Thousands protest all French ruling in Montreal march
Thousands of suburban English speaking parents in St Leonard boarded over 100 buses for a 6:30 a.m. convoy to Parliament Hill to press for English language education. A delegation would meet Prime Minister Trudeau, who calls the St Leonard policy by French only in elementary schools retrograde and discusses Quebec Premier Johnson's stance on minority linguistic rights.
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Parliament Hill
St. Leonard
Trudeau
Montreal Island
Leo Perusse
St. Leonard Board
Ottawa
St. Leonard Roman Catholic
Quebec
Daniel Johnson
Bermuda
Alberta safety personnel convention set for Medicine Hat
The 20th annual convention of the Alberta Association of Safety Personnel will be held tomorrow at the Elks Hall Medicine Hat. Guest speaker is Dr. Hugh Morrison director of medical services for all Goodyear operations in Canada. He will address a luncheon on Friday. About one hundred delegates from across Alberta are expected to register tonight at the Park Lane Hotel.
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Medicine Hat
Elks Hall
Hugh Morrison
Goodyear
Canada
Morrison
Association
Alberta
Park Lane
Smith's party splits in Rhodesian Front
SALISBURY AP An entire branch of the governing Rhodesian Front resigns. Joseph Twigg, Salisbury Central Constituency Council chairman, says 74 members left, stating opposition to prime minister Smith. Graham quit cabinet over policy clashes on race. Harper dismissed, Graham remains in party. Far-right critics rally at a Rhodesian Front congress.
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Rhodesian Front
Joseph Twigg
Salisbury Central
Lord Graham
Graham
Smith
William Harper
Harper
Settlement reached after all-night union talks
Mr. Mackasey announced a three year contract with wage increases totaling 1.05 retroactive to Jan 1 and semiannual raises of 15 cents starting Jan 11. Union urged unanimous ratification at a Lakehead meeting. Arbitration to settle remaining issues. Union boss Frank Mazur praised, while public apology to company chair W S Neal noted.
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Lakehead
Lodge 650
Brotherhood of Railway
Frank Mazur
W. S. Neal
Mr. Mackasey
Neal
Winnipeg
Union
Saskatchewan Line
Labor Department
Attack dismissed by French embassy
Ottawa report that the French embassy dismissed Trudeau's attack on a Gaullist agent's unauthorized Manitoba visit as much ado about nothing. Francis Deloche de Noyelle defended the official position that Philippe Rossillon made a private, unofficial visit during his leave, calling the row unnecessary.
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Trudeau
Manitoba
Francis Deloche de Noyelle
Pierre Siraud
Marcel Cadieux
de Noyelle
Southam
Philippe Rossillon
Rossi-llon
Mr. de Noyelle
Lamoureux Elected Speaker as 28th Parliament Opens
Lucien Lamoureux was re elected Speaker of the Commons as Canada 28th Parliament opened in a friendly mood. Trudeau and Stanfield escorted him to the chair while opposition leaders urged a non partisan method for choosing a Speaker. Lamoureux emphasized independence and pledged to honor the trust of the Commons and his constituents.
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Lucien Lamoureux
Canada
Stormont-Dundas
Trudeau
Stanfield
Lamoureux
House
Mr. Lamoureux
Lewis
Creditiste
Caouette
Commons
Soviets withdraw from Czech cities to countryside
Most Soviet troops appear to be shifting from Prague Bratislava Kosice and Brno to new countryside positions as air power remains near Prague airport and police direct movement. The invasion’s heavy force still backs political pressure on liberal leaders led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov. The National Assembly expected to back press controls and ban opposition parties this Friday.
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Czechoslovakia
St. Wenceslas Square
Bratislava
Kosice
Brno
Vassily Kuznetsov
Soviet Union
Kuznetsov
Josef Smrkovsky
National Assembly
Prague Radio
Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Hajek Resigns
Tanjug reported that Czechoslovakia's Foreign Minister Jiri Hajek has resigned. Caribbean parliament members tour Canada before Commonwealth meeting in Victoria. Red Cross mercy flights to Biafra nearly halved due to Nigerian advances and bad weather.
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Reuuers
Tanjug
Jiri Hajek
Czechoslovakia
Edmonton
Canada
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Victoria
Geneva
Reuters
Red Cross
Biafra
Fifty more Czechs arrive in Canada
Montreal welcomed over 50 Czechoslovakians many outside the country when Warsaw Pact troops invaded last month. Prime Minister Trudeau expects 1,000 more to come and discussed a potential 2 million dollar aid plan to help settle refugees. Arrivals come via Air Canada under a free-passage program with ongoing government support until employment is found. Some refugees plan to stay in Montreal while others move to Hamilton and Winnipeg.
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Canada
Trudeau
Ottawa
Czechoslovakia
Europe
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Federal
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Pavel Filko
Dunaj
Bratislava
Austria
Jaromir Dvorak
Pueblo crew admits Pueblo in North Korean waters
North Korea quoted Capt. Lloyd Bucher saying the Pueblo was deep in North Korean waters when seized on January 23. The confession came at a news conference during North Korea's 20th anniversary events as U.S. officials dispute the claim and propose a neutral investigation.
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North Korea
United States
Pueblo
Central News Agency
Lloyd M. Bucher
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Busher
U.S
Johnson
Bucher
Texan held in Dorval hijack attempt details emerge
A six foot Texan identified as Charles Lavern Beasley 22 of Dallas faced court in Dorval Quebec on charges tied to an Air Canada Viscount hijack attempt en route from Saint John to Toronto. FBI issued a warrant for a man named Beasley tied to a $14 000 Texas bank robbery. The mid air incident marked Air Canada’s first hijacking in 31 years as the gunman forced a Cuba bound course before surrender.
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Texas
Dorval
Air Canada
Canada
Cuba
Immigration Department
United States
FBI
Charles Lavern Beasley
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Ladonia
Tex
Halifax
Garvey
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Air
Ada
Saint John
Ronald Hollett
Toronto
Capt
Holelett
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