Edmonton Beef Prices Soar Tied to Cold Weather Shortage
In 1968 Alberta's cattle industry accounted for 32 percent of Canada’s market. Retail beef prices surged 20 percent in two weeks with ground beef up to 79 cents a pound and chuck roast at 73 cents. Sirloin steak rose to 1.85, driven by American demand and general cattle shortages.
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Edmonton
Canada
Ian Hay
Canada Packers
Vincent MacDonald
Federal Agriculture Department
MacDonald
Alberta
Robert English
Agriculture Department
US airman steals four engine C 130 and flies from England
Sgt. Paul A. Meyer 23 of Poquoson Virginia stole a four engine C 130 Hercules troop carrier with nine hours fuel at Mildenhall England. He departed around 5 am despite no training in flying such craft and radar tracks were lost southwest over the Atlantic. He was later escorted back to base by civilians and faced on base police after a drinking incident. Authorities speculate possible landing in Goose Bay Gander or Langley VA and note Meyer has a wife and three children.
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London
United States Air Force
England
Air Force
Paul A. Meyer
Poquoson
Meyer
Atlantic
Canada
Goose Bay
Labrador
Gander
Mld
Langley Air Force Base
Virginia
Poquson
Mildenhall Base
United States
U S deserters allowed into Canada policy announced
Ottawa announces a new policy by Immigration Minister Allan MacEachen that U S military deserters may enter Canada without questions. Deserter status will not affect admissibility. 15 months show no major influx with 123 applicants and 19 refusals. Public reaction mixed with criticism from Liberal and Conservative MPs and WW II veteran opponents.
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Ottawa
Canada
Commons
Allan MacEachen
MacEachen
U.S
NDP
Ross Whicher
Bruce
Robert Thompson
Red Deer
Whicher
Justice
John Turner
Caouette
Jean Marchand
Quebec Teachers Reject Government Plea Over Mass Resignations
Quebec's three teacher groups reject a government appeal to drop plans for mass resignations by May 30 to press their contract dispute. Leaders Raymond Laliberté Peter Krause and John Geai attended a late news conference after a fruitless meeting with Arthur Tremblay deputy minister of education.
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Quebec
Marcel Masson
Civil Service
National Assembly
Raymond Laliberte
Quebec Teachers Corporation
Peter Krause
Association of Protestant Teachers
John Geei
Association of
Roman Catholic Teachers
Arthur Tremblay
Apollo 10 astronauts chart lunar surface before 11 moonwalk
The Apollo 10 crew led by Stafford Young and Cernan circled the moon to photograph landing sites and study landmarks for Apollo 11. They jettisoned the lunar module, burned residual fuel, and docked back with the command ship after a tense, near-disastrous pathfinder descent.
Woes of Snoopy Not Too Serious in Apollo 10 Flight
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan faced steering glitches during a lunar pass as they prepared to rendezvous with the command module. Ground controllers said no issue threatened July 16 moon landing. problems included insulation, hatch debris, and docking latches misalignment.
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Houston
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Moon
John Young
Cernan
Stafford
Glynn Lunney
Snoopy
Snooe
Charlie Brown
Riots in Malaysia Kill Over 500 Chinese Targeted
Reports say more than 500 people died in week-long ethnic riots in Malaysia with about 90 percent of victims being Chinese and 400 missing plus 39 listed by the Red Cross. Government cites 166 dead with no ethnic breakdown.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Red Cross
Creditiste Attack on Ottawa Economic Policy Debate
The small Social Credit party in the Commons led a day long assault on government economic policy. Real Caouette demanded measures to distribute goods and services for all Canadians while the House debated official languages and other bills.
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Ottawa
Commons
Creditiste
Real Caouette
Manitoba election under way
Premier Walter Weir dissolved the Manitoba legislature and set June 25 for a provincial general election. Weir seeks a personal mandate, while Liberal leader Bend criticizes the call as irresponsible and NDP leader Paulley laments unfinished business. Contenders Schreyer and Green are cited as leadership contenders.
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Winnipeg (Cp
Walter Weir
Manitoba
Weir
R. W. Bend
A. R
Russ) Paulley
New Democratic Party
Paulley
NDP
Ed Schreyer
Selkirk
Sidney Green
Winnipeg
Inkster
Police raid 19 sites. 30 held on narcotics and weapons
Niagara Falls reports police raided 19 homes and businesses early today and arrested 30 people on narcotics and weapons charges. Separate AP item notes Titan III rocket placed five military satellites in orbit. In Saigon, U.S. forces say they wiped out almost an entire Viet Cong unit in the Mekong Delta with no American losses.
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Niagara Falls. N.Y
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
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