China agrees to talks with Russia on border rivers
The New China News Agency reports China proposed a Sino Soviet border river commission meeting in Khabarovsk in mid June. The Kremlin favored Khabarovsk but asked for mid May. This would be the 15th meeting of the 1951 created commission to regulate border issues, last held in 1964.
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Reuters
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Eir Joint Commission For Navigation
China
Peking
Khabarovsk
Kremlin
Russia
China News Agency
Damansky
Chen Pao
Ussuri
Tass
Air Canada strike enters its fourth week
The Air Canada strike prolonged into week four as 6,300 ground workers continue picketing. A union claim cited wage parity as unfair while Air Canada pushes parity with Canada’s economy and costs. Talks stalled after a late Friday impasse with mediation hinted.
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Air Canada
Montreal
International Association of Machinists
United States Airlines
Canada
Mike Pitchford
Bryce Mackasey
Philip Morris to bid for Canadian Breweries control
Philip Morris Inc a New York tobacco firm proposes to buy 12 per share for about 130 million dollars to acquire roughly half of Canadian Breweries Ltd Toronto from Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Rothmans holds about 11.5 percent and 50 percent of Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Rothmans notes the offer but declines to comment and no counter offer is disclosed.
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Toronto
Philip Morris Inc
New York
Canadian Breweries Ltd
Rothmans of Pall Mall (Canada) Ltd
George Weissman
Philip Morris
Rothmans
Argus Corp. Ltd
Rothmans of Canada Ltd
Rothmans World Group
Rothmans of
Pall
Weissman
Robert Hawkes
Pall Mall (Canada) Ltd
Philip
Wilson and unions near compromise on strike curb plan
Prime Minister Wilson's government and Britain's 9 million workers negotiated a possible compromise on a cabinet plan to curb strikes and modernize industrial relations. Talks at 10 Downing Street followed signals from Vic Feather that the TUC would back the plan if penalties for defying new rules were dropped. The central issue remained whether workers who down tools should face legal fines.
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London
Wilson
Britain
10 Downing Street
Trades Union Congress
TUC
Vic Feather
U S to open consultations on Viet Cong peace plan
Secretary Rogers starts talks with Saigon leaders on Viet Cong 10 point peace plan. He will visit Bangkok for SEATO Ministers, then New Delhi Lahore Kabul and Tehran before returning May 29. He notes some proposals unacceptable but some elements may offer exploration.
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U.S
Washington
William P. Rogers
Saigon
Rogers
Hawaii
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Bangkok
Thailand
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Kabul
Iran
Central Treaty Organization
Apollo 10 countdown begins for moon orbit mission
The Apollo 10 countdown starts at midnight with three astronauts aiming for a moon orbit mission next Sunday. Dominion Stores stops buying California grapes in a North American boycott spreading across the region.
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Toronto
Dominion Stores Ltd
Canada
California
North America
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Bond wins Manitoba Liberal leadership in party revival
R W Bobby Bond 55 narrowly defeats Duncan Edmonds 33 in a Winnipeg convention vote tally 877 to 483 with Bernie Wolfe and Lloyd Henderson also gaining support. Bond vows to move Liberals toward government with Premier Walter Weir as his Conservative challenger in the next provincial election.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Liberals
R. W
Bobby) Bond
Gil Molgat
Bend
Douglas Campbell
Duff Roblin
Duncan Edmonds
of Young Canadiens
Lester Pearson
Mr. Bend
Edmonds
Bernie Wolfe
Lloyd Henderson
Portage la Prairie
Mr. Edmonds
Liberal Party
Party of the People
Walter Weir
Bond
Weir
Mr. Roblin
Gorton Leaves Alberta After Jasper Park Stay
Prime Minister John Gorton of Australia leaves Jasper Alberta for Vancouver then home after a three day stay at Jasper Park Lodge. Reporters locate Gorton and his wife hiding in dense bush defending private property before he evades guards.
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Jasper
Alta
John Gorton
Australia
Rocky Mountain
Vancouver
Jasper Park Lodge
Ted George
Australian Commonwealth Police
Gordon Perry
RCMP
Pound and dollar stabilize after emergency central bank move
The pound and U.S. dollar rebounded in tense markets as central bankers mounted a squeeze on speculators. The pound rose to 2.38735 dollars in London while the dollar firmed to four francs in Zurich, but turnover remained light as traders awaited the impact of measures to recycle speculative money and protect currency reserves.
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Associated Press
U.S
London
Zurich
Royal Navy wins air race in record time across Atlantic
Royal Navy set a five hour 11 minute 22 second record with Lt Cmdr Peter Goddard in a Phantom jet aided by refueling tankers. The event marked London Daily Mail race’s 50th anniversary from London to New York with $144,000 in prizes across 21 categories. American winners included R W Selph and S M Scribner among others.
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Royal Navy
General Post Office
Empire State Building
New York
London Daily Mail
John Alcock
Arthur Brown
Cmdr
Peter Goddard
New York-to
Goddard
RAF Sqdn
Tom Lecky- Thompson
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Sandy Hook
Conn
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Pennsylvania
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Florida
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