Chaos at British ports as shipping strike halts ferries
Hundreds of motorists stranded at Dover and New Haven due to a Britain wide shipping strike tied up ferries with French Belgian and Norwegian crews. The National Union of Seamen says the walkout will last weeks as inquiry starts.
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London
Britain
England
Dover
New Haven
Southampton
National Union of Seamen
William Hogarth
Hogarth
Shipping Federation
Castro accuses U S of planned aggression against Cuba
In a radio television communique Fidel Castro declares the United States plans armed aggression and orders a state of alert for Cuba and its 100000 man armed forces. He criticizes Dean Rusk and cites clashes at Guantanamo with no injuries reported.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
Castro
Dean Rusk
U.S
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Osvaldo Corticos
China
Soviet Union
North
Viet Nam
South
Quebec police association votes to strike next Thursday
About 400 members of the Quebec Provincial Police Association vote by secret ballot in a strong majority to strike if the government does not meet demands including recognition of the union and deduction of dues. Ottawa notes three Royal 22nd Regiment companies stand by for possible police duties near Quebec City.
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Montreal
Quebec Provincial Police Association
Quebec
Ottawa
Royal 22Nd Regiment
Quebec City
Justice Department
Robert Burns
Association
Six Mystere jets crash near Atlantic coast in Spain
Six French Mystere IV jets crash in a swampy pasture near Sevilla Spain while on a 580 mile training flight from Bordeaux. All six pilots parachute to safety and are not severely hurt authorities say. Fuel shortage blamed by French defense ministry.
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Huelva
Spain
Atlantic
Madrid
Sevilla
Bordeaux
France
French Defence Ministry
Paris
CBC Board Keeps Seven Days Hosts Off Air Despite Mistake
Ottawa CBC directors say a mistake was made in the firing of Patrick Watson and Laurier LaPierre but decline to reinstate them on This Hour Has Seven Days. They uphold cogent reasons tied to the program and consider appointing a vice president to improve producer management relations.
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Ottawa
CBC Board of Directors
Patrick Watson
Laurier LaPierre
Cogent
CBC
Stuart Keate
Vancouver Sun
Pearson
Messrs. Watson and LaPierre
Commons Broadcasting Committee
Keate
Halifax
Messrs. Watson
LaPierre
Watson
Mr. Watson
Douglas Leiterman
Quebec MP demands probe of Langlois remarks in Commons
Quebec Liberal MP Auguste Choquette urged the privileges and elections committee to probe Ray Bourlang Langlois for what he called irresponsible and extravagant statements harming Notre-Dame-de-la-Guadeloupe. Langlois claimed RCMP scrutiny of winter works funds and cited seven personal crises in 18 months. Tremblay noted 1965 66 winter works funds approved for La Guadeloupe but not disbursed. mayor Bilodeau challenged Langlois to repeat the allegations outside Parliament.
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Ottawa
Commons Committee On Privileges and Elections
Quebec Creditiste
Auguste Choquette
L — Lotbiniere
Commons
Raymond Langlois
Creditiste—Megantic
Quebec
Choquette
Megantic
Langlois
Gustave E. Tremblay
la Guadeloupe
Que
Guadeloupe
Jean - Eudes Bilodeau
Creditiste
House of Commons
Japanese firms eye Canadian development in mineral trade
Premier Ern est Manning of Alberta told reporters in Tokyo that many Japanese industrial firms are interested in joint development of western and northwestern Canada. He said Alberta offers a large market and favorably noted oils, gas, sulphur and coking coal with Athabasca oil potential.
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Tokyo
Ernest Manning
Alberta
Canada
Manning
Foreign Ministry
Athabasca
West Virginia
Athabasca Valley
Prince Rupert
B.C
Japan
Vancouver
Russell Patrick
Four year old girl hostage in Vancouver knife standoff
A 42 year old man, Theodore Kaczor identified as Jiro Stankovic, held four year old Debbie Tans at knifepoint for two hours in a downtown Vancouver intersection before releasing her unharmed and stabbing himself. Police reported he is a former mental hospital patient.
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Vancouver
Debbie Tans
Theodore Kaczor
Teddy
West End
Jiro Stankovic
Debbie
Stankovic
Hudson’s Hope
B.C
Success route become a widow
Pauline Jewett, former Liberal MP for Northumberland, urged women at the Ontario West regional CFUW conference to pursue party roles and prepare for political appointments. She noted widows and daughters have used political backgrounds to gain nominations, though it remains tough to secure a nomination.
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Toronto
Pauline Jewett
Liberal
Northumberland
Ontario-West
Canadian Federation of University Women
Miss Jewett
Quebec Liberals unveil $500 million campaign promises
Premier Jean Lesage outlined costly projects ahead of Quebec's June election. plan includes a $200 million Gaspe highway ring, a $200 million Becancour steel mill, a $100.6 million Becancour light water reactor, nine hospitals with several price tags, and two interprovincial bridges. Also proposed are a housing corporation, irrigation schemes, and five CL-215 bombers. Opposition leaders warned taxes would not fall, with varied party plans on currency and independence.
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Montreal
Quebec
Jean Lesage
Gaspe Peninsula
Librals
Becancour
St. Lawrence River
Trois-Rivieres
Canada
Hydro-Quebec
Quebecr
James Bay
Lesage
Eric Wierans
Chand
Ler
Val d’Or
Val d'Or
Baie Comeau
St. Hyacinthe
St. Johns
Thetford Mines
Shawinigan
Ste. Anne Des Monts
Hull
Ottawa River
Eral Housing Corporation
Liberals
Canadair Ltd
Gaspe
Daniel Johnson
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Louis Duprat
Winnipeg
Louis
Air Canada
Burns
Don McGillivray
Notre - Dame - de - la - Guadeloupe
Erna Kaczor
Frankie
Bidwell and
Robson Streets
Union Nationale
Laurent Legault
Rene Jutras
le Ralliement National
Creditistes - Separatist
Pierre Bourgaunt
Rassemblement Pour L'Independance Nationale
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