Khrushchev's memoirs were published in Life, with Khrushchev
"almost" denying they were really his.

A cyclone and tidal wave in East Pakistan killed 168,000 people.

The U.S. budget deficit for the 3rd quarter of 1970 was 11.2

billion.

The New York stock market was down, as investors remained cautious.
Lawrence Welk was still on T.V.
Canada

There was a report that in 1969, 53.16% of textbooks sold in Canada
were written by Canadians, and published by Canadian companies.

A conference between U.S. and Canada lead to agreement that would
ultimately give Canada "full and unimpeded access to American oil markets."
The U.S. was then suffering a serious oil shortage.

Debate began again about the creation of a single Maritime
Province, rather than 3 separate provinces.

A Coroner's Inquest into the kidnapping & murder of P.Q. Labour
Minister Pierre Laporte was underway, with police efficiency under question.

Judy La Marsh was awaiting a decision on an appeal of a libel award
to a radio reporter, because of remarks in her book Memoirs of a Bird ina

Gilded Cage.

Charles Lynch, in New Westminster for a meeting of the Fraser
Canadian Club, predicted that Pierre Elliot Trudeau would be elected for at
least one more term .

Canada's immigration policies were being called into question.

New Westminster
There was a breakout at the B.C. Penitentiary.

75 jobless persons protested before Premier W.A.C. Bennett in New
Westminster, as he arrived to officially open Douglas College. They chanted
"jobs, not welfare."

In his opening remarks, Premier Bennett stated that "cammnity
colleges are the hope of B.C.'s future." The November 19th edition of The
Columbian further quoted him as saying "they will raise the standard of
living for everyone in B.C....They are neither technical schools, nor
universities, but are all things to all people."

Please join us on November 19th.