16 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1977
Page
1
Medicine Hat RCMP report a 34 year old woman found dead in a field beside Highway 48 about seven miles south of the Trans Canada junction. Police say no foul play is suspected and an autopsy is underway. Name and details are not released.
Senior supervisory staff and RCMP officers are guarding Manitoba correctional facilities while regular staff strike persists. Four of twelve jails and centers closed with inmates moved to other sites. Premier Ed Schreyer to review the situation with 275 guards and 196 other staff involved.
Premier Ed Schreyer denounces Rene Levesque’s idea of bilateral deals with each province on minority education rights. He says Manitoba will avoid such agreements and urges Ottawa be included in talks at the premiers conference in St Andrews New Brunswick.
Top graduating students from Medicine Hat High Schools, McCoy and Crescent Heights receive $100 civic scholarships from Ald. Helen Gibson and $500 from Pembina Pipelines. RCMP assist in Manitoba strike actions. Manitoba Government Employees Association members walk out. Officials report no public safety risk, with prisoner releases and facility adjustments underway.
The city moves toward a 60 megawatt combined cycle expansion of the power plant in a Monday council session. The project could raise consumer energy costs about 10 percent annually through 1990, with the plant expected to meet demand around 1985 and ERCB approval anticipated. The plan examines alternative energy options, including coal, and forecasts completion around April 1979 if approved.
Germany may deny Italy’s request to hand over Herbert Kappler who escaped Rome hospital in a suitcase and is now a fugitive. Kappler, 70, died cancer weakened, had led Rome Gestapo and ordered the Ardeatine Caves massacre. Italian meeting with Schmidt postponed amid public concern.
A House subcommittee opened hearings linking U S and Canadian non U S firms to a 1972 secret uranium cartel. TVA faced scarce bids and accepted cartel prices as lawmakers pressed for direct effects on uranium prices from 6 to 42 dollars per pound.
David Berkowitz and lawyers entered a not guilty plea at arraignment on murder and assault charges tied to the July 31 Moskowitz killing. He may plead insanity if brought to trial and remains for psychiatric testing to assess trial competence.
The Quebec government proposes a two year postponement of the requirement that judgments be in French to allow translation standards to improve. Culture Minister Camille Laurin told a committee the delay until January 1, 1980 would help English speaking judges use more French while maintaining bilingual drafting practices. Opposition cited concerns about translation errors if only the French text is official. The bill previously contemplated bilingual versions of bills.
Ottawa CP report says Canadian Labor Congress leaders unlikely to commit to voluntary wage restraints in return for early removal of compulsory controls. Gerard Docquier of United Steelworkers warns restraint promises may harm the union’s credibility and notes inflation and unemployment trends under Trudeau's program.
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