency fluctuations. Bonn unpegged the mark to curb speculative dollars, while the Dutch guilder Swiss franc and Austrian shilling were revalued. Belgium kept its two tier system as U S authorities saw no need for action.
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France
West Germany
Holland
Bonn
U.S
Brussels
Gaston Eyskens
Belgium
Frankfurt
Zurich
Amsterdam
London
U.S. Treasury
United States
Trudeau blames government for high Canadian unemployment
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau says Ottawa bears responsibility for Canada's high jobless rate. He argues inflation with strong employment is preferable to inflation without jobs, noting export pressures and job losses among youths retirees and women. He also comments on Quebec unrest and monarchy relations.
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New Westminster
B.C
Canada
Trudeau
Jack Webster
Ottawa
CBC Television
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Prairie provinces propose counter Farmplan with pension option
Prairie provinces have submitted a counter proposal to Ottawa on Farmplan, possibly including an early retirement pension for older farmers. The plan would let older owners stay on part of their land while small adjacent farms gain viability. Provincial reservations center on funding and sharing costs.
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Edmonton
Ottawa
Federal Agriculture Department
Opposition raps stabilizing bill in Commons
Canadian MPs debated the Prairie grain stabilization bill intended to assure western farmers an income above average five-year levels. PC critic Clifford Downey argued the plan would peg incomes near bankruptcy, noting last year’s western farm incomes were the lowest since 1955. The debate ended without a second reading as the House prepared a two day motion of non confidence against the government.
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Clifford Downey
Battle River
The
Commons
Witnesses Called in Simard Murder Trial in Montreal
The murder trial of Francis Simard opens in Montreal with Simard self represented but aided by defense lawyers. He faces charges over the kidnapping and killing of Quebec labor minister Pierre Laporte after a contentious opening. Judge Barbeau warns that further legal challenges may lead to expulsion.
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Simard
Montreal
Francis Simard
Quebec
Pierre Laporte
Queen’s Bench
Robert Lemieux
Pierre Cloutier
Michel Leclerc
Alphonse Barbeau
Queen Elizabeth visits northern British Columbia on royal tour
The Queen, Prince Philip, and Princess Anne tour Prince George Prince Rupert and Sandspit aboard a fishing boat. A six year old cries at the Queen's view and a Haida dancer is embarrassed by a heckling guest. Princess Anne cuts a 60 pound centennial cake with a naval sword while Philip jokes. RCMP ensure safety at Sandspit and a rope barrier breach is handled calmly.
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Prince Rupert
Court House Square
B.C
Anne
Philip
Sandspit
Eight dead as Bayswater hotel fire rages in London
A five storey Bayswater hotel fire in London killed eight people and injured 14 in the early hours. In London the dollar demand rose on the currency market with speculators covering short dollar sales to buy West German marks. In Washington Ralph Nader accused U.S. automakers of criminal fraud while chastising the Senate commerce committee for consumer neglect.
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London
Bayswater
Ap-Reuter
U.S
Washington
Ralph Nader
Senate Commerce Committee
Committee
Egypt demands control of Suez before reopening canal
President Sadat told Egypts Arab Socialist Union committee that Cairo would not reopen the Suez Canal unless Israel withdraws 115 miles from the waterway within six months and agrees to a timetable for pulling out from all occupied Arab lands. Egypt also hinted at not allowing Israeli ships, pending study by political groups. Reuter reports Sadat warned the parliament that war could come if diplomacy fails, while Tel Aviv sources say Israel might allow limited Egyptian police moves east of the canal but keeps the Bar-Lev line intact.
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Egypt
U.S
William Rogers
Suez Canal
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Arab Socialist Union
Rogers
Middle East
Reuter
Tel Aviv
East Bank
Bar-Lev
U K and EEC open vital talks on entry into Common Market
In Brussels Britain and the six EEC states begin a pivotal round of negotiations on British entry to the Common Market. France shows flexibility on sugar exports and Britain’s budget contributions, signaling potential progress ahead of the Pompidou Heath summit in Paris on May 21.
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Brussels
Reuter
Britain
European Economic Community
France
Commonwealth
Com
Georges Pompidou
Edward Heath
Paris
Edmonton council ends ambulance chasing by limiting city calls to one firm
Edmonton utilities committee ruled only one ambulance company may handle city emergency and police calls, ending rival firms racing to accidents or homes for $18 per call. The move aligns with Prairie trends toward municipal control, with Calgary Red Deer and Lethbridge as regional examples.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Utilities Committee
Prairies
Calgary
Red Deer
Lethbridge
Prairie Provinces
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Victoria
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