Long election trail begins in Toronto
The 1972 Canadian election campaign opens with Pierre Trudeau and Robert Stanfield amid large crowds in Toronto. Trudeau tours the Chinese pavilion and watches a Soviet hockey team, while Stanfield faces cheering and boos as he greets supporters at the CNE. Both leaders attend a Maple Leaf Gardens event as 17,000 spectators watch.
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Ben Tierney
Southam
Toronto
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Vietnam
Robert Stanfield
Philippines
David Lewis
Maple Leaf Gardens
Trudeau
Stanfield
CNE
International
Young
Canadian team evacuated from Olympic Village in Munich
Canadian headquarters staff and all male athletes were evacuated from their Olympic Village buildings after Palestinian attackers breached the village, killing an Israeli team member and taking hostages. Only team manager Ken Murray remained inside the Canadian center as doors were locked and security tightened with soldiers outside. The spokesman said arrangements for new housing would be made if needed and that the situation might be resolved by nightfall.
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Murray
Olympic hostage raid shocks Munich amid Arab-Israeli crisis
Guerrillas seized Israeli hosts during the Olympic complex raid in Munich, demanding the release of 200 Arab militants. A fatal hit on Moshe Weinberg and ongoing negotiations involving Chancellor Brandt and Arab League officials unfolded as police surrounded the scene and diplomats rushed to resolve the crisis.
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Munich
Willy Brandt
Bonn
Brandt
Israel
Interior Ministry
Moshe Weinberg
Protestant mob attacks police post in Belfast clashes
In Belfast early today a Protestant mob of about 80 attacked a police post, while a car bomb damaged the Socialist Democratic and Labour Party HQ. Two men were shot in Antrim Road, and a tavern bombing followed as UDA threats to resume public parades rose. IRA shakeup rumors spread in Dublin.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ulster Defence Association
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
East
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Antrim Road
UDA
Britain
William Whitelaw
IRA
Dublin
Maria McGuire
Sean Macstiofain
Nations urged to halt hijacking in air travel cooperation
Washington Reuters Secretary Volpe called on nations to unite against hijackings, likening skies piracy to past ship piracy and urging a mandatory air boycott on states failing to prosecute or extradite hijackers. The U S Canada proposal faces legal and economic hurdles amid Western opposition.
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Washington
Reuter
John Volpe
United States
All Nations
Volpe
High Seas
International Civil Aviation Organization Legal Subcommittee
Charter passengers stopped Air crackdown begins
Eleven would be air passengers bound for London were the first victims of a Canadian crackdown on charter flights. Of 31 removed from a Donaldson International Airways flight, they had not flown on the original half of the charter. many hailed from Toronto and nearby U S cities and bought tickets from a Toronto charter group.
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Toronto
London
Donaldson International Airways
United States
A. D. Pearce
International
Canadian Transport Commission
Art thieves siphon 2 million in Montreal museum heist
Montreal police report three masked armed men stole 2 million dollars in art from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The intruders entered via a skylight, taking jewelry, figurines and 18 paintings including a Rembrandt valued at 1 million. Alarm partially functioned. it fully triggered during the initial exit.
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Montreal
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Bill Bantey
Lougheed recovers from back trouble in Tokyo
Premier Peter Lougheed of Alberta is recovering swiftly from back pain in Tokyo after arriving with a four member economic mission. He cancelled activities on Monday and today and hopes to rejoin the mission by Wednesday following a fall two weeks earlier.
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Tokyo
Reuter
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
J. Cowie
Department of Industry and Commerce
H. M. Horner
Lougheed
Jeanne
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Pease Drive
Olympic Village
Mohammed Chatib
Arab League
West Germany
Uruguay
Hong Kong
Algeria
ICAO
France
Cuba
Icao Iself
A. W. G. Kean
British Aviation Authority
Donaldson
Mr. Pearce
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