08 Aug 1980
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1980
Page
1
Police say a man died three hours after an assault in Riverside Park. The motive remains unknown and authorities seek help identifying the victim and any witnesses. Call 527-2251 with information.
Hurricane Allen roared toward the Texas coast with 230 kmh winds after a Caribbean rampage that killed at least 72. A hurricane watch covered Texas and northeast Mexico as authorities shifted to emergency planning and offshore workers were evacuated.
A Via Rail passenger train derailed about 11 kilometres east of Blue River near Jasper in British Columbia. The eastbound 19 car train carried 360 people with one reported injury. a Jasper rescue train moved the stranded to Jasper and Edmonton as repairs were expected to take days.
Texas and Mexico declare emergencies on the peninsula eastern side as Red Cross mobilizes relief. Thousands flee. Cancun reports about 5000 evacuations. Allen, a hurricane since Monday near St. Lucia, tracks west-northwest through the Caribbean toward the Yucatan Channel and Gulf. Cuba evacuates 200000 people and 46000 cattle in seven provinces and Isla de la Juventud reports crop damage.
Mount St Helens emitted ash plumes over 12 kilometres high and gas flows during a fifth blast in three months. No injuries were reported as seismic activity eased by dawn, with scientists noting continued eruption likelihood despite the light ash fall and widespread ash affecting multiple Washington counties.
In Swift Current Saskatchewan a coroner's inquest heard that the car driven by Alfred Booker was completely in the bus lane moments before the fiery multi vehicle crash that killed 22 CP Rail workers. Survivors described a chaotic scene as the bus tipping and people thrown from the vehicle followed.
Cardston residents push for fast federal action to settle Blood Indians land claims after a boycott damaged local business. Bill Meyer of the chamber supports a hearing and pressure on Ottawa for a prompt study. A town councillor accuses the government of bureaucratic delay and lack of information.
Former prime minister Joe Clark told the Foreign Policy Association in New York that Ottawa's energy policy could fuel Western discontent and risk Canada’s unity. He cited Alberta's 13 percent price hike and tensions with Prime Minister Trudeau's Liberals, noting no immediate crisis but potential long term consequences.
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