Housing slows beyond Medicine Hat in two cities
The Lethbridge Herald notes a sharp drop in demand for new and used houses in Lethbridge over the past two months as lots are returned by builders. Realtors say the market shifted to buyers, with prices depending on seller motives and overall construction not yet cutting back.
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Medicine Hat
Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge
West Side
Glen Balderston
Bob McNaughton
Black Bros. Realty Ltd
Walter Samek
Engineered Homes
Alberta Vulnerable If Airborne Regiment Moves to Ontario
Edmonton fears the transfer of Canada's Airborne Regiment to Petawawa Ontario will leave Alberta without a backup defence in emergencies. Roy Farran calls the plan illogical and stresses Alberta's strategic vulnerability near the Alaska line and potential need to deploy troops from Calgary.
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Edmonton
Canadian Airborne Regiment
Ontario
Alberta
Roy Farran
Royal Canadian Legion
Farran
Special Air Service
Calgary
RCMP
Alaska
Asia
Soviet Union
Canada
Petawawa
Ont
Not guilty on kidnapping charge in Bronfman case
Mel Patrick Lynch and Dominic Byrne were found not guilty of kidnapping whisky heir Samuel Bronfman II but convicted of extorting a $2.3 million ransom from Bronfman Sr. The pair were also cleared on illegal possession of a .38 pistol. Sentencing set for January 6 by State Supreme Court Justice George Beisheim Jr.
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White Plains
N.Y
Mel Patrick Lynch
Dominic Byrne
Samuel Bronfman II
Seagram
Byrne
Lynch
New York City
State Supreme Court
George Beisheim Jr
Ottawa plans 12 week unemployment qualifying change
The federal government proposes extending the unemployment insurance qualifying period from eight to twelve weeks, affecting about 50,000 claimants. Budget aims include merging the Unemployment Insurance Commission with Manpower and Immigration to create a one stop service and adjust benefits by regional unemployment rates.
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Ottawa
Bud Cullen
Andy Hogan
NDP
Cape Breton-East
Richmond
Toronto
Cullen
L—Sarnia-Lambton
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Department of Manpower and Immigration
Department of Employment and Immigration
Maritimes
Quebec
Prairies
Adanpower
Morgentaler Prosecution Halt Ordered by Quebec Minister
Justice Minister Marc Andre Bedard halted prosecutions against Dr Henry Morgentaler, saying a fourth trial would be futile after three acquittals. He argued Article 251 cannot apply in its present form and urged Parliament to amend abortion laws, while pledging tougher police vigilance against back street abortionists. Dr Morgentaler, now free in Montreal, commented that the battle is about changing the law itself.
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Quebec
Marc-Andre Bedard
Henry Morgentaler
Morgentaler
Bedard
Dr. Morgentaler
Ron Basford
Mr. Bedard
Montreal
Claude-Armand Sheppard
Marchand named to Senate after Quebec bid
Former Liberal cabinet minister Jean Marchand is installed as a senator days after declining a seat to run in the Quebec election. The 57 year old brings a long federal career with multiple cabinet posts and a blunt, combative style. Also named to the Senate was Saskatchewan Liberal leader Dave Steuart as vacancies reduce to 17 seats.
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Ottawa
Jean Marchand
Senate
Quebec
Trudeau
Saskatchewan
Dave Steuart
Marchand
Robert Bourassa
Louis-Hebert
Parti Quebecois
Claude Morin
Government spending under fire in Ottawa debate
Treasury Board President Robert Andras told the Commons that there are no real differences with Auditor-General J.J. Macdonell on what must be done to curb federal spending. The session approved $599 million in supplementary estimates as parties debated control over Crown corporations and the need for a royal commission to study financial management.
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Alex Binkley
Ottawa
Treasury Board
Robert Andras
J.J. Macdonell
Andras
The
Commons
Macdonell
Canada
HAL
Royal Commission
Mac
Donell
Ged Baldwin
Peace River
Maxwell Henderson
Baldwin
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Trudeau
Broadbent
Krishna Kringles Visit Stir Seattle Police Raise Complaints
Hare Krishna volunteers in saffron robes appeared as Santa figures in Seattle causing disturbances and complaints. Police responded to a downtown disturbance and asked the pair to move on. Rama Pada defended the mission saying Santa prompts thoughts of God while acknowledging some overzealous youths.
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Seattle
Krishna Klauses
New York
Santa
Rama Pada
The
Lebanon forms nonpartisan cabinet to rebuild after war
Premier Salim el Hoss forms an eight member technocrat cabinet split evenly between Christians and Muslims. President Sarkis calls for equal power sharing and national rebuilding. Hoss will head economics trade petroleum industry and information with Butrus as deputy premier and defense and foreign minister. Immediate tasks include reactivating ports ports radios and disarmament campaign.
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Beirut
Salim el- Hoss
Lebanon
Elias Sarkis
Syria
Sarkis
Giges
Hoss
Fuad Butrus
Men remanded in strike violence at Dominion Glass
Three men from Redcliff and Medicine Hat appeared in provincial court on December 1 charged with wilful damage and highway barricading or interfering with highway use during a strike at Dominion Glass Co. Ltd. Louis Goodine Harold Hagemann and Kaye Osgood were remanded to December 30 without election or plea.
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Dominion Glass Co. Ltd
Louis Goodine
St. S.E
Redcliff
Harold Hagemann
Ave. S.E
Medicine Hat
Kaye Osgood
St. S.W
Dominion Glass
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