04 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1976
Page
1
Fighting between Moslems and Christians in Lebanon flares as the Arab League peacekeeping force struggles to enforce a two week truce. Both sides report artillery duels and cross border incursions near Israel, with Israelis accused of backing Christian forces and targeting Bint Jbeil. Casualties undisclosed.
Montrealers endure the coldest December 3 on record with Dorval dipping to minus 24. Winds 30 to 40 kmh with gusts to 60 created a chill near minus 44. Hydro-Québec warns of higher demand and asks reduced use, while three area schools close for furnace issues and water pressure drops in six communities south of Montreal.
Thomas Bert Lance a Georgia banker and former transportation commissioner was named director of the Office of Management and Budget by President elect Carter. He vows a hard nosed businesslike approach and plans major reorganization to boost government efficiency.
Convicted killer Gary Gilmore could be tried again for a second murder after a U S Supreme Court stay delayed his execution. Utah County Attorney Noall Wootton says he plans to seek a trial date next week for the Brigham Young University law student killing during a gas station robbery. He also notes a Utah law issue that could affect the timing of the execution.
Ottawa reports the annual rate of inflation expected to dip below six per cent in November as government economists flag a weak economy. Finance ministers end talks on cost-sharing and plan possible new legislation to replace the Financial Arrangements Act by 1977.
President Lopez Portillo seeks to placate business leaders amid government seizure of farmland for landless peasants. Finance Minister Moctezuma Cid says talks with businessmen set for Monday to ease the clash. Western Mexican tensions rise as peasants demand more estates be broken up, with occupants numbering 3200 to 9000 on about 100000 acres. Officials plan to visit squatters to restore normal farm work. landowners report tractors hijacked and roads blocked.
The Canadian dollar rose to 0.9745 US from a low earlier in the day after Bank of Canada sold over 800 million in US currency. Analysts cite PQ victory and general Canadian weakness as factors in the fluctuations as the currency recovers for a third straight day.
Philadelphia reports a batch of 1974 series one dollar bills with upside down serial numbers and seals. Officials say misprints arose from a new machine misfeed, with about 100 bills in circulation fetching up to 125 dollars each and 400 to several thousand total estimates.
The Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce issued a news release urging an early end to two strikes in Redcliff and Medicine Hat. Dominion Glass in Redcliff and Crane Canada in Medicine Hat have lasted weeks, totaling over 350 workers idle, threatening local economies and possibly forcing permanent plant closures as supply shifts to newer sites. The release warns that longer strikes strengthen alternate suppliers and stresses a prompt resolution by labor and management.
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