21 Jan 1983
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 21, 1983
Page
1
Canada reports December inflation at 9.3 per cent, lowering the 1982 annual average to 10.8 per cent from 12.5 per cent in 1981. The consumer price index shows price rises across items including food, housing, and travel, with year totals from 1976 onward listed.
A morning fire gutted the top floor of the former Spencer Hotel on Main Street Cardston causing an estimated 200000 in damage. Six people including two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation or minor injuries and released. Firefighters from Cardston Магrath and Glenwood battled the blaze with the pool hall and real estate offices spared. The 60- to 70-year-old building is a total loss and investigators from Lethbridge will determine the cause.
Richard Gwyn argues today that Canadian pay television is a state creation rather than a market product, suggesting government action shaped the industry while noting public desire did not drive it.
Joe Clark brushes aside a Gallup poll suggesting the Conservatives would lose to the Liberals under John Turner. Tory MP Elmer MacKay likens Clark to food that won’t sell while insisting Clark will win a crucial leadership test at the party convention.
In the Commons, NDP MP Nelson Riis accuses Ottawa of neglect as he condemns the economic crisis in Kamloops BC with a raised middle finger gesture aimed at Prime Minister Trudeau. Riis cites joblessness at 27 percent and demands federal aid, insisting Salmon Arm and other towns face harsher conditions despite their needs.
A cold front brings frigid air with low temperatures near 18 and a high around 10 expected Saturday. Scattered flurries reduce visibility and bring a sharp chill as winds shift, prompting residents to bundle up and monitor local advisories.
Lethbridge County Reeve Dica plans to secure the position by unconventional means as he chairs efforts to complete the task. The unusual approach draws commentary from local officials and residents.
CUPE Local 70 members vote 70 percent to approve a one year contract ending December 31 1983 giving a 6.5 percent wage rise when benefits are removed to reflect actual salary, while the negotiating team had urged rejection.
McGavin Foods Ltd will shut its bakery on February 25 after conditions deteriorated making the unit uneconomical. Len Miller, Southern Alberta regional head, said severance pay will be offered to all regular full-time employees terminated. The firm will keep a distribution depot serving the region via overnight delivery.
Washington reports the core of Cosmos 1402, a Soviet nuclear powered satellite, may enter the atmosphere this weekend. Officials acknowledge uncertainty as observers dispute claims of imminent reentry and radioactive release while most of the craft remains in space.
Troy Clark of Rutgers Creek, 85, may be among the last anglers to fish Nicholas Sheran Lake by ice as frigid weather returns. Community services warn Henderson Lake and Nicholas Sheran Lake have ice too thin for fishing or skating, measuring around 10 centimetres or less.
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