Weekend talks loom as postal strike vote nears
Ottawa reports resumption of wage and job security talks between government and postal unions in a calm session. Key issues remain unresolved and could surface over the weekend as a possible trigger for a second mail strike. About 16 000 of 27 000 members backed leaders to strike. 6 000 did not vote and 8 000 voted against.
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Ottawa
Council of Postal Union
William Houle
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Letter Carrier’s of Canada Union
Rene Lippe
Montreal
Arab guerillas blast school bus in Lebanon border region
Guerrillas from a splinter Arab left wing group claimed credit for a bazooka and small arms attack on an Israeli school bus near the Lebanese border. Ten people were killed, including six children and four adults, and 22 were injured. Israeli shelling hit nearby Lebanese villages as artillery and naval action escalated in the area. Israel reported raids on a major Egyptian naval base south of Suez and warned of continued air attacks along the Suez canal.
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Fom
Israel
United Nations Security Council
Egypt
Suez
Red Sea
Cairo
Hassanein Heikal
Suez Canal
625 St. Ttes
Troopers guard caravan amid Georgia march tensions
Forsyth Georgia Reuters reports state troopers boost protection for a civil rights caravan headed to Atlanta after a plot to kill a marcher was allegedly uncovered by Governor Lester Maddox's investigators. One march leader dismissed the claim as foolishness while Maddox warned of further threats from a group calling itself The Deacons and noted a letter threatening his life.
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Forsyth
Reuters
Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Trudeau offers aid for Indochina peace effort in Asia visit
Prime Minister Trudeau signaled Canada may play a useful role in Indochina peace, as Reuters noted Malaysia’s hopes for stronger Canadian support. During a Kuala Lumpur visit, Trudeau offered low interest loans of 50 million toward hydro development and signed loans totaling 3.3 million for Malaysian resource studies. Canadian aid totals about 25 million since 1950 under the Colombo Plan.
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Trudeau
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Cp-Reuters
Indochina
Canada
Reuters
O Canada
NFU attacks government in Alberta cabinet brief
The National Farmers Union told the Alberta cabinet that governments and corporations exploit farmers, aiming to maintain a cheap food policy. It urged policies to preserve the family farm, cites farmer bankruptcy risk, and accuses egg buyers of undercutting provincial prices by importing eggs.
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Edmonton
National Farmers Union
Alberta
NFU
Canada
NFA
Provincial
Manitoba
Opposition presses for stronger Canada water bill in Commons
Grace MacInnis NDP Vancouver Kingsway says the proposed water bill is merely a straw for a drowning man and lulls Canadians into a false sense of security on pollution. She urges amendments during report stage debate as Conservative motions flag postal policy. Gordon Aiken PC Parry Sound Muskoka warns of a public relations bill if pollution laws aren’t coordinated. David Lewis NDP York South calls it a small step because it tackles only one issue.
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Ottawa
Canada
Grace MacInnis
NDP
Vancouver-Kingsway
Bate
Gordon Aiken
Parry Sound-Muskoka
Aiken
David Lewis
York South
CRTC gives private stations delay to meet Canadian content rules
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will extend the deadline for privately owned broadcasters to meet stricter content rules as it moves toward a 60 percent Canadian content target for total operating time. A three step plan starts Oct 1 1971 with 50 percent content and a one country rule gradually tightening, culminating Oct 1 1972 with full compliance across the TV system.
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CRTC
CBC
Board of Broadcast Governors
U.S
Ottawa News Caps Commercials in TV Newscasts
The Canadian Radio Television Commission announced new rules banning advertising interruptions in the ordinary news portions of TV newscasts. No ad interruptions in any news package under 10 minutes. longer packages require at least 10 uninterrupted minutes before ads. News begins when readers present the news.
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Ottawa
Canadian Radio-Television Commission
CRTC
Fishermen union readmission bid vetoed at CLC convention
Canadian Labor Congress president Don MacDonald blasted Communist elements after a British Columbia fishermen's union was rejected in a bid to rejoin organized labor. The four to one vote upheld the executive position that readmission require merging with the Canadian Food and Allied Workers. MacDonald called the outcome a victory for anti communists and criticized leadership changes, while delegates alternated applause and boos.
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Edmonton
Canadian Labor Congress
Don MacDonald
Congress
British Columbia
MacDonald
United Fishermen and Allied Workers
Old Trades and Labor Congress
Canadian Food and Allied Workers
CLC
Communist Party of Canada
Weather an ally to govt in wheat reduction drive
Federal officials view poor Prairies planting weather as aiding the government plan to slash wheat production this year. Ottawa analyses show spring wheat acreage may total about 12 million acres, under half of last year, with further cuts possible if seeding delays persist. A next wave of spring weather could lift plantings toward 15 million, undermining the LIFT program aims to curb stockpiles.
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Cecil Harper
Montreal
Marcel Perreault
CUPW
Keith Campbell
CPR
Conciliation Board
Ottawa
Prairies
Ottawa Agriculture
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Otto Lang
Lang
Mr. Lang
Canada
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