Apollo 10 aborts final course correction before moon approach
Apollo 10 crew Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan report a clean pass toward the moon with no midcourse firing needed as mission control confirms the path is accurate. The crew slept well and noted flawless systems as the craft nears the lunar target for a 4:35 p.m. EDT burn to begin lunar orbit.
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Houston
Earth
Thomas Stafford
John Young
Eugene Cernan
Mission Control
Jack Lousma
Lousma
Stafford
Young
Cernan
Tey
Explosion Pops 40 Manhole Covers Shocks Montreal
An early Monday blast in Montreal’s east end sent 40 manhole covers into the air causing two fires and damage within a 10 block radius. Police suspect gasoline leaking into sewers from a nearby service station triggered the explosion. No injuries reported.
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Montreal
John Santos
St. Denis
St. Hubert
Rachel
Sherbrooke
Air Canada Machinists Ratify 16 Percent Wage Pact
Air Canada machinists voting in Montreal ratified a 16 percent wage increase over 26 months ending March 1970, boosting hourly pay from 2.00–3.97 to 2.32–4.22 with retroactive and top-step adjustments. The deal ends a four week nationwide strike affecting 108 grounded planes and 17 000 Air Canada employees.
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Montreal
Air Canada
International Association of Machinists
The
Crown Corporation
Wounded protester dies as campus riots erupt coast to coast
A Berkeley man James Rector 25 dies in hospital after a gunshot wound during campus unrest sparked a People’s Park riot. At Lincoln University in Jefferson City Mo police fired from dorms and a library blaze damaged the campus. National Guard and state police patrolled both campuses as protests demanding housing ROTC and dorm privileges continued.
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Lincoln University
Jefferson City
Berkeley
Calif
United States
National Guard
Lincoln
James Rector
San Jose
People’s Park
University of California
Memorial Hall
Rain and cold dampen Victoria Day weekend in Canada
The Victoria Day weekend brought rain and freezing temperatures to much of Canada with only British Columbia enjoying sun. The holiday featured gatherings at cottages and events but saw 60 traffic fatalities nationwide, plus accidents from firecrackers and fireworks injuries including a Toronto man losing his hand and leg.
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Winnipeg
Thompson
Man
Ontario
Prairies
Maritimes
Quebec
British Columbia
Canada
Queen Victoria
Six Nations
Edward Verkaik
Fireworks blast injures Toronto man on apartment balcony
A 21 year old man in Toronto lost his left leg and right hand when a home made fireworks display exploded on a fifth floor balcony. In Canada Victoria Day weekend fatalities exceed 114 with 70 deaths in traffic. A Greek court jailed nine International Communists of Greece members for terms from two years to life. A Colombian airliner carrying 58 people was hijacked and diverted to Cuba.
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Ment
Toronto
Canadian Highway Safety Council
Athens
International Communists of
Greece
Strom reshuffles Alberta cabinet naming Henderson health minister
Premier Harry Strom announced cabinet changes in Edmonton with James Henderson chosen to helm Alberta Health. Dr. J Donovan Ross resigns after 11 years, moves to Lands and Forests, citing entry to the federal medical care plan. Other moves include Colborne to Municipal Affairs and Ludwig to Public Works. The Henderson Ross changes take effect immediately. others swearing in May 27.
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Edmonton (Cp
James Henderson
Social Credit
Leduc
Alberta
J. Donovan Ross
Mr. Henderson
Eum
Harry Strom
Ross
Strom
H. A. Ruste
Ruste
F. C. Colborne
Edgar Gerhart
Gerhart
Ray Ratzhaff
Three Hills
A. R. Patrick
Albert Ludwig
Calgary East
Colborne
Henderson
Security for Ray tightened in Tennessee
Tennessee officials kept James Earl Ray in maximum security after a call alleging a conspiracy to kill the confessed MLK slayer. Commissioner Harry S. Avery traced the caller and said the threat influenced the decision following Ray’s guilty plea and six week classification period.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
Harry S. Avery
Ray
Memphis
Avery
Tennessee State Prison
Nixon to Meet Thieu on Midway Island
President Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu will meet June 8 on Midway Island to discuss the Vietnam War and seek peaceful end to the conflict. The White House and Saigon announced the one day summit follows extensive talks by State Secretary Rogers in Saigon and aims to set a common policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Midway Island
Pacific
White House
Saigon
U.S
William P. Rogers
Thieu
Midway
Hawaii
Rogers
Alberta hospital workers press deadlock with AFL call for meeting
Edmonton CP John McNevin executive secretary of the Alberta Federation of Labour urges Premier Strom to meet with ministers to avoid broader tactics in a province wide contract dispute over hospital workers. CUPE says non professional workers at 10 hospitals in eight communities rejected the conciliation award.
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Edmonton
John McNevin
Alberta Federation of Labor
Strom
AFL
McNevin
Leo Lancaster
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Alberta
Sioner
Medicine Hat
Edson
Elkpoint
St. Paul
St. Joseph's Edmonton
Red Deer
Grande Prairie
Lancaster
CUPE
Labor Department
Alberta Hospitals Association
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Central Strike Committee
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Reuters
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