MPs to get closed briefing on railway overhaul
In Ottawa a senior transport official will brief MPs in a closed session on the government railway legislation. The talk will trace the MacPherson royal commission report and outline a plan to free railways from most regulation while phasing out money losing lines with federal subsidies. The briefing, aimed mainly at the 60 railway committee members, precedes public hearings later this year.
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Ottawa
Transport Department
MacPherson Royal Commission
Jean T. Richard
Commons Railway Committee
Pickersgill
Commons
Richard
Railway Committee
Bolivian exiles sent to Paraguay after coup bid
Former Bolivian president Hernan Siles Zuazo and 33 politicians were exiled to Asuncion, Paraguay, after charges of attempting to oust President Victor Paz Estenssoro. The exiles left as Alfredo Stroessner agreed to take them in. Vice President Rene Barrientos remained in hospital after a dynamite attack.
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Rene Barrientos
Opposition ignores non confidence motions in Commons
The Canadian Commons opened its session with opposition parties declining to propose formal non-confidence motions during spending appropriations. Government bills led the day, including amendments to the Corporations and Labor Unions Returns Act and a Farm Credit Corporation loan bill. The unions returns act requires disclosure of corporate directors and share ownership to assess foreign control. the amendment would rely on data already in corporate tax returns, with all information kept confidential. Conservatives warned this widened government access to tax data. Eldon Woolliams briefly sought to send the bill to banking committee before second reading.
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Ottawa
The
Commons
House
Corporations and Labor Unions
Senate
Sharp
Commons Banking Committee
Farm Credit Corporation
Corporations and Labor Unions Returns
Dominion Statistician
Revenue Department
Marcel Lambert
Edmonton West
Lambert
Eldon Woolliams
Bow River
Banking
Former PM Bakshi among Kashmir detainees under emergency rule
Former prime minister Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed and five Kashmir legislators were detained under the Defence of India Act after presenting a no confidence motion. The act allows detention without trial with no stated charges, provoking parliamentary outcry as the speaker announced the order.
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Sprinigar
Reuters
Bakshi
Ghulam Mohammed
Kashmir
Maharajah Shri Singh
Rom
Sheikh Abdullah
Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Defence of India
China
South Viet Nam strike called off in Saigon area
In Saigon the 48 hour warning strike ended after talks with Deputy Premier Ngu yen Xuan Oanh. Union leader Vo Tan Tai claimed victory and urged workers to return to jobs as services restart. some factories remained idle and a decree banning lockouts was reported.
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Saigon
Vo Tan Tai
South Vietnamese Labor Confederation
Saigon Council
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
Nguyen Khanh
Monster forest fire threatens Calistoga area
A large Napa County fire moved 18 miles in 15 hours endangering two cities. Firefighters by dawn held it 14 miles southeast of Calistoga after a two day siege. The blaze damaged 25 homes, evacuated about 2000 people, and menaced a hospital and a convent.
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Calistoga
Calif
Napa Valley
Santa Rosa
Sonoma County
Fluoridation bylaw read by Medicine Hat council
City of Medicine Hat aldermen unanimously read a bylaw to add fluoride to the communal water supply and approved a plebiscite for October 14. Only if two thirds vote in favor will the bylaw advance to second and third readings. Ald. Peter Simpson was absent.
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City of
Medicine Hat
Ald
Peter Simpson
Harry Weiner
City pushes AWB to start operations after long standstill
City Council forms a special committee with Mayor Weiner Ald. Sissons and A.T. Legge to meet AWB representatives and protect municipal interests. Weiner says the city has issued a writ and a lien on AWB equipment over a $25 utility bill while a $600 monthly demand charge accrues and about $20,000 in taxes may threaten the property. The plant, built in 1961 62 at a cost of $1.7 million, closed in March with 35 lost jobs and has a troubled history amid shareholder disputes and past trusteeship. A company rep welcomed city intervention as conditions favor a reopening with similar plants operating at capacity.
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Alberta Western Beef
Harry Weiner
Ald
Gordon Sissons
A.T. Legge
AWB
Legge
Weiner
Lethbridge
Eastern
Alberta
Bank of Montreal
Johnson backs excise tax cut plan for next year
President Johnson said he will propose a cut in excise taxes next year and hinted at further reductions if prosperity continues. Speaking at the United Steelworkers convention in Atlantic City he framed the policy as expanding purchasing power while avoiding drag on federal revenues. He cited 1964 tax cuts as precedent and noted urgency to avoid recession.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Johnson
United Steelworkers Union
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Convention Hall
U.S
America
Olson calls PM's pet a dead duck
Ottawa MP H A Bud Olson told about 50 Social Credit supporters at the Park Lane Hotel that a proposed three maple leaf flag is a dead duck. He warned the Liberal banner would be tied to Pearson and said the Conservative stance would appeal to Red Ensign loyalists. He noted Parliament spent about 22 days debating the flag since its introduction and blamed both major parties for political theatrics since 1957.
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Lester B. Pearson
Medicine Hat
H. A
Bud” Olson
Olson
Social Credit
Park Lane
Pearson
Liberal Party
Wife testifies in attempted murder trial at Stampede Grounds
Claudette Riseley told Supreme Court Monday her husband Leonard Riseley said he would shoot or kill her shortly before two shots were heard at the Stampede Grounds April 29. She recalled the couple, long-time Medicine Hat residents, arguing as he carried a rifle and used a cane, but she refused to return to him.
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Supreme Court
Stampede Grounds
Claudette Riseley
Leonard Riseley
Riseley
H. C. Farthing
Medicine Hat
Court
Mr. Riseley
Polio Foundation
Polio Fund Aid Helps Hat area residents and student
The local Polio Fund, operating since 1953 with Royal Canadian Legion volunteers, uses over twenty five thousand dollars to aid Medicine Hat residents. Programs include housing grants, physiotherapy, wheelchairs, braces, transportation, medical equipment, and bursaries. A featured success is a girl who left hospital, became independent, and now attends the University of Alberta. The fund also supports Camp He Ho Ha for crippled people and operates through Alberta's Co-Ordinating Council for Crippled Children and Adults.
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Royal Canadian Legion
Alberta
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Polio Foundation
Medicine Hat
Polio Fund
Oldham
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