15 Aug 1978
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1978
Page
1
Canada faces 9.8 percent annual inflation in July as food costs surge 17.8 percent from June driven by higher import prices for apples and potatoes. Beef up 3.9 percent, shelter and hotel charges rise, while autos gain amid a weaker dollar.
Medicine Hat officials move to repurpose city hall area for offices and city computers. Fire Hall Theatre owners led a picket after January decision while mayor says a new arts centre will be built in about two years. The group seeks an alternative downtown venue and appeals for private funding.
U S marathon swimmer Diana Nyad abandoned her 164.8 kilometre open water crossing from Cuba to Florida after about 44 hours in the water due to winds and currents. She was pulled aboard an escort boat 136 kilometres southwest of Key West amid jellyfish stings and seasickness. English-born Stella Taylor pressed on from the Bahamas toward Florida, steering through shark risks with a steady stroke rate as her crew planned an earlier than expected approach to Palm Beach.
Premier Rene Levesque has filed for divorce from his estranged wife Louise L Heureux. The case seeks 2000 dollars monthly alimony while the wife requests 3000. The couple married in 1947 and have three children Pierre Claude and Suzanne. They have lived apart since 1970.
Tory MPs and candidates wrapped up a day-long strategy session in Ottawa, urging that Prime Minister Trudeau call a fall election. Joe Clark warned of a potentially nation changing race while Conservatives pinned their hopes on economic issues despite a poll handicap. Flora MacDonald stressed the economy as a campaign focus.
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