Government rejects $60 million grains deal in Commons
Ottawa reports the government spurned a $60 million Conservative deal to speed passage of the grains stabilization bill. Cabinet warned opposition moves blocking the bill could trigger withdrawal and death of the measure. If the bill fails, farmers would still receive sums owed under the Wheat Act with interest.
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U K unyielding in Ulster crisis
Prime Minister Edward Heath declared there will be no immediate end to internment in Northern Ireland. He rejected demands to release 219 IRA suspects, offered an all party delegation to inspect Longkesh, and said a Red Cross visit would publish findings. He noted 160 detainees admit IRA membership.
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Royal visit shadows Winnipeg gallery opening
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon arrived in Winnipeg amid ongoing labor disputes at the $4.5 million Winnipeg Art Gallery. Picketers surrounded the route and venue as CJAY-TV refused to film the opening, saying no official function was involved. Striking bricklayers and electricians also threatened pickets at gallery entrances.
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National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians
Trudeau warns U S policies could reshape Canada ties
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau says Canada will not stand idly by if the United States moves to rearrange the North American economy to make Canada a mere resources supplier. He cautions against deliberate export blockades while noting he does not believe Washington aims to limit Canada’s role.
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Schumann sees warm Shore to Franco Canadian ties
Ottawa reports a euphoric mood after French Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann’s one day visit, with both sides signalling openness to an official Trudeau trip to Paris. Canadian officials note Pompidou’s Paris stance tempers optimism as Trudeau warns of reassessing Canada-US ties if U S policies harm trade and economy.
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Telegram owner issues large layoff notice
John Bassett publisher of The Telegram in Toronto announces layoff of all but 100 of the newspaper’s 1,200 staff. Workers may choose one week's pay for each six months served up to 38 weeks or wages for the statutory 16 weeks, but not both, as the Guild contract ends.
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Telegram
Bassett
Toronto Newspaper Guild
Robert Rupert
Guild
United States defends two-China UN agenda item
At the United Nations General Assembly the United States won a 65 to 47 vote with 15 abstentions to keep its two-China proposal on the agenda alongside the Albanian resolution to expel Nationalist China and seat Beijing. Canada abstained along with Britain and Nordic states, signaling mixed support for China representation in October.
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Ginger pounds Bermuda as hurricane nears Atlantic
Winds up to 70 miles per hour lash Bermuda as Ginger makes a second Atlantic landfall swing. In Canada, 11 of 17 Quebec victims from last Friday’s Spain bus crash will be repatriated by Kuehne Nagel of Montreal. In Belfast a gelignite blast kills a boy and a girl, raising Northern Ireland’s death toll to 110.
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Ottawa Eyes Winter Jobs Plan for 100000 Canadians
Ottawa plans a rapid winter jobs program to employ at least 100,000 Canadians. The cabinet discussed outline proposals from federal departments welded by Manpower Minister Otto Lang, dubbed Local Opportunities, aiming to help youth and younger workers amid high unemployment. Prime Minister Trudeau warned about rising teenage unemployment and the government seeks ways to boost job opportunities without a late fall budget or broad tax cuts.
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