New Watergate link raises Colson role in Gemstone plan
E Howard Hunt testified that Charles Colson approved the Gemstone counter intelligence scheme that led to the Watergate wiretapping. Hunt said Mitchell requested the plan and that Liddy and Hunt built a budget for a larger operation. Colson denied prior knowledge and declined to answer in private session. Hunt expressed regret over his part in the affair.
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Washington
E. Howard Hunt
Charles Colson
Hunt
Senate
John Mitchell
Jet Stuart Magruder
Nixon
White House
John Dean
Charles W. Colson
Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
Mitchell
Liddy
Cuba
Canadian Mayor Refuses Refund Over Hijacker Aid
Medicine Hat Mayor Harry Veiner sent funds to the Jerusalem Post to hire a lawyer for Libyan hijacker Mohammed Toumi. The paper refused the money, saying it could not accept it, and Veiner would not take back the refund, stating he remains a tourist in Israel.
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Tel Aviv
Harry Veiner
Medicine Hat
Jerusalem Post
Mohammed Toumi
Toumi
Lod
Israel
Weiner
Veiner
North Pole
Dundee
Miami
Peron Back in Driver's Seat as Argentina Chooses President
Gen. Juan Peron wins with 61.88 percent in most districts, defeating Ricardo Balbin and Francisco Manrique. Isabel Martinez de Peron to be first female VP in Western Hemisphere. Peron hints at political, then economic changes. Violent incidents were minimal as celebrations erupt in Buenos Aires with tens of thousands in Plaza de Mayo.
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Apreuter
Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Peron
Ricardo Balbin
Radical Civic Union
Francisco Manrique
Juan Carlos Coral
Socialist Workers’ Party
Isabel Martinez
Western Hemisphere
Argentina
Hector Campora
Plaza de Mayo
Auto workers back at jobs after nine day strike
Chrysler workers in the United States and Canada returned to work without incident after a nine day strike. UAW planned final ratification tallies by Tuesday while talks with Ford were set to begin.
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Detroit
Chrysler
United States
Canada
Auto Company
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford
U.S
Windsor
Ajax
Ont
Toronto
Etobicoke
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
U S claims of U S cloak and dagger actions in 1970 crisis
External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp dismissed a former RCMP agent's account of U S covert activity during the 1970 Quebec separatist crisis as good fiction. The Star quoted Leslie Bennett alleging U S forces and tanks near the border and CIA infiltration, which Sharp said did not occur in cabinet discussions.
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New York
Mitchell Sharp
RCMP
United States
Quebec
Sharp
United Nations General Assembly
James Cross
Montreal
U.S
the Star
Leslie Bennett
Canada
Bennett
Pone
Central Intelligence Agency
New York State
Plattsburg
Santiago conducts large scale arms hunt under military rule
In midtown Santiago the army cordons off 10 blocks as it hunts illegal arms and supporters of the late President Allende. The focus centers on a block of apartments linked to officials from the Allende regime, including foreign residents. The junta targets Marxist leaders Luis Corvalan and Carlos Altamirano who vanished Sept 11. The crackdown accompanies inflation control measures and a push to attract foreign capital with guarantees against expropriation while maintaining copper nationalizations.
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Santiago
Salvador Allende
Allende
Luis Corvalan
Communist Party
Carlos Altamirano
Junta
Gustavo Leigh
Chile
United States
National Stadium
Patricia and
Adam Garrett-Schesch
University of Wisconsin
Canadians detained by Chilean military government in Santiago
Canada’s ambassador to Chile Andrew Ross said 23 year old Robert Everton of Burnaby and two other Canadians were being interrogated and held with about 1,100 others in the main stadium in Santiago. He noted daily embassy contact and expected release within days amid refugee cases under review.
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Vancouver
Canada
Chile
Andrew Ross
Robert Everton
Burnaby
B.C
Santiago
Ross
CKWX
Socreds Press For Action On Inflation In Alberta
Calgary CP. Social Credit caucus in the Alberta Legislature rails against Premier Peter Lougheed’s perceived inaction on inflation. Leaders Werner Schmidt and Bob Clark urge steps to curb rising costs, focusing on interest rates and housing affordability.
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Calgary
Social Credit Caucus
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Werner Schmidt
House
Bob Clark
Social Credit Party
Ottawa Eyes Higher CPP Pension Ceiling and Full Escalation
Federal welfare officials see good odds of provincial agreement on a higher YMPE under the Canada Pension Plan and on full escalation of benefits with cost of living. Ottawa proposes $7,800 YMPE by 1975, while Quebec targets $6,300. Ontario pushes toward $9,500 by 1976.
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Clair Balfour
Financial Times
Ottawa
Canada Pension Plan
Quebec
CPP
Canada
Lalonde
Marc Lalonde
Ontario
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Richard Zral
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Campora
General Motors
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Toronto Star
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