09 Dec 1983
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1983
Page
1
The listing reports a weather forecast with a Saturday flurry event. Temperature expectations show a high of six degrees below zero and a low near eighteen below, tracing a cold map reference on page 20.
A Transport Canada investigation found machining defects in wing flap mechanisms on a VIP Challenger jet caused part of a wing flap to detach during approach to Ottawa International Airport on March 31. No passengers were aboard. the four crew led by chief pilot Peter Cranston aborted the landing and landed the aircraft without injuries.
A high court judge in Manchester England fined Britain's National Graphical Association 750000 dollars for defying the government's strict new labor laws. It is the third penalty against the NGA in a dispute with a northern English newspaper group.
The Sea link ferry Antrim Princess evacuated 108 passengers and 20 of 52 crew by helicopter in the Irish Sea after an engine room fire. A company spokesman said the rescue was hampered by bad weather and high winds but reported no injuries.
At the National Finals Rodeo Snyder rode Big Red Velvet to first in the sixth go round earning 3692 dollars and moving to 67126.64 in season winnings. Lonnie Wyatt and Bobby DelVecchio dropped money as Snyder widened his lead in a three man race heading into the final days. Dan Lowry and Dale Johnston failed to place.
Israeli gun boats and helicopter gunships attacked a PLO base near Tripoli early today. Shiite militiamen fired on a U S Marine base at Beirut airport wounding two Americans. Marine counter fire and shelling reports followed. An Israeli blockade was claimed but denied by Israel as a deterrent against Arafat’s forces.
Allan Coyle reports that city property assessments could rise by an average 6.5 percent with some areas showing up to 2,500 percent increases. City Assessor Russ Barnes cautions the values are only an indication for taxation, not the tax bill, and warns residents will face questions as 1984 budgets and tax shifts unfold with the Finance Committee preparing for appeals.
Manitoba shifts abortion case by filing charges of performing illegal abortions against Dr Henry Morgentaler and others. Dr Robert Scott and nurse Lynn Crocker charged. conspiracies dropped for staffers Barbara Burr and others. Attorney General Penner orders per se abortion charges after prior conspiracy counts.
In Alberta, the Tyrrell Museum plans to display an Albertosaurus at Drumheller after a British Army Gazelle helicopter agreed to move the 67 million year old fossil from the Alberta Badlands. The move, coordinated during training at Suffield, aims to date for next Wednesday weather permitting.
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