Montreal arms raid yields weapons cache tied to separatist literature
Police recovered weapons including 15 machine guns from a downtown Montreal raid linked to thefts from the Pine Avenue armory of Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal. Briefcases held maps of refineries and towers, separatist literature, and passports. The Queen's Quebec visit is set for Oct 10–11 as authorities say most arms are recovered.
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Montreal
Quebec City
Pine Avenue
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
Taisse Populaire
Credit Union
Cap de la Madeleine
l’Armee de Liberation du Quebec
Queen
Prince Philip
Fathers of Confederation
Charlottetown
Ottawa
East End
Troubled tales heard by finance aldermen
Finance aldermen heard issues at Arena Gardens Medicine Hat Band and a West Crescent Heights development. Unpaid $625 by a hockey club for five games is noted. Arena concession losses discussed and a possible takeover by the Retarded Children’s School Association. A renewal of the Medicine Hat Figure Skating Club contract and IGA store development plan along 8th St N.W. are reviewed with final recommendations to follow.
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Arena Gardens
Medicine Hat
West Crescent Heights
A. T. Legge
Gordon Sissons
Legge
Harry Weiner
Children’s School Association
Civic Finance Committee
Roy E. Felesky
Ken Woo
W. Z. Brown
8Th St. N.W
Woo
IGA
Municipal Planning Commission
Ford and UAW Reach New Contract With Christmas Bonus
Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers union announced a new contract similar to Chrysler's, plus a Christmas bonus praised by Walter Reuther. The agreement adds pensions, earlier retirement, extended vacation, more holidays, larger health benefits, and higher severance pay. No money figure was disclosed, but the package matches Chrysler's terms.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corporation
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Malcolm Denise
Ford
Denise
Chrysler
Reuther
Marriage of Greece's Young King Captivates Athens
King Constantine of the Hellenes wed Denmark's Princess Anne-Marie in Athens at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Anne-Marie becomes queen at 18, Constantine the world's youngest monarch at 24. The ceremony drew 1,600 guests and a million onlookers, with widespread TV coverage and a gilded royal procession to the palace.
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Athens
Constantine of
Denmark
Anne-Marie
Greece
Anne Marie
Frederika
Britain
Prince Charles
Chrysostomos
Constantine
U S railway shop unions call strike
Washington AP report says U S railway shop craft unions plan a strike at 6 am local time on Tuesday September 22. AFL CIO official Michael Fox announced the action with heads of six unions present, noting exemptions for Pennsylvania Railroad Long Island Railroad and Southern Railway System.
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Washington
U.S
Michael Fox
Railway Employees Department
Afl-Cio
Fox
Pennsylvania Railroad
Long Island Railroad
Southern Railway System
Pennsylvania
Suffield’s 500-ton TNT explosion captured in Weekend features
Weekend magazine presents a photo feature on the Suffield Experimental Station blast of 500 tons of TNT. Patrick Nagle and Bruce Moss document the event across four pages including a full page color photo of the mushrooming orange and black ball.
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Suffield
Patrick Nagle
Bruce Moss
Politicians expect national air policy before year end
Ottawa reports Transport Minister Pickersgill hopes a long awaited national air policy will reach Parliament before year end as Commons studies the 196? transport estimates. He cites talks with Air Canada and CPA chiefs and aims for a 20 year balance among large carriers and regional lines.
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Ottawa
Transport
Pickersgill
The
Commons
Transport Department
House
Northern Affairs Department
Tansport
Leon Baker
Stanley Knowles
NDP
Winnipeg North Centre
Air Canada
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Baker
Knowles
Mackenzie King
C. D. Howe
CPA
Wilson challenges Douglas-Home to TV debate in fall election
Harold Wilson, Labour leader, urged Sir Alec Douglas-Home to a televised clash ahead of the October 15 election. Douglas-Home previously said he would not participate. Crossman criticized the manifesto link and noted strategic gains for Wilson either way.
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London
Harold Wilson
Alec Douglas-Home
Wilson
Douglas-Home
Alec
Labor
Crossman
Telegraph
Saturn I scores seventh success in Apollo test flight
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP a Saturn I unmanned booster described as the world’s mightiest space rocket scored its seventh straight test flight success. It hurled an unmanned Apollo boiler plate into a parking orbit 115 to 135 miles high, observed by nine NASA astronauts.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Moon candidate for school board files nomination
Clarke Moon announced his run for one of three Public School Board seats in the October 14 civic elections. He is Goodyear Tire Co. plant manager andKiwanis president with prior service on local chambers groups, while trustees Levinson Newton McKenzie Sanders Skinner hold or seek terms. Nominations close Wednesday.
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Clarke Moon
Moon
Goodyear Tire Co
J. L. Levinson
J. E. Newton
H. F. McKenzie
Junior College Board
W. Q. Sanders
Edna Skinner
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
United Fund Drive
Fund Drive
Flag design hopes rise and fall in Ottawa dispute
Ottawa reports a flag committee faces up to a six week deadline of Oct 29 while Liberal and Conservative factions clash over members and a maple leaf symbol. Chairman Herman M Batten earns praise for fairness as parties hew to behind the scenes talks and daily meetings.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Pearson
Commons
Herman M., Batten
L — Humber
St. George's
Hugh John Flemming
Victoria Carleton
Theogene Ricard
St. Hyacinthe - Bagot
J. Waldo Monteith
John R. Matheson
Leeds
Threeleaf
Halifax
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Little
Medicine Hat High School
Larry Stohler
Rick Buechert
Rick Dutton
Everett Krohn
Gayle Fisher
Douglas Frazier
Royal Palace
Europe
Elizabeth
Canada
Sir Alec
R. H. S. Crossman
Labor Science
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