British Columbia dock strikes idle eight ships at port
In Vancouver and other B C ports longshoremen ignored a court injunction and did not work on Victoria Day causing about eight ships to sit idle. The IWA ballots in favor of a walkout and civic workers began strike pay and picket adjustments while wage talks continue.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
International Woodworkers of America
CLC
B.C
Employers’ ‘Group
Port Alberni
Prince Rupe New Westminster
Chemainus
Crufton
Toll over Victoria Day Holiday Sets Canada Record
The Canadian Press reports 117 accidental deaths across Canada during the three day Victoria Day weekend, with 78 highway deaths, 26 drownings, two plane crashes and multiple other causes. Ontario led provinces with 38 fatalities, followed by Quebec and others across the country.
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Canada
Canadian Highway Safety Council
Quebec
Ontario
Montreal dockers vote to stay out of work
About 1,800 striking longshoremen in three Montreal locals of the International Longshoremen's Association voted unanimously to reject settlement proposals from government mediator Judge Rene Lippe. With 3,000 workers out since May 9, port operations are paralysed and the union says the other locals in Quebec will likely follow. The ILA has ordered ports not to handle cargo from ships diverted from St Lawrence ports, and the government may be forced to convene a meeting with the federation.
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ILA
Rene Lippe
Montreal
Quebec City
Trois-Rivieres
New York
North America
St. Lawrence River
Break in Ky opposition widens as Hue mutineer pledges oath
In Saigon the Hue based 1st South Vietnamese Division chief Brig Gen Pham Xuan Nhuan reportedly pledged allegiance to Premier Ky. The move comes as Buddhist protests and calls for elections press the regime amid ongoing dissidence in Hue and Saigon.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Defence Ministry
Pham Xuan Nhuan
da Nang
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nguyen van Thieu
Army Takes Over Power in Uganda King Ousted and Palace Attacked
In Kampala Ugandan troops seized the palace of Kabaka Sir Edward Frederick Mutesa after hours of fighting. Reports say the king was arrested while Obote consolidates power amid a feud with the monarchy. Two British surveyors were killed by a rioting crowd nearby.
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Kampala
Reuters
Uganda
Buganda
Edward Frederick Mutesa
Kabaka
Milton Obote
Freddie
Britain
Obote
Mengo
Here
Poland U S rift widens as attaches expelled
Poland says U S military attaches engaged in espionage leading to mutual expulsions. In Grudziadz a briefcase stamped property of U S Navy contained films and plans. Polish officials accuse Cmdr William Althoff Col Bertram Parr and Col Edward Wootten of intelligence and diplomatic violations.
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Warsaw
Reuters
Poland
U.S
Washington
United States
P.A.P
U.S. Navy
Grudziadz
Here
State Department
Cmdr
William Althoff
Col
Bertram Parr
Ques
Europa rocket cut short at Woomera in Australia
The European Launcher Development Organization test fired a 140 ton three stage rocket led by a British Blue Streak first stage but radar warning halted further flight. Officials call the launch a success aside from radar fault traced to Mirakata radar station 120 miles away.
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Woomera
Australia
Reuters
United States
Russia
European Launcher Development Organization
Don Woods
Mirakata
Seamen strike grinds on as Britain declares emergency
London reports a ninth day of seamen's strike with a state of emergency proclaimed for the first time since 1955. Prime Minister Wilson cites naval aid powers and fuel price control while government readiness to deploy forces grows. Royal Navy tugs may relieve port congestion to speed foreign ship arrivals by week’s end. Parliament faces a seven day approval window for the measure.
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London
Britain
Wilson
Calgary and Montreal groups share four awards at Dominion Drama Festival
The MAC Theatre Society of Calgary and Le Mouvement Contemporain of Montreal each won four awards at the week long Dominion Drama Festival. Andre Brassard was named best director for Les Bonnes, with rising stars Michael Ball and Sharon Pollock signaling plans to go professional. Awards included best acting, visual production, and a $1,000 best production prize.
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Jean Genet
Je Mouvement Contemporain
Brassard
Michael Ball
Sharon Pollock
Miss Pollock
Mr. Ball
Calgary
Ann Jellicoe
Montreal
Rita Lafontaine
Frederique Collin
London Little Theatre
Bertolt Brecht
Mother Courage
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Big Coast
IWA
Duncan
Vancouver Island
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
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Newfoundland
New Brunswick
Dockers
International Longshoremen’s Association
Claude Prevost
Lodge
Saigon University
Lice
Buddhist Institute
Europa
James Eberley
Stan Lacey
Canadian Association of French Language Radio and Television Stations
Barbara Dahlquist
Vancouver Little Theatre
August Strindberg
University of New Brunswick Drama Society
Arthur Miller
John Burgess
Astranger
The
Questors of
Toronto
Western Canadian Educational Theatre
Canadian Child Drama Association
CDF
Jean Pouliot
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
CAB
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