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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1985
Page
1
Plane cracks prompt grounding of four British Airways 737s
Four British Airways Boeing 737s were grounded after cracks were found in Pratt and Whitney JT8D-15 engine combustion chambers similar to issues tied to last week's Manchester fire. Orion Airways reported initial hairline cracks but later called the findings inconclusive while investigations continue. The Manchester disaster death toll rose to 55 with John Hughes dying from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Airways
Manchester
John Hughes
Withington
Orion Airways
Orion
McLeod case to rebound as appeal seeks hearing
Medicine Hat police association plans to appeal after the Alberta Law Enforcement Appeal Board refused to proceed with a hearing on complaints against Police Chief Norm McLeod. Justice Sidney Legg ruled the association used the wrong procedure, insisting charges should have been laid to move toward trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheri Murphy
News Medicine Hat
Police Association
Alberta Law Enforcement Appeal Board
Norm McLeod
Sidney Legg
Appeal Board
Police Commission
McLeod
Association
Lawrence Gordon
Court of Queen’s Bench
Commission
E.W.N
Medicine Hat News Today
Justice Legg
Gordon
Law Enforcement Appeal Board
Hyundai to build Canada auto plant draws praise
Hyundai Motor Co of Korea plans a $200 million Canada auto assembly plant with peak capacity 100 000 cars annually and 1 200 direct jobs plus up to 1 600 indirect positions. Patrick Lavelle credits the move as a wish come true for Canadian auto parts suppliers. S H Park of Hyundai Auto Canada notes sales exceed goals set for dealers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Hyundai Motor Co
South Korea
Canada
Patrick Lavelle
Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association
S. H. Park
Hyundai Auto Canada
Police say 15 killed in South Africa anti apartheid clashes
Police report 15 blacks dead in South Africa rioting linked to Nelson Mandela protests near Cape Town and in Gugulethu. Eleven died in clashes with police during a march toward Pollsmoor Prison, while three other areas reported fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athlone
Capetown
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Ap-Reuters Johannesburg
Cape Town
Guguletu
Mandela
Pollsmoor
Keegstra Tour Sparks German protest and debate
West German Social Democrat Willfried Penner protested James Keegstra’s West European tour after the Alberta teacher, recently convicted for promoting Holocaust denial, planned camps visits to support his views. Keegstra left Canada on August 23 and faces possible entry restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
James Keegstra
Alberta
Willfried Penner
Keegstra
West Germany
Eckville
Alta
Europe
Penner
Inter
Canada
Lawyer Chosen to Represent Greenpeace in Rainbow Warrior Case
Former White House counsel Lloyd Cutler will represent Greenpeace in its lawsuit against France over the Rainbow Warrior sinking. Cutler offers free services to help Greenpeace obtain compensation. Greenpeace leader David McTaggart said the group aims to be peaceful but will not back down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Reuter
White House
Lloyd Cutler
Greenpeace
Cutler
Jimmy Carter
David McTaggart
Getty accused of early access to PC leadership lists in Alberta
In Calgary CP report a dispute over provincewide party membership lists arose as Don Getty’s supporters allegedly obtained lists in violation of party rules. Ghitter and Koziak camps claim Getty used early access to organize in ridings before official entry. Party president Roy Devell released the lists on Aug 12 after appeals of fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Don Getty
Alberta
Progressive Conservative
Party
Roy Devell
Ron Ghitter
Julian Koziak
Ghitter
Koziak
Getty
Devell
Edmonton
Geoff Davey
Les Mabbott
Bob Wilkins
Jack Kane
Alberta group targets Petro-Canada takeover with ads
Albertans for Less Government launches a campaign against Petro-Canada's plan to acquire 1800 Gulf stations in Ontario and Western Canada. Spokesman Hal Schultz says the group aims to raise 100000 by selling silver bullet replicas, with ad resistance appearing in a Calgary paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Albertans For
Petro-Canada
Ontario
Canada
Hal Schultz
Schultz
J. C. International Petroleum Ltd
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