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Atomic war threat

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alr. are” (which North Korean and Chinese spokesmen charge it is
ady using) to ‘preserve its position in Korea, General J, Lawton
llins, U.S, Army chief of staff, told a Tokyo (press conference.

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Strike deadlock broken, |WA meets

in mediation parley

lumber bosses

voeaders of the International
32 peWorkers of America whose

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lame tte since June 14 met with
Court, operators in Victoria
tion en this week in media-
Gordon 8 called by Chief Justice

; Sloan, (Both union heads
tu) p,. ber barons were hope-

th cn parleys would result
Ment of the strike,

ben atte same time as the lum-
fr ks Opened, representatives
lig Nited Wishermen and Al-

Saba Union and’ cannery
fin Ts met in Vancouver in a
atempt to avoid a strike of

9 Coast member have been \

5,000 salmon fishermen set for
July 19.

In the construction industry,
members of the General Con-
tractors Association met to dis-
cuss the strike and lockout stale-
mate which has tied up the in-
dustry for the past month, and
jndications were that any move
to settle the lumber strike would

induce contractors to make a

new offer to striking carpenters
and other tradesmen,

Other major news on. the trade
union front:

e The powerful Mine - Mill

union is bargaining with employ-

ers in the gold mines but has
not received one offer that is
considered acceptable, and these
negotiations are going to con-
ciliation boards.

@ A deadlock in negotiations
between 500 BCElectric electri-
cal employees and the, company
resulted in both parties asking

for a conciliation board, bypass-
ing the usual talks with a con-
ciliator. Labor Relations Board
has agreed.

@® Workers at Standard Oil’s
Vancouver refinery moved for a
strike vote after rejecting a 6%
percent wage boost recommend-
ed by a conciliation board.

@ In Chilliwack, 200 mem-
bers of the United Packinghouse
Workers of America met Tues-
day this week and decided to
strike Thursday unless their
wage demands were met. Orig-

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British Columbia became a province
See Keith Ralston on ‘How B.C. entered Confederation’

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