Turner report expected today
Ottawa CP Finance Minister John Turner to report to cabinet on issues in selling a voluntary wage and price control plan and seek advice on next steps. He indicated possible disclosure of plans in a new federal budget by month’s end and faced persistent questions in the Commons about anti inflation policies.
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Ottawa
John Turner
Alfred Powis
Noranda Mines Ltd
Turner
Statistics Canada
Sinclair Stevens
York Simcoe
Stevens
Trudeau backs Bourassa over Quebec union bills and Olympics
Prime Minister Trudeau endorses Premier Bourassa as he pushes two labor reforms through the Quebec national assembly. He says social order outweighs the 1976 Montreal Games, while Bourassa warns he could sacrifice the Olympics to restore order amid labor turmoil.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Robert Bourassa
Quebec National Assembly
Bourassa
National Assembly
Quebec Federation of Labor
International Olympic Association
Alberta throne speech offers no new policy moves
The Alberta legislature opens with a throne speech by Lieutenant-Governor Ralph Steinhayer that reiterates last session’s programs. It highlights senior citizen aid and the Alberta Assured Income Plan, with no mention of rumored increases from 235 to 250 dollars per month.
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Edmonton
Ralph Steinhayer
Alberta
Last Marines Rescued After Cambodian Island Battle
U.S. Marines evacuated from Koh Tang under fire as warplanes and ships kept up attacks. One Marine killed in initial assault. earlier reports listed two dead and eight wounded. Mayaguez and crew are reportedly safe and steering toward Sattahip Thailand.
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Associated Press
U.S
Pentagon
Mayaguez
Sattahip
Thailand
Laos
Saigon
United States
Koh Tang
Coral Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Ford
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Cambodia
Bangkok
Kukrit Pramoj
America
Pramoj
Pioneers Dream On ESPANOLA Wagon Train To Alberta
About three dozen city folk travel by covered wagon toward Peace River Alberta seeking homesteads and cattle operations. Lead group has reached 300 miles in six weeks while later arrivals have covered just over 200 miles since leaving Toronto April 1.
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Espanola
Ont
Pines
Alberta
Paul Bradley
Toronto
Gordon Roberts
Bradley
Mr. Roberts
Peace River
Mr. Bradley
Alberta throne speech outlines fiscal and social reforms
The throne speech in Edmonton details implementation of pre election initiatives including elderly income supplements, retroactive personal income tax reductions to Jan 1 1975, higher Workers' Compensation Act benefits, cabinet realignments, and natural gas marketing legislation. It also calls for depleting resource sales at near market value and outlines plans for the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund.
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Merv Leitch
Lougheed
Department of Transportation
Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Alberta
Ding
Department of Government Services
Department of Recreation, Parks and Wildlife
Administration of Justice
Kirby Board of Review
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Quebec union walkouts idle Montreal sites amid labor clashes
Montreal construction sites largely idle for a second day as roving squads blamed for walkouts by about 10,000 workers. QFL plans an executive session to decide on protests against the Cliche commission proposals and government measures to curb unions.
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Montreal
Quebec Federation of Labor
QFL
Louis Laberge
Quebec
Cliche Commission
Quebec City
National Assembly
Florent Audette
Montreal Construction Union
Confederation of National Trade Unions
CNTU
Michel Bourdon
Jerome Choquette
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft
Canada
Ottawa budget clash as opposition denounces restraint plan
In the Commons, Ed Broadbent and Robert Stanfield united to condemn Finance Minister Turner’s restraint policy. They warned a restrictive budget would hurt employment and accused the government of dishonesty and shambolic handling of the consensus program. Liberals won 163 to 83 on the main motion and 108 to 80 on the amendment.
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Ottawa
Commons
Ed Broadbent
New Democrat
Finance
John Turner
Robert Stanfield
NDP
Stanfield
Social Credit
Liberal
Conservative
Independent
Mr. Turner
Turner
House
Labor
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Lyndell Brekke
Lyndell
Frank Webber
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