Multiple Uniform News Items From North America and UK
A judge ruled Lebrun Orie not guilty on 32 false statement charges after defense cites improper sworn affidavits. A Toronto woman fighting eviction from a specially adapted home receives a reprieve to find housing. Montreal sees 22 kg of dynamite recovered near downtown. In Moab a twin-engine plane wreck yields over 360 kg marijuana worth $1.2 million. A Seattle man dies after a 14 metre fall from the Kingdome exit ramp. In London police uncover skull fragments in a north London back yard tied to a mass murder probe. Postal service outlines new rates for oversized or uncoded business mail while basic letters stay at 32 cents. A Burlington lawyer seeks Supreme Court leave over Ontario judge independence ruling. In New York, Alger Hiss conviction upheld on perjury charge. Prime Minister Trudeau notes state limits in private life. a Gallup survey on sensitive child-abuse questions faces scrutiny. A letter bomb explodes at city hall ahead of a royal visit. Tonight’s low around 5, high tomorrow near 3 with fog and haze.
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Mike Rapsey
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Winsday ticket buyer nets 1983 Cavalier prize
Lori Dickson, a Lethbridge Community College student, bought 26 Winsday tickets in eight days and won a 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier on Wednesday. John Demers Bagiyee jokes about changing looks, while Liberal John Boras questions Art Batty’s past presidency of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce. U of L art gallery director Jeff Spalding laments a balky slide projector during a lecture.
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Lethbridge Community College
John Demers Bagiyee
John Boras
Art Batty
Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce
Batty
U of L art gallery
Jeff Spalding
Three Dead In Highway 36 Pickup Crash Near Wrentham
Lethbridge RCMP say three men, two from Taber, died in a single vehicle crash on Highway 36 west of Wrentham. The grey Ford pickup left the road at about 7:45 a.m. and authorities are investigating. Terry Reardon of Reardon Funeral Service in Taber confirmed three bodies and said relatives are being notified.
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Alberta-bound royal visit and AGT work week row spark debate
Alberta highlights include Prince Charles and Princess Diana planning a two week summer tour starting June 14 with Edmonton as a departure point while AGT contemplates a four day work week every two weeks from March 6. IBEW objects to unpaid days cutting 10 percent for 4300 workers.
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Dale Ashton
Calgary
AGT
Ashton
Jim Barnes
Edmonton
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Herald
Prince Charles
Diana
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Buckingham Palace
John Whalley
Prince William
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Canada
Fires leave wasted towns across drought hit coast
AP reporting from Melbourne says fires across southeast Australia killed at least 69 people and left 8,000 homeless. About 900 injured and more than $400 million in property damage were reported as 4,000 firefighters battled 900 km of fires from Melbourne to Adelaide, with winds near 100 km/h driving the inferno toward Bass Strait.
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Australia
Adelaide
Bass Strait
Quebec unions mull one day general strike support
Confederation of National Trade Unions leaders may urge other unions to back a one-day general strike next week to support Quebec teachers defying a back-to-work law. Teachers and junior professors across Quebec refuse to return to classes under emergency powers, with hospital workers urged to vote to walk out.
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Taber strike vote set for Tuesday by town workers
Mayor George Meyer said Taber town employees will vote on strike Tuesday. CUPE Ontario locals 32 asked for a 1.50 dollar an hour raise. the town offered 55 cents. Workers earn about 9 to 10 dollars an hour. Officials will meet with Bob Hicks and CUPE two days after the vote to seek an agreement.
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George Meyer
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Meyer
Bob Hicks
CUPE
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