Allmand tightens prison leave rules after escapes
Ottawa Civil service says guards will face suspension if a prisoner escapes while on temporary leave. Warren Allmand announced new escort rules to keep prisoners in sight, with tighter supervision and potential parole board involvement. Escapes linked to hospital and family visits prompted fencing and policy changes at Cowansville and St Vincent de Paul.
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Ottawa
Warren Allmand
Eldon Wooliamms
Calgary North
Penitentiaries Service
Allmand
Woolliams
Mr. Allmand
Cowan Sville
Que
St. Vincent de Paul
Montreal
Parole Board
Commons
Commissioner of Penitentiaries
George Street
Ottawa conference tests will and wealth share talks
Prime Minister Trudeau and provincial premiers arrived smiling as three day talks opened on cost sharing for medical care and hospital insurance. The parties weighed Ottawa’s aim to limit增长 in cost shares against provinces seeking fuller control, with billions at stake and Ottawa’s current half funding in place.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Dave Barrett
British Columbia
Marc Lalonde
John Turner
Finance and Health Ministers
Ontario
William Davis
Watergate prosecutors near resigning over Cox meeting
Three federal prosecutors in the Watergate case weighed stepping away after a pending meeting with special prosecutor Archibald Cox. They believe they have mapped the full scope of the DNC headquarters bugging and coverup and expect to indict major targets based on testimony from White House and committee insiders not directly implicated.
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Washington
Justice Department
Archibald Cox
United States
Earl J. Silbert
Seymour Glanzer
Donald E. Campbell
Elliot L. Richardson
Cox
Richardson
Secretary of Defense
Nixon
Titus
Watergate Complex
High Justice Department
White House
Campaign Committee
John E. Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Committee For
Silbert
Daniel Ellsberg
Los Angeles
Nixon launches counter-attack over Watergate cover-up
President Nixon says he should have been more vigilant about warning signals in the Watergate cover-up but denies resigning or approving illegal acts. He attacks press coverage as misleading while insisting he knew nothing of any offer of clemency or funds for Watergate defendants. The statement, issued from the White House, frames the issue as one of national security and seeks to limit personal responsibility.
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Duart Farquharson
Southam
Washington
Nixon
Senate
White House
Ontario gas price dispute challenged by Alberta figures
Mines and Minerals Minister Bill Dickie releases an Alberta Analysis showing Ontario industrial gas users would still pay about 74 cents per MCF if Alberta doubles its field price to 32 cents. He notes Ontario’s 1961 81 cents to 1970 58 cents drop and cites Canada’s broader economic growth while disputing Ontario’s opposition to Lougheed’s policy.
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Edmonton
Ontario
Alberta
Mines and Minerals
Bill Dickie
Dickie
Canada
Peter Lougheed
Intolerable ICCS bid to veto probes alarms NATO allies
Polish and Hungarian delegates argued to strike reports based on interviews with alleged North Vietnamese prisoners from the ICCS agenda. Canada and Indonesia defended unilateral investigations, warning a veto precedent could block probes unfavorable to the Viet Cong.
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Saigon
Michel Gauvin
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Joint Military Commission
JMC
Canada
Commission
ICCS completes probe into Viet Cong air strike claim
The International Commission of Control and Supervision ends a one day inquiry into Viet Cong charges of American planes striking Loch Ninh in South Vietnam. The team will prepare a report at Bien Hoa before forwarding to Saigon for review. Canadian observers protest lack of South Vietnamese liaison participation.
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Loch Ninh
South Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Saigon
Bien Hoa
Countdown begins for Skylab rescue mission
Cape Kennedy Fla AP the countdown started for the first space salvage operation to repair the crippled Skylab and complete a 28 day flight. Launch crews began at 530 am EDT with a planned liftoff at 9 am Friday as astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz train in simulators and water tank at Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
William Schneider
Charles Conrad
Joseph Kerwin
Paul Weitz
Marshall Space Flight Centre
Huntsville
Ala
Conrad
Kerwin
Weitz
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Stephen Scott
National Parole Board
Ove Crwanew
Harold H. Titus Jr
U.S
Watergate
Gauvin
Skylab Rescue
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