Nixon Trudeau mark Seaway's 10th anniversary in Canada US ties
President Nixon and Prime Minister Trudeau celebrated the St Lawrence Seaway's 10th anniversary with ceremonies from Massena to Montreal. A helicopter fleet carried the leaders and aides to events at the Moses Saunders dam and Saint Helene Island, followed by remarks on close bilateral friendship and world example. More than 5,000 attended in Massena and dignitaries from both nations joined the events.
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
U.S
New York State
St. Lawrence Seaway
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Place de Nations Stadium
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth I
David D. Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth
International Monument
Julie
David Eisenhower
Jacob K. Javits
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Happy
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Nixon Intervenes In Trudeau Blooper At Seaway Ceremony
Gov Nelson Rockefeller botched a line at a joint U S Canadian event celebrating the St Lawrence Seaway anniversary. He referred to Prime Minister and Mrs Tradeau as Trudeau, prompting titters. Nixon quickly stepped in to smooth the moment.
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Massena
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
St. Lawrence Seaway
Rockefeller
Tradeau
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
Trudeau
House OKs surcharge withholding for a month
The House approved a 10 percent withholding tax extension for 31 days through July in a voice vote. The measure, aimed at avoiding chaos in payrolls, accompanies ongoing efforts to extend the 10 percent surcharge for six months and then a 5 percent rate for the following six months as urged by President Nixon.
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UPI
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Senate
Soviet freighter lands rare titanium ore in U S port
The 15,000 ton Soviet freighter Orsha docked at Seattle with 900 tons of titanium sponge, the first Soviet commercial cargo to a U S port in 19 years. James Smith of Oregon Metallurgical Corp. called the shipment a favor while noting titanium trade restrictions. Officials cited that only fishing and other vessels had entered U S ports since 1950 apart from the Baltika voyage.
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UPI
U.S
James Smith
Oregon Metallurgical Corp
Albany
Ore
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Smith
Associated Metals and Minerals
New York
Orsha
Krasnodar
Baltimore
Washington
American
Baltika
Nikita Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
Finch gives up fight to name Knowles for HEW post
Secretary Robert H. Finch abandons his five month effort to nominate Dr. John H. Knowles of Boston as assistant secretary for health and scientific affairs. Knowles, Mass General Hospital administrator, claims Nixon will pay political debts and argues AMA opposition influenced the decision.
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Robert H. Finch
American Medical Association
John H. Knowles
Boston
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Nixon
Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
White House
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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George L. Brand
AMA
Brand
John R. Hogness
University of Washington
Richard Wilbur
Dwigith L. Wilbur
San Francisco
Newsday
Long Island
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