Trudeau denounces French agent in Manitoba row
Prime Minister Trudeau accused France of an underhanded covert action by sending Philippe Rossillon to Manitoban French speakers to influence language politics. He warned the move could hurt bilingualism and provoke a harmful backlash, while inquiries determine Rossillon’s precise functions and contacts.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
France
Manitoba
Phillipe Rossillon
Rossillon
Canada
Duart Farquharson
Southam News Services
Philippe Rossillon
Couve' de Murville
Pierre
Air Canada Viscount hijacked lands after standoff
A Toronto bound Air Canada Viscount diverted to Montreal after a gunman boarded in Saint John. He held the crew and 17 passengers for over three hours before surrendering peacefully with RCMP and the Cuban consul general present. Capt. Ronald Hollett and first officer Robert Bromley were among those held aboard.
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Montreal
Air Canada
Mr. Garvey
RCMP
Saint John
N.B
Havana
Ronald Hollett
Toronto
Robert Bromley
Ottawa
Canada
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Winston-Salem
N.C
Moncton
Manning May Retire From Alberta Premiership
EDMONTON CP The Journal reports Premier E C Manning of Alberta is expected to announce retirement to the Social Credit caucus when it meets Sept 27. Manning has led the province since 1943 amid ongoing retirements speculation. His secretary declined comment. The Social Credit League will hold its annual meeting in Calgary Nov 11-13, and a Manning retirement could trigger the party’s first leadership convention.
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Edmonton
E. C. Manning
Alberta
Social Credit Caucus
Manning
Alberta Social Credit League
Calgary
Trudeau predicts Parliament will be a jumping place
Prime Minister Trudeau predicts the new 28th Parliament will be a busy start despite a large backlog of bills from the prior session dissolved before the June 25 election. He mentions a languages bill and poverty measures as priorities while throne speech references regional economic disparities.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Canada Labor Relations Board
Canada
Economic Council of Canada
Michener
Union Lowers Own Demands In Grain Elevator Dispute
The union, via lawyer Wallace V. Dubinsky, says it will accept all but three of 53 conciliator recommendations and is prepared to a two year agreement with raises of 50 cents on Jan 1 1968, 15 cents on July 1 1968, and 25 cents on Jan 1 1969 totaling 90 cents. The companies offer $1 per hour over three years, initial 42 cents for two years, while 1,300 grain handlers walk out July 18 cutting prairie grain flow through Lakehead. The union seeks 93 percent of the conciliator's report. the companies reject it.
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Wallace V. Dubinsky
Lakehead
Conciliation Board
Johnson urges Moscow to avoid force and pursue talks
President Johnson warned the Soviet Union against force in Berlin and Europe, urging high level talks on arms and troop reductions. He urged restraints and argued negotiations are the path to peace, citing the Czech invasion’s risks and Western alliance cooperation.
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Washington
Johnson
Moscow
Europe
Soviet Union
United States
Berlin
B’nai B’rith
San Antonio
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Czech
Jewish Service Organization
Middle East
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Israel
Air France Caravelle Crash Kills 95 Near Nice
An Air France Caravelle crashed into the Mediterranean killing all 95 aboard, including Gen. Rene Cogny, longtime commander of French forces in North Vietnam. The jet was en route from Ajaccio to Nice when a mayday stated fire onboard. Wreckage found off Cap d Antibes. lifeboats sighted but unconfirmed. Among the dead were 13 children. 89 passengers were French and six crew members. Cogny, 64, had directed French troops at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.
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Nice
Mediterranean Sea
Rene Cogny
North Vietnam
Dien Bien Vix
Ajaccio
Corsica
French Riviera
Riviera
Cap d’Antibes
Marius Guis
Cogny
Dien Bien Phu
Nguyen Vo Giap
Dubcek Meets Moscow Envoy Amid Czechoslovak Tension
Prague reports say Alexander Dubcek met again with Vasily Kuznetsov, Moscow’s Prague representative, as Prague signals possible press censorship and a ban on new political groups. Premier Cernik says Moscow will be informed of measures to curb counterrevolutionaries. Britain’s Stewart ends visit with Romanian Ceausescu urging East West detente.
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Prague
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow
Dubcek
Vasily Kuznetsov
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Odrich Cernik
National Assembly
Romania
Michael Stewart
Britain
Nicolae Ceausescu
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Suffield
Southam
External Affairs Department
Aca
R. A. Gallagher
Winnipeg
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