13 Sep 1968
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1968
Page
1
Opposition leaders from the Conservatives and NDP condemn Trudeau's throne speech as lacking new proposals. Robert Stanfield accuses it of a long alibi and promises a non confidence motion. David Lewis calls it uninspired while John Diefenbaker notes omission of the Queen.
The throne speech opening the 28th Parliament outlines a cautious start toward Prime Minister Trudeau’s goal of a “just society.” It lists about 50 proposed laws, emphasizes parliamentary reform, and promises to improve opposition resources while delaying dramatic changes to prioritize future policy.
Washington reports the Pueblo was directed to visually inspect and photograph Soviet ships near Japan as a follow up to North Korea surveillance. The plan was halted when North Korea captured the Pueblo in North Korean waters on January 23.
About 7,000 Montreal parents and school children left Ottawa after a day long demonstration supporting language rights in St. Leonard Quebec. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau met roughly 40 leaders for ten minutes, praising their appeal to human rights. He urged adding a charter of liberties to the constitution to curb government overreach.
Premier Oldrich Cernik told the National Assembly that developments before the Warsaw pact invasion showed a serious danger from the right. He spoke after returning from Moscow and said top Czechoslovak and Soviet leaders would meet soon to discuss a gradual troop withdrawal, tied to normalization and press censorship and party ban measures.
In St John’s Newfoundland the three day school walkout by 2000 to 3000 students from Gonzaga, Brother Rice and Holy Heart of Mary ended after leaders won a promise from Archbishop Skinner that steps toward abolishing the three shift day would begin within 30 days. If no action occurs they will strike again on October 11.
Geneva AP reports the International Red Cross has halted flights delivering food and medicine to Biafra due to the lack of a usable airstrip. Belgrade Reuters notes Albania plans to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact and vows to resist any Soviet-led invasion. Ottawa CP says about 133 Czechoslovakian refugees are set to land at Toronto International Airport Sunday afternoon.
Prime Minister Trudeau told the Commons the government will not revive the winter works program. He advocated replacing it with more productive programs to ease unemployment. The NDP leader David Lewis pressed for immediate measures. Trudeau said manpower mobility and retraining programs would be expanded as a quicker remedy.
Ottawa report shows Toronto CPI unchanged in August while nine other cities posted increases. Food and clothing fell in Toronto offset by gains in housing and health. St John’s led with a 1.2 percent rise. Halifax Montreal Saint John Ottawa Winnipeg Saskatoon Edmonton all up modestly. Food prices rose in seven cities. housing climbed nationwide except Vancouver.
Saigon reports South Vietnam will apply for United Nations admission at the next UN meeting. The agency notes previous requests in 1951 1954 and 1955 were vetoed by the Soviet Union. A letter from Foreign Minister Tran Chanh Thanh to UN Secretary General U Thant argues for direct talks with North Vietnam as the path to peace and cites North Vietnam’s aggression.
Moscow backed article in Sovietskaya Rossiaya, organ of the Communist Party, accuses Yugoslavia of risking civil or military clash by criticizing the Moscow led Czechoslovak crisis accord. It urges unity with other Eastern Bloc states and labels Yugoslav opposition as dangerous and China like. Diplomatic notes continue over Czechoslovakia occupation and troop withdrawal terms amid a Soviet Yugoslav chill.
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