CP Air Defies Fares Plan in Canadian Domestic Skirmish
CP Air declines to raise short haul fares as Air Canada seeks new price cuts for long trips. The move splits Ottawa and tests a decade old pricing pact, with CP proposing lower rates on Canada routes under 1125 miles and a 20 percent late-evening Toronto Montreal discount to pressure policy changes.
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Nick Hills
Southam Western Bureau
Vancouver
CP Air
Canadian Pacific
Air Canada
Canada
Ottawa
Ron Basford
Bob Andras
Calgary
John Gilmer
Air Transport Com
Toronto
Montreal
Egypt accuses West Germany over Munich killings to cover Arab blame
Cairo accuses Bonn of evading responsibility for the Munich slaughter and claims German statements frame Palestinian and Israeli victims as German bullets. The Egyptian note asserts an ambush plan was prepared at a NATO airfield and cites Brandt's phone discussions with Sidky. Israeli and Syrian border tensions rise as raids and troop buildups loom.
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New York Times
Cairo
West Germany
Egypt
Mohammed H. el Zayyat
Ahmed Selim
Zayyat
NATO
Willy Brandt
Aziz Sidky
Munich
Beirut
Damascus
Lebanon
Israel
Defence Ministry
Golan Heights
Syria
Yigal Allon
Allon
Germans hold temper as Brandt government contends with Arab aid
West Germany seeks to restrain anger over Arab support for the Black September militants behind the Olympic tragedy. Chancellor Brandt’s team maintains a diplomatic line while officials denounce states that fail to curb the violence. President Heinemann singles out nations that do not calm the situation after the memorial for the Israeli victims.
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Washington Star-News
Munich
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Gustav Heinemann
Heinemann
Black September threatens Germany over imprisoned comrades
The group said in Cairo it would strike Germany if three terrorists are not freed and bodies returned. West German officials said security measures are in place as threats to mail bombs to Jews in West Germany were noted. Earlier, eight militants seized Israeli athletes in Munich and a helicopter flight ended with police gunfire at a military airfield.
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Cairo
Germany
Conrad Ahlers
Interior Ministry
West Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Cologne
Stuttgart
Frankfurt
Munich
Olympic Village
Israel
Middle East
Belfast Battle Leaves Two Civilians Dead
In Belfast on the Shankill Road area two civilians were killed and several wounded after a two hour clash between Protestant residents and the British Army. The army said it fired rubber bullets. locals claim troops used live ammunition amid stone throwing by UDA members and youths.
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Belfast
Reuter
Shankill Road
Shankhill Road
Shankill
Army
Ulster Defence Association
UDA
Postal workers fear jobs as 25 million in scanners arrive
Ottawa reports reveal 25 million worth of optical character reading machines planned for Montreal Ottawa Winnipeg Vancouver and Toronto. Union leaders say they learned of the move from newspapers and fear further layoffs amid stalled contract talks with the Post Office.
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Guy Demarinuo
Southam News Services
Ottawa
Post Office
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Toronto
McCall
Dropout rate climbs as Conservatives lead in 1970 election non runs
Ottawa reports 41 MPs will not seek re election after the Oct 30 vote with 219 incumbents chasing another mandate. Conservatives show 26 percent dropout among 73 MPs, Liberals 14.3 percent of 147, and New Democrats only one not running.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Liberals
Progressive Conservative
New Democrat
New Democrats
John D. Morison
Halton-Wentworth
Alberta Premier Sees Positive Impact From Japan Visit
Premier Peter Lougheed announced a positive economic impact from Alberta’s week long mission to Japan. The 41 member delegation explored exports to Japan and Japanese investment in natural resources, with firms pledging missions to Alberta and interest in multiple projects including a malt joint venture and imports of processed pork and beef.
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Tokyo
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Japan
Lougheed
Candidacy report denied by Grimm
Irvine teacher Gary Grimm denied plans to seek the NDP nomination in Medicine Hat riding as broadcast reports claimed. He said CHAT did not contact him before announcing the run and criticized delayed information from local NDP officials about a Wednesday meeting.
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Grimm
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Canadian Transport Commission
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Air
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Brandt
Sidky
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John Mangan
County Kerry
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Irish Cycling Association
Irish Republican Army
Hull
Que
James McCall
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
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