Trudeau Leads Liberals to Canadian Election Victory
Pierre Elliott Trudeau and the Liberal Party won a sweeping majority in Canada with the largest postwar win since 1958. Voters backed Trudeau’s pragmatic leadership, rejecting Conservative leader Robert Stanfield as Quebec separatism and national unity shaped ballot choices.
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Toronto
Trudeau
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Liberals
John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Conservatives
Lester B. Pearson
House of Commons
Peason
Tudeau
Quebec
Montreal
Robert Stanfield
Stanfield
Two North Vietnamese Regiments Move Toward Saigon
U S sources report two fresh N Vietnam regiments argued to be 5800 men headed toward Saigon to join the capital’s defense amid renewed attacks. The 32nd and 33rd regiments, in Phuoc Long Province, refitted after a year, include veterans from the Drang Valley campaign.
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Saigon
U.S
Phuoc Long Province
la Drang Valley
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Cambodia
Phuc Long
Binh Long
Binh Duong
Tay Ninh
Phuoc Long
Gun control mail swings against stricter laws after Kennedy
Congress faces a flood of mail opposing tougher gun controls after the Kennedy assassination. Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark urged federal gun registration and licensing as hearings on strict measures begin. An AP survey found 90 congressmen mostly receiving letters 25 to 1 against stricter controls, though some regions still support stronger measures.
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Washington
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Johnson
Associated Press
Kennedy
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Tydings
National Rifle Association
NRA
America
Police Rescue Five After Hudson River Copter Crash
A sightseeing helicopter landed upside down in the Hudson River near the Port Authority heliport. Six patrolmen swam about 100 feet to reach the passengers and pilot, including a 5 year old boy, and all were rescued within minutes. injuries were treated at St. Clare's Hospital.
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U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
New York
Hudson River
Hel
James Crean
Michael Marine
St. Clare's Hospital
Sirhan to be tried behind bulletproof shield in Kennedy case
Los Angeles officials plan bulletproof armor plating and glass for Sirhan Bishara Sirhan during his murder trial for JFK's death. A sealed passageway to the courtroom will be reinforced and a high security zone will shield judge, jurors, and attorneys. The county authorized up to 20,000 dollars for armor and protective work amid multiple threats, with the plea likely postponed pending security completion.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
County Board of Supervisors
Kennedy
Sirhan
Hall of Justice
Superior Court
Donald R. Wright
Kenneth
Hahn
New
Russell E. Parsons
Public Defender
Largest heroin seizure in U S history in New York City
Federal agents seized 112 kilograms of pure heroin valued at 22.4 million dollars hidden in a foreign automobile shipped from France to New York City. Attorney General Ramsey Clark announced the historic find.
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Washington
New York City
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Clark
France
Poor Wagon Train Finds Warm Welcome in Washington
In Washington the Poor People's Campaign shows resilience as Rev. Ralph David Abernathy begins a 20 day jail term and Resurrection City sits as plywood stacks. Clergymen plan a Capitol protest despite a ban, while the mule train tours DC areas and draws broad but cautious support.
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Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
Resurrection City
Andrew Young
Abernathy
Capitol
Martin Luther King Jr
Birmingham
Greene
America
Miss
14Th St. Bridge
Young
Willie Bolden
Washington Area
D.C
Potomac River
Virginia
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Chicago
David Perlin
Perlin
Ann Landers
Tenenere
Icopter
Port Authority
Thomas Minerva
William Brine
John
Thomas Sommat
Thomas Collins
Michael Spila Spillane
Bulletin
Washington D.C
Harold H. Greene
District of Columbia Court of General Sessions
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