CBRT Leaders Order Members Back to Work
The Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers leaders, amid a bitter clash with government action ending the national strike, ordered 11,000 non-operating members back on the job as trains and ferries resumed service across Canada. Resistance lingered in Winnipeg Thunder Bay and Vancouver as New Westminster non-ops voted to keep off duty until a new contract is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Thunder Bay
Ont
Vancouver
Canadian Railways
D. N. Secord
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers
CBRT
Ottawa
Mr. Secord
CP Rail
New Westminster
B.C
Greater Vancouver
Roger Butler
CERT
Ontario
Frank Mazur
Cholera spreads across Italy with 15th death
An ongoing cholera outbreak moves from Naples to Rome and Sardinia, with 127 known Italian cases and 15 dead. Naples counts 10 fatalities, Bari four, Rome one. Measures include shellfish ban, city disinfections, vaccination drives, and cancellations of fairs, sports events, and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Reuter
Italy
West Germany
Naples
Sardinia
Piacenza
Milan
Middle East
Bari
West
Germany
Cagliari
North Africa
Royal gift request draws antiroyalist ire in parliament
Labour MP William Hamilton demanded withdrawal of a defence ministry order asking army personnel to donate to Princess Anne and Capt Mark Phillips wedding gifts. Reports said officers were asked to contribute 30 pence, other ranks five pence. The ministry said donations were voluntary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter
Princess Anne
Labor
William Hamilton
Defence Ministry
Hamilton
Northern Ireland
Tam
Mark Phillips
Mark
Non-aligned nations gather for Algiers summit
Algiers hosts about 75 country leaders for a three day gathering beginning Wednesday. The conference aims to voice grievances of the underdeveloped world against industrialized nations and mark a major step in the non aligned movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Tito
Yugoslavia
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Indira Gandhi
India
Anwar El-Sadat
Egypt
Myanmar El-Qaddafi
Libya
Hassan II
Morocco
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Weiner Says He Sent Money to Jerusalem Post Defense Plan
Mayor Harry Weiner confirms sending funds to the Jerusalem Post to hire a lawyer for Libyan accused hijacker Mahmoud Toumi. He disputes an Associated Press claim of no money or requests, noting the offer was followed up though he won’t reveal the amount or date. The case relates to a hijacking to Israel on August 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Weiner
Jerusalem Post
Associated Press
Weiner
Mahmoud Toumi
Israel
Jerusalem
Toumi
Inflation dominates Ottawa MPs agenda amid cost worries
MPs return from a short break to debate inflation and living costs with pension and family allowance increases among 17 Liberal bills from the last session. The plan includes taxability of family allowances, quarterly pension adjustments, and removal of a CPP increase cap, while New Democrats push for stronger food price controls and aid for fixed incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Trudeau
Food Prices Review Board
Canada
New Democrats
NDP
David Lewis
Calgary yardmen defy back-to-work order again
Calgary yardmen refuse to return to rail jobs despite federal legislation on Labor Day. United Transportation Workers leader Phil Burke says workers will not set a return time, citing past failures of compulsory arbitration. Dayliner service to Edmonton resumes, but only four freight trains move in Calgary yards and no transcontinental passenger service resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Phil Burke
United Transportation Workers
Dayliner
Edmonton
Canadian Pacific Rail
Federal Conciliation Board
Burke
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
J. P. Charboneau
Parliament Hill
Muggy
Pease
the New York Times
Government House
Allan Mackeachen
Frank Webber
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!