17 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1977
Page
1
Elvis Presley, renowned rock n roll star and actor, died in Memphis at 42 from a heart ailment. Autopsy showed artery constriction. Dr. George Nichopoulos discussed revival efforts and repeated resuscitation attempts. Sonny West claimed drug addiction while Presley’s career and wealth were noted.
Manitoba prison guards and counsellors quit their posts at midnight, leaving 12 institutions with 846 prisoners and remand cases under supervisory staff and RCMP. Premier Schreyer favors renewed talks with MGEA health and corrections, but offers no public negotiations. A general strike remains a possible option among 16 000 civil servants, with mass action urged after union leaders vote.
The Globe and Mail reports the RCMP uses secret coded filing to hide ministers and MPs details and claims VIPs have been subject to electronic bugging. Spokesman cites complexity and protection of informants as reasons for code names and surveillance.
Canadian Labor Congress leaders denounce the three government proposals as unacceptable and unwieldy in a statement backed by 110 affiliated unions. They demand immediate termination of controls and press for tax cuts, pension increases, and a billion-dollar public investment program to spur jobs and ease living costs.
Canadian premiers meet in St. Andrews to address national unity amid PQ victory. Levesque attends, drawing press, as talks focus on language rights, constitutional reform, and minority education. Premiers show reluctance to strike direct accords without federal involvement.
Creditiste MP Gilbert Rondeau announced he will sit as an independent in the Commons while awaiting trial on arson and conspiracy charges in Quebec. The 49-year-old former Social Credit member faces arraignment in Cowansville next Monday over a fire at a Bromont property he owned. A fire commissioner's inquiry concluded the blaze was deliberate and a Granby man testified he received 1500 dollars to commit the act. Rondeau also faced a 5050 dollar fine last month for 17 charges of fraudulent tax evasion linked to a party fund-raising scheme. He has represented Shefford since 1962, with a break from 1965 to 1968.
Premier Ed Schreyer argues a Alaska to U S southern Yukon gas line would better serve Canada than the Mackenzie Valley route. He attacks the “king's ransom psychology” on native land claims and warns Manitoba may withdraw support if claims are not settled within the legal framework.
The Quebec national assembly considers a motion to sit around the clock six days a week to fast track Bill 101 over the language rules for English language schools. The plan also trims debate time and may trigger closure after other bills, amid opposition concerns over justice and English judgments.
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