Tumbling Cosmos Satellite Forecast to Reenter January
The Soviet Cosmos 964 nuclear powered satellite is spiraling with erratic tumble and is forecast to reenter the atmosphere around January 24 plus or minus 54 hours. A defence department committee warns a slim chance exists it could drop over Canada, recalling a similar 2,000 kilometre spread of radioactive debris over the Northwest Territories five years ago this month.
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Defence Department
Canada
Northwest Territories
Local press council proposed amid newspaper debate
The Lethbridge Herald faces controversy over coverage with a forum led by Peter Desbarats proposing a local press council including paper officials and citizens. He cautioned risks of faction influence and suggested alternatives like a weekly paper or boycott but emphasized dialogue and accountability. Also: Israel Lebanon war remark and housing starts projection for 1983 with about 1,000 starts in Lethbridge, up from 527 in 1982.
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RON WATMOUGH
Herald
Kent Commission on newspapers
Canada
Lethbridge Herald
Peter Desbarats
Lethbridge
Desbarats
graduate school of journalism
University of Western Ontario
Kent Commission
federal governent
Ottawa Journal
Winnipeg Tribune
federal
Jim Penton
University of Lethbridge
Doram
Ed Webking
citizen’s group
Penton
press council
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Dennis Nickelet
Calgary
Edmonton
Nickolot
CMHC
Nickolet
CMCH
Walesa denied entry to resume job in Gdansk
Lech Walesa was refused entry to the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk as he tried to return to work as an electrician. An aide said he needs a certificate from Solidarity's former employer confirming he can seek work, with no special treatment due to his earlier union leadership.
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WARSAW
Reuter
Lech Walesa
Solidarity union
Lenin
Gdansk
Walesa
Solidarity
Zaspa
Sejm
nae Walesa
No easy path out of jobless maze in Canada and Alberta
Canada faces a 12.8 percent unemployment rate as employment ministers meet to seek long term solutions. Prime topics include youth employment programs, private industry revival, and government wage subsidies, with officials noting no quick fix and a focus on private-sector engines and housing starts in 1983.
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EDMONTON
Canada
Lloyd Axworthy
Axworthy
Alberta
Ernie Isley
Isley
Clark Favored to Win PC Leadership at Winnipeg Convention
A Southam News poll of 502 delegates from Carleton University finds 76.7 percent oppose a new leadership convention and 17.1 percent favor. undecided and nonresponses account for the rest. The survey notes a five point margin of error and cites past convention trends.
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OTTAWA
Joe Clark
Winnipeg
Southam News
Carleton University
Royal Navy dog tag worn by Koo Stark shown in photos
The Daily Mail and Daily Mirror report actress Koo Stark wearing a Falklands era Royal Navy identity tag on a gold chain during a Swiss holiday in St Moritz. The tag was reportedly given by her partner Printé Andrew, age 26.
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LONDON
Andrew
Koo Stark
Daily Mail
the
Daily Mirror
Stark
St. Moritz
Snow Palace May Be Made of Polystyrene at Quebec Carnival
Quebec organizers face a snow shortage and may construct the famed snow palace from white polystyrene panels and plywood if fresh snowfall does not arrive in the next few days. Pierre Ouellette, a carnival executive, said the plan could involve covering the panels with polystyrene.
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QUEBEC
Pierre Ouellette
carniival
Weather: Chinook Cloudiness With Low Tonight
Forecast calls for a chilly night with low temperatures near 4 and a high around 6 for Saturday. Chinook conditions bring cloudy sky patterns and mild winds across the region.
Town Notes Quietly Highlight Odd Moments
SEEN AND HEARD columns recount Bob Fraser tripping over a tackle box while chasing a big catch. Merrie McFarlane laments slips of the pen tied to the Immortal Bard Berna prank. Berna’s ladder removal and wallet loss noted. Bill Mindy promotes a Burmis-Lundbreck golf course with a novel hole placement idea for better drives.
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Bob Fraser
Merrie McFarlane
chert Berna
Bill Mindy
Pincher Creek
Burmis-Lundbreck
Alberta opposition blasts paper profit from government stocks
Two opposition figures in Edmonton condemn the Alberta government for a $12 million paper gain from stock investments in the Heritage Savings Trust. Ray Speaker calls the market investment a misuse of responsibility and not a government aim, while Grant Notley argues the gain does little to diversify the economy and could shift to losses.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Ray Speaker
Peter Lougheed
Imperial Oil
NDP
Grant Notley
Heritage Savings
Notley
Refugee Space Settlement Idea In Roosevelt Study
A declassified WWII era study led by Henry Field considered space colonization for surplus refugees. The plan, funded at $180000 with 17 researchers, was deemed cost prohibitive and never disclosed publicly. Field notes Venus or Mars sites as temporary, but long term colonization unlikely.
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PHILADELPHIA
Henry Field
Coconut Grove
Fla
Field
Franklin Roosevelt
M Project
F.D.R
Temple University
Sandy Meredith
Mother Jones magazine
San Francisco
Earth
Venus
Mars
North Africa
South America
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PLO
TEL AVIV
Avraham Sharir
Israel
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Sharir
Israel radio
Menachem Begin
Likud
phot
DANNY RIEDLHUBER
FORUM
DON DORAM
Government House
Carleton
Clark
Koo
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