Red Cross airlift hampered by Biafran dispute and Lagos clash
In Lagos a dispute over landing strips threatens to delay Red Cross aid to Biafra as Nigerian troops press on. Fed parties favor Okigwe while Biafrans push for Uli Ethihiala, with airlift odds rising while Umuahia remains a strategic target. Meanwhile Aba falls to Nigerian control as Owerri nears.
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Red Cross
Ali Ethihiala
Okigwe
Umuahia
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Uli Ethihiala
August Lindt
Nigeria
Biafra
Biafran
Fernando Poo
Aba
Owerri
Ojukwu
Nixon Urges U S Pressure on Russia to Aid East Bloc Freedom
CHICAGO CP Republican candidate Richard Nixon called for economic and diplomatic pressure on the Soviet Union to win greater freedom for Czechoslovakia Poland and other East European nations. He spoke in a paid TV broadcast launching his campaign urging selective foreign aid and to withhold aid from Arab states threatening Middle East peace with a pro Israel balance. He criticized aid to India and Latin America urging case by case support and the strongest possible U S stance against states aiding U S enemies.
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Richard Nixon
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James Riordan
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India
Latin America
Paris peace talks near stalemate with possible breakthrough threads
Paris peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam edge toward stalemate after five months. Two potential breakthrough threads emerge: continued private and public communication channels and Hanoi officials reiterating a demand for a halt to American military action as a condition for progress. Prime Minister Pham Van Dong reiterated that a halt would positively affect seeking a political settlement. Washington monitors Dong’s Sept.2 speech and Hariman Thuy sessions for clarity.
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Johnson
Prairie wheat crop expected after weather break
Ottawa reports the Dominion Bureau of Statistics forecasts a bumper prairie wheat crop with a 649,600,000 bushel Canada-wide total for all crops, up 10 percent from last year and 20 percent above the 1957-66 average. Spring wheat in the prairies is set at 628,000,000 bushels, nine percent higher than last year.
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Sasekatchewan
Alberta
Congress Probes Chicago Riots and Police Tactics
Congress launches inquiry into riot violence at the Democratic convention. The advisory panel led by Milton Eisenhower will study police methods, news coverage, and July Cleveland clashes and possible Miami rioting. Ohio senators clash over security and brutality remarks.
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Congress
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Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Ramsey Clark
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Eisenhower
Cleveland
Ohio
Stephen M. Young
Daley
Frank J. Lausche
Russell Long
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America
United States weighs asylum for Czechs fleeing Soviet rule
The National Security Council discussed options to aid Czechoslovaks under Soviet occupation, including extra refugee status for Czech citizens and a pledge on Europe troop levels. Officials noted few have sought asylum, and no decisions were made, with guidance to consuls to handle requests under immigration law.
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National Security Council
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Moscow
Bar association urges relaxing obscenity laws in Canada
Vancouver delegates of the Canadian Bar Association call for redefining obscenity as a nuisance and banning public displays of obscene material if they offend objectors, with art and theater exempt. A 12 to 7 vote supports sending the proposal to the resolutions committee. other sessions consider allowing magistrates to discharge in certain circumstances and retaining licenses during appeals. Justice Minister Turner stresses merit based new judges and ongoing education.
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CBA
Quebec
Turner
Vancouver narcotics crackdown strains court facilities
Special court facilities were needed in Vancouver to handle more than 70 people charged with narcotics offences in the city’s largest drug trafficking crackdown. Iranians lined up to donate cash clothing and goods for earthquake victims while two orphans received aid from the Shah. The Wimbledon? (Note: This line contains inadvertently inconsistent data.)
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Tehran
Iran
Test program at Suffield on chemical warfare defense
A Defence Research Establishment release says about 1500 Canadian British and U S soldiers will join the Vacuum exercise at Suffield from September 16 to October 6. The two phase program tests protective procedures and gear under near battle conditions using tear gas and non toxic substances. Participants include the 1st Battalion Queens Own Rifles Victoria Fort Garry Horse Winnipeg Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and 408 Squadron Rivers plus units from Calgary Ottawa and Suffield.
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Defence Research Establishment
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Suffield
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Queens Own Rifles of Canada
Victoria
Fort Garry Horse
Calgary
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Winnipeg
Rivers
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Canadian Forces Headquarters
Defence Research Board
Ottawa
Reds delay Czech flights amid occupation signs
Prague AP reports Soviet commanders halted resumption of CSA flights between Prague and Bratislava after the permit was rescinded. Bratislava and 13 western Slovakia towns remain under occupation as editors return to work under guard. Ostrava residents plan by election to oust a former Communist party member. Sports activities largely suspended under Soviet control.
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CSA
Bratislava
Slovakia
Prace
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Ostrava
Drahomir Kolder
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