US eyes troop pullout from Europe amid budget strains
Bonn reports indicate Washington weighs reducing U.S. forces in Europe as Berlin and Congress seek savings while Vietnam war costs rise. Chancellor Erhard and advisers discuss the issue as West Germany plans a large military aid program to offset allied spending and balance gold and dollar commitments. Erhard heads to London for talks.
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U.S. Congress
United States
Europe
West Germany
U.S. Treasury
Rolf Dahlgruen
Erhard
Britain
London
Striking Seamen Threaten Britain’s Dock Economy
In London hundreds of ships sit idle as a 62,500 seamen strike nears week one end. Tugmen refuse to tow vessels, risking jammed docks and stalled exports. Prime Minister Wilson warns of a possible state of emergency and Navy involvement, risking a rift with unions. Hogarth accuses government bias and warns of a general strike if the action proceeds.
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London
Britain
Wilson
Royal Navy
Labor Party
William Hogarth
Seamen’s Union
Hogarth
Police fail to find booby trapped mail parcel
Brandon Canada CP report says a Winnipeg bound parcel believed tied to Paul Joseph Chartier was searched in 100 bags with no finds. RCMP and postal officials scanned the mail car’s cargo in Winnipeg and at Salmo BC, but the 14 inch square parcel remains missing or unaddressed.
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Brandon
Man
Parliament Building
RCMP
Paul Joseph Chartier
Salmo
B.C
CPR
Winnipeg
Salmo Rcmp
Bomber's Letter Dismissed as Crank in Canada Tale
Edmonton Journal received a May 11 1966 letter from Paul Joseph Chartier who vowed to become president after killing MPs. A home made bomb killed Chartier in Ottawa Parliament Buildings washroom. The rambling letter attacked parliamentarians and urged wages for the ill and unskilled as Chartier faced prior convictions and estranged wife testimony.
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Edmonton
Edmonton Journal
Canada
Ottawa
Paul Joseph Chartier
Toronto
Criteria to name govt aid areas attacked by MPs
In Ottawa MPs assailed criteria for designated federal aid areas to attract industry as unfair. Warner Jorgenson and Max Saltsman argued that unemployment and income measures from national surveys misallocate regions, excluding Pembina Valley and penalizing adjacent areas. Other MPs cited misaligned designations across the Maritimes and Winnipeg, while Air Canada overhaul facilities at Winnipeg were discussed amid Dorval plans.
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Ottawa
Commons
National Employment Service
Warner Jorgenson
Pc—Provencher
Max Saltsman
NDP
Waterloo South
Industry Department
Post Office
Drury
Pearson
Jorgenson
Pembina Valley
Winnipeg
Moncton
Halifax
Saint John
N.B
Fredericton
Thomas M. Bell
Saint John Albert
Maritimes
Air Canada
Dorval
Que
South Viet Nam heads for a show down
South Viet Nam faces a potential civil crisis as fighting widens in Da Nang and Hue with street riots in Saigon. The Ky regime falters under internal pressure as U.S. influence wanes and U.S. officials seek a settlement while reports hint at a possible loss of the three northern provinces to North Vietnam.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
A Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Thi
United States
Washington
South Viet Nam
North
General demands Ky's resignation over bloodshed in Hue
Lt Gen Nguyen Chanh Thi, former 1st Army Corps commander, urged Premier Ky to resign to end turmoil in South Vietnam. He blamed Ky for leveraging troops into Da Nang and Hue, saying Ky has betrayed the people and violated promises, heightening a crisis in the northern region.
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Nguyen Chanh Thi
Hue
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nuyyen Chanh Thi
1St
South Viet
Thi
Talks called sham as Lippe mediation fails
In Montreal a spokesman for the International Longshoremen's Association said Judge Rene Lippe’s attempts to mediate the contract dispute with the Shipping Federation of Canada show no progress. Union lawyer Phil Cutler blamed weak terms of reference and called the process a sham. The 4250 dockworkers have been on strike since May 9 in Montreal and Trois-Rivieres. their contract expired December 31, 1965. The ILA urged the federal government to empower Lippe to force bargaining.
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Montreal
International Longshoremen’s Association
CLC
Rene Lippe
Shipping Federation of Canada
Phil Cutler
Quebec
Trois-Rivieres
ILA
City police issue firecracker safety warning
Police caution residents about firecracker dangers to children this weekend following incidents where a six year old girl was hit in the face and a nine year old boy suffered a minor eye injury. Officials say they do not seek a ban but urge safe use by youths.
56 Auto Deaths Predicted In Victoria Day Weekend
The Canadian Press reports highways across Canada will see heavy traffic over the Victoria Day weekend. The Canadian Safety Council predicts 56 deaths on highways during the three days, up two from last year. Sunny skies are forecast for most travel with some rain on the West Coast Monday. Ontario expects warm weather and fireworks in Toronto and suburbs. Public displays are planned in Winnipeg and Saskatoon, while Montreal schools may be closed for religious reasons.
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Canada
Canadian Safety Council
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Toronto
Ottawa
Niagara Peninsula
Winnipeg
Legislature
Saskatchewan
Canada white hope called for West Indies aid in talks
Canada education minister J Cameron Tudor urged changes to immigration policy toward West Indians at a West Indies Atlantic provinces conference in Halifax. He warned disillusionment with Britain and suggested a Canada West Indies Institute be studied by Atlantic universities for joint action ahead of Ottawa talks.
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Halifax
Canada
West Indies
Barbados
J. Cameron Tudor
Caribbean
Canadian National Committee For the
United Nations Economic, Social, and Cultural Organization
Institute of Public Affairs of
Dalhousie University
Tudor
Britain
United
Nelson Mann
Atlantic Provinces Economic Council
Canada-West Indies Institute
Atlantic Provinces
Mann
Ence
Association of Atlantic Universities
Ottawa
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Ron Miller
Kingston
Tucker
Chartier
Saltsman
Robert McCleave
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Canadian’ Press
Tures
Gen. Vanier
Catholic School Commission
Federation of
Last White
Kingdom
Havana
Cuba
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