16 Aug 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1985
Page
1
Box Springs hosts a rodeo event as advertised with local riders likely preparing for competitions. The town gatherings center on rodeo drills and community participation at the fairgrounds.
Weather index reports sunny skies and warmer temperatures with a 10 percent chance of precipitation on Saturday. Highs reach 22 degrees and lows around 7, with map reference Page B3.
A former French counter intelligence official says top-level Defense Ministry authorization was behind the Rainbow Warrior bombing. Greenpeace plans a protest ship to the Pacific, while David McTaggart says legal action against France is possible. Greenpeace founder began protests in 1972.
SHERI MURPHY reports Getty wins full slate of 20 supporters at Medicine Hat gathering with 287 voters casting ballots. Uncommitted candidates falter while Ron Ghitter backers protest quietly amid Getty buttons. Bert Hargrave criticizes the process as a orchestrated coronation, while Horsman and other delegates back Getty.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu condemned President Botha’s apartheid speech calling for no concrete steps toward ending racial discrimination and floated the idea of immediate economic sanctions. He urged international intervention citing looming catastrophe and criticized Reagan Thatcher and Kohl for blacks' treatment. Business Day called Botha arrogant and urged his resignation.
Ottawa sources say Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will unveil modest changes to junior cabinet ranks next Tuesday after a broad civil service overhaul. Possible moves include Suzanne Blais-Grenier, An dre Bissonnette, Erik Nielsen, Harvie Andre and Jack Marta, with talks of reassignments to fisheries and defence and a potential new face in the cabinet.
Halifax's offshore oil patch shrinks as Zapata Offshore closes its Halifax office and East Coast Energy folds. Officials warn of global price declines and federal grant cuts, with unemployment rising above 13 percent and commercial space sitting largely vacant after a building boom.
Aviation experts say no evidence proves tail seats are safer in crashes and survivors in recent high loss events have varied seating. After jumbo jet disasters, passengers request tail seats, but officials note no study confirms safer rear placement and tail structure offers no extra protection.
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