27 Apr 1981
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1981
Page
1
In the first round of the French presidential election Valery Giscard d Estaing faces a tough path to a second seven year term. Jacques Chirac's strong showing with 18 percent shifts the race and raises expectations for a tighter second round.
In Belfast police arrest 20 senior National H Block Committee members tied to Bobby Sands hunger strike. Sands on day 58 in prison hospital, weight down to 95 pounds, reported in extreme danger. Sinn Fein and Carron press Irish leader Haughey to intervene, threaten to expel Britain’s ambassador to Ireland if demands are not met.
Ottawa reports that the department of national defence will expose laboratory dogs to large radiation doses to simulate sickness from nuclear war. The aim is to find a cure for nausea to keep soldiers functional after a nuclear explosion, with oversight by the Canadian Council on Animal Care and comments from Dr. Harry Rowsell.
Belfast reports families in Catholic districts stockpile food and medicine as hunger striker Bobby Sands nears death after 58 days. IRA leaflets urge Falls Road and Ardoyne to brace for trouble. Protestant areas vow defense while death squads are said to be ready to act.
Syrian troops and Lebanese Phalangist militiamen clash over the French post atop Mount Sannine while Israeli air attacks kill 20 Palestinians and Lebanese. A Syrian MiG-25 was reported downed and Syrian jets strafed border areas as Zahle and surrounding regions endure bombardment and fighting.
The Army plans to replace the World War II era Jeep with a new design by 1984. Fifty plus companies were asked to submit proposals for a single vehicle to replace the GP powered jeep built by AM General Corp. The move reflects advances in weapons tech requiring more capable mobile platforms.
Survey planned for River Valley Authority trail project remains in private hands as officials seek valuation details and a plan for a comprehensive survey. Piccadilly Circus restoration discussed after reviews of Disney venues. Vancouver religious leaders condemn evangelical comics as dangerous indoctrination in a fire and brimstone narrative. Darren Cooke won the Medicine Hat Match Play Tournament 5 4 after an 18 hole playoff at Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club.
Britons from Wales to southwest England dig out as rare April blizzards cause four deaths in three days. Five teenage cadets, two 14 year olds, remain missing on Dartmoor as RAF and Royal Navy helicopters search the 930 square kilometre moor. Rescue teams drop in by air as power outages hit Avon Somerset Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
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