Wegiher Weather Outlook for Friday
Light showers possible with a 20 percent chance of rain. Friday's high reaches 27 and low 13 degrees. Map on page 23 provides regional outlook.
23 Aug 1984
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1984
Page
1
Light showers possible with a 20 percent chance of rain. Friday's high reaches 27 and low 13 degrees. Map on page 23 provides regional outlook.
David Wolfe 29 pled guilty to conspiring to traffic cocaine after a December 1983 police and RCMP probe using wire taps and an FBI agent disguised as a cab driver. Wolfe and Darryl Sayler planned to borrow $12,000 and fly to Miami for a cocaine run, returning with 56 grams then 112 grams seized in Great Falls. Sayler received three years in prison.
Prime Ministerial candidate Brian Mulroney spoke to about 5 000 in Prince's Island Park Calgary pledging Western Canada loyalty to the Conservatives. He urged revisiting foreign investment rules renaming FIRA to Investment Canada and projected tax cuts for export industries. Medicine Hat group arrived with 86 supporters for the event.
Prime Minister Turner unveiled a Liberal plan to tax high earners to fund pension extensions for 80,000 needy Canadians aged 64. A 13 percent minimum tax would begin Jan 1 if Liberals win the Sept 4 election, with about 100,000 taxpayers affected and revenue around 300 million annually.
Mayor Ted Grimm seeks zero municipal tax increases for 1985, urging City Council support to lead by example despite potential resistance from other tax supported agencies. He notes past rises but argues efficiency and careful trimming can hold rates, with 1985 aiming for no city tax hike while schools and others look to raise assessments.
President Reagan argued that politics and morality are inseparable and urged religion in public life to fight corruption. He attacked the Supreme Court for school prayer rulings and criticized Democrats blocking a constitutional prayer amendment as he wrapped up the nomination for a second White House term.
Susan Nelles described despair after being jailed following her arrest for the baby death case at the Hospital for Sick Children. She recounted abuse from inmates, fear of police coercion, and advice from her lawyers to avoid answering questions during interrogation.
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