Penitentiary guards set for trial in Kingston riot
Eleven guards at Millhaven penitentiary will face assault charges in Napanee on the riot at Kingston. They will be reassigned away from prisoners during proceedings as a three man inquiry opens on June 7. The case highlights debates over rehabilitation versus punishment in Canada’s penitentiary system.
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Kingston, Ont
Kingston Penitentiary
New
Millhaven Penitentiary
Napanee
Ont
Jean-Pierre Goyer
The
Commons
Commission of Inquiry
Frank Howard
NDP
Skeena
Kingston
Goyer
Ontario
Allan Lawrence
Millhaven
Canada
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Paul Gascon
Howard
Yuba City man tied to farm workers murders found weapons
Investigators discovered a wooden club with possible bloodstains a machete and other potential weapons at the home of Juan V. Corona the suspect in a string of farmworker murders. The affidavit notes blood and hair on items and receipts bearing Corona’s name as search warrants were executed in Yuba City California.
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Yuba City
Calif
Roy D. Whiteaker
Juan V. Corona
Whiteaker
Feather River
Corona
del Pero Bros. Meat Co
del Pero
Soviets Send Second Mars Probe Amid U S Mission Push
In Moscow a second Soviet spacecraft heads toward Mars as the United States prepares to launch its Mars mission. A Mount Etna volcanic outbreak in Sicily spews lava causing destruction downslope. In Vienna the fourth round of SALT talks ends with continued hard bargaining despite an eight day breakthrough.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Mars
United States
Fornazzo
Sicily
Mount Etna
Vienna
NATO ministers open talk on Canadian training offer
Brussels reports a one day meeting of defence ministers from major NATO nations produced a Canadian proposal to offer facilities for training ground troops under conditions. There are signs that the United States seeks expanded military participation in alliance operations.
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Brussels
NATO
GNP stands still as Ottawa faces uneasy budget signals
Ottawa reports first quarter GNP near flat after inflation adjustment, signaling weaker growth than late 1970. Finance Minister Benson weighs April unemployment and possible tax cuts ahead of June 18 budget, with officials noting DBS figures diverge from other indicators. Canada considers NATO training facilities at Suffield for allied ground forces with British partners, while cautioning against Canadian troop use.
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Ottawa
Benson
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Finance Department
GNP
The
Commons
DBS
Trudeau outlines steps to deepen Canada Soviet ties
The prime minister promotes a pragmatic Canada Soviet protocol while acknowledging ongoing suspicions from Conservative critics and New Democrats. He stresses increased contact to resolve differences, notes grain sales discussions with Moscow, and promises continued emphasis on independence and shared understanding. He cites assurances that the USSR will treat Canada as a preferred supplier for wheat and Christian emigration talks with Soviet Premier.
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Soviet Union
Canada
U.S.S.R
Moscow
Trudeau
NFU President Rails at Strike Date Rationale
Addison Ontario reports NFU locals largely back a June 24 national strike plan proposed by Leeds County Unit). NFU leader Roy Atkinson contests the date calling for broader local support before any national action. The Leeds unit urged withholding milk cream hogs eggs poultry potatoes across regions until farmers see action.
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Addison, Ont
National Farmers Union
Ontario
NFU
Roy Atkinson
Hubert Earl
Addison
Ont
Leeds
Athens
Earl
Atkinson
Saskatoon
Landis, Sask
Canada
NFA
Leeds County
Maritimes
Provinces accused of union breaking by CUPE official
J Murrie western regional director of CUPE urged about 200 delegates in Medicine Hat that a Canadian master plan aims to crush labor through provincial bills like Ontario Hospital Workers Bill 2 and Alberta Labor Act Bills 99 100. He warned compulsory arbitration could strip unions of funds jail leaders and damage workers lifetime efforts. He urged immediate political involvement at municipal provincial and federal levels.
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Canada
J. Murrie
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Medicine Hat
Murrie
Newfoundland
Hitler
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
B.C
CUPE
Stanley Little
Exiled mafia bosses spark island protest in Sicily
Exiled Mafia chieftains long with 80 policemen on Filicudi as 70 residents fled and more were expected to leave amid protests against their exile. The islanders fear damage to Aeolian tourist trade as 18 bosses endure two nights on benches in a seaside cafe.
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Filicudi
Sicily
Rosario Federico
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