Former Speaker Runs Into Law In Edmonton
Former Speaker Marcel Lambert, a longtime Edmonton East candidate, says police told him not to block traffic while campaigning. He recalls three patrols passing, with a fourth officer stopping him, whom he described as polite and potentially a Conservative voter.
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Chatham
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Daniel Johnson
Quebec
Marcel Faribault
Johnson
Montreal
Viet Cong Mortar Attack Slaughters 50 Civilians
In Hau Duc in Quang Tin Province a Viet Cong mortar assault killed at least 50 South Vietnamese civilians and destroyed 300 houses. The attack coincided with a ground push by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces aided by helicopter gunships. Military officials reported heavy fighting near Saigon and along the DMZ with hundreds of enemy deaths.
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Quang Tin
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Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
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French education minister resigns amid student strikes
Paris AP reports Education Minister Alain Peyrefitte resigned as student protests trigger a strike wave costing France over a billion dollars weekly in lost production. Premier Pompidou to assume duties. Debate on cabinet reshuffle and potential provisional government follows as strikes threaten economy and currency.
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Alain Peyrefitte
France
Georges Pompidou
Peyrefitte
Trudeau and Douglas clash over bilingualism and jobs
Prime Minister Trudeau vows to bill the official status of French in all federal realms while NDP leader T. C. Douglas argues Liberal policies worsen unemployment and slow the economy. Stanfield defends Quebec policies amid Ontario campaigning and Quebec party dynamics.
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Canada
Submarine Scorpion Missing After Mediterranean Run
The 40 million dollar U S attack submarine Scorpion disappeared in stormy Atlantic waters as ships were sent to search the area. Navy officials cited rough seas and possible course changes as factors while contact attempts continued after she failed to report on May 21.
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Thresher
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Norfolk
Thomas H. Moorer
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Moorer
Mediterranean
Delegates vote to call a post office strike in Canada
In Montreal the Canadian Union of Postal Workers delegates voted to strike if no settlement emerges within seven days after conciliation ends, potentially June 24, ahead of the federal election. The decision came on day two of the CUPW triennial conference as talks with the Treasury Board remained stalled since April 25. Romeo Mathieu, chief negotiator, warned the group they may be unable to avert a strike.
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Francois Mitterand
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Coal Miners’ Union
Montreal
Postal Workers Conference
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
William Kay
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Canadian Union of Letter Carriers
Roblin Trims West Advocacy At Magrath Rally
Duff Roblin declared the Progressive Conservatives know where the West is located on a Canadian map at a Lethbridge Medicine Hat rally in Magrath attended by 150. He warned of a wheat surplus near 908 million bushels, with prices down and sales dropping below last year, urging a western‑oriented Conservative government to restore markets and stabilize prices.
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Duff Roblin
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
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John Diefenbaker
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Soviet Union
Russia
Diefenbaker
Violence erupts in Kentucky in Louisville clash
In Louisville's West End, 200 to 400 National Guardsmen patrolled after looting arson and violence at a rally. 90 adults and 40 juveniles were arrested for disorderly conduct or breach of peace. Sniper fire wounded two. two firemen and a police captain treated. Calm returned by 1:30 a.m. Governor Nunn ordered guards out and a curfew was imposed.
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Kentucky
Louie B. Nunn
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Kenneth A. Schmied
West Germany moves closer to sovereignty with end of occupation
Britain, the United States and France agreed to relinquish key occupation rights to tap German phones open mail and deploy troops to quell unrest. Bonn prepares to pass emergency powers bills next, while protests mount. The Kremlin warns such laws threaten peace in Europe as West Berlin remains under allied control.
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Moscow
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Global push in military spending tops postwar levels
U S spending rose to 6 81 billion in April the second postwar high for a 10 month total of 63 2 billion. In Montreal police identified Pine Joe Colizza 21 as the victim in what appeared to be the citys 12th gang related killing in three months. A Garuda Indonesia jet crashed after takeoff from Bombay killing all 29 aboard.
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Montreal
Pine Joe Colizza
Bombay
Reuters
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