Quebec Premier seeks two nation Confederation reform
Ottawa reports Premier Daniel Johnson envisions a two nation Confederation with Quebec taking over federal tax fields and spending programs. He proposes a committee to define French Canadian objectives and possibly draft a constitution replacing the British North America Act. Johnson cites a referendum path and notes Ontario and Alberta leaders at a joint press conference.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Confederation of Two Nations
Daniel Johnson
Johnson
Canada
Uniogeationale
Quebec -On
Stritter Sharp
Robarts
Ontario
Alberta
Sharp
Astronauts head back to Cape Kennedy after Gemini 11
Navy Cmdr Charles Conrad and Lt Cmdr Richard Gordon depart Guam for Cape Kennedy to recap the Gemini 11 mission and discuss its lessons for future lunar work. They will brief in Houston for eight days before a news conference, as Gemini 12 is prepared for launch.
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Cape Kennedy
Cape, Kennedy
Navy
Charles Conrad
Richard Gordon
Guam
Manned Spacecraft Centre
Houston
Tex
Space ‘Agency
Conrad
Gordon
Atlantic
Rescue ships swarm North Sea for Hai submarine search
International rescue ships gathered near the Dogger Bank as hopes fade for more Hai survivors. Twelve crew members remained missing after the training submarine sank to the seabed in 145 feet of water, with only cook Peter Otto Silbernagel accounted for. Six bodies were recovered, divers held by heavy seas, and salvage efforts paused while German, British, Danish, and Dutch vessels and aircraft scoured the area. A German diplomat cautioned that life may still remain aboard if rapid action is possible.
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Hamburg
North Sea
Hai
Peter Otto
Silbernagel
Ditch
Dogger Bank
Holland
London
Sunny spell with cool nights across Saskatchewan and Alberta
The region can expect several more sunny days with afternoon temperatures in the 70s. Clear skies will let the thermometer dip to freezing in low lying eastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan areas.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie rail lines kept open under eight year guarantee
Ottawa posts an eight year no abandonment pledge protecting about 17 000 miles of Prairie railway lines leaving 1 839 miles open to immediate abandonment. The plan ensures farm service until Jan 1 1975 while unprotected sections may be dropped after government talks. Protection decisions follow a Board of Transport Commissioners procedure and subsidies remain available if lines lose money.
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Ottawa
Prairies
John Turner
Board of Transport Commissioners
Transport Ministé¢Pickersgill
Prairie
Government Enéé
CNR
CPR
Transport” Department
Protecon
Saxvine
Saskatoon
Melfort
Sask
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Turner
MacPherson Royal Commission
British cabinet weighs Rhodesia path after Commonwealth talks
London reports the British cabinet met at 10 Downing Street to decide on Rhodesia as Commonwealth leaders dispersing abroad. Sir Humphrey Gibbs reports to Bowden as Pearson and the Canadian delegation prepare to fly to Ottawa after a 10 day conference that endorsed a communique yet kept tensions over Rhodesia high.
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London
Downing Street
Herbert Bowden
Humphrey Gibbs
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Salisbury
Humphrey
Pearson
Britain
Ottawa
Smith
Commonwealth
Wilson
Zambia
Transformation of a Drab Girl into a Man in South Carolina
A Columbia State Journal feature by Thom Billington reveals a four year $3924 case where a person identified at birth as female underwent surgery and gender transition to become a married man. The account follows a 1962 letter to a Baptist minister, rehabilitation officials, and the patient Marty through medical exams, therapy, and nine hospital visits from 1962 to 1966, ending with a new job and home.
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Columbia, S.C
State Agency For’ Vocational Rehabilitation
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Billington
Marty
Evans
Shealy
Mary
Business
Aest
Wiedemann ends bid for mayor after council tenure
Alderman Roy Wiedemann declares he will not resign from the City Council to run for mayor. The 33 year old lawyer cited factors including a likely two horse race and potential reduced civic contribution if defeated. The statement follows weeks of urging from supporters and a tally of visits and calls urging him to stay as alderman. The piece notes Mayor Roy Osborn’s plan to speak Monday on Miller’s possible mayoral bid.
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Roy ‘Wiedemann
Postal Berets
Ald. Wiedemann
Cision
Ald
Wieden
Roy Osborne
Miller
Cigarette Prize For Non-Smoker Wins Car
Roy Sexton a non smoker from Westville Nova Scotia won a new sports car after entering a discarded cigarette box in a tobacco company contest. He works at a shipyard and learned of the prize by chance.
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Westville
N.S
Roy Sexton
Sexton
Talks on tax sharing end with continued talks
Ottawa and the provinces closed a two day fiscal conference with agreement to keep discussing a new five year tax pact. They will meet again to hammer out technical reports ahead of a November premiers conference with Prime Minister Pearson.
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Ottawa
Pearson
Eetornanpat 3
Cial
Workers vote on 30 cents wage raise
Dominion Glass workers vote on a 30 cent an hour raise over 26 months as part of a tentative package negotiated by the United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America. Negotiators sought 45 cents an hour, retroactive to June 16, with conciliation board and management in the talks.
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Dominion Glass
Conciliation Board
United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America
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