13 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1976
Page
1
Prime Minister Ian Smith returned to Rhodesia after dismissing a British plan that would involve direct British roles in the government and possibly control of military and police during the transition to black majority rule. He called British security control a ghastly thought and expressed lukewarm approval of the latest proposals.
Gun battle grenade attack and kidnappings split Lebanon's two largest Christian factions, Chamoun's National Liberal party and Gemayel's Phalangist party, with at least three killed and five wounded. Tigers withdraw from united Christian command amid accusations and renewed violence.
An ultra left group GRAPPO claims kidnapping Antonio Maria de Oriol, president of the Council of State, to demand 15 political prisoners be freed to Algeria in exchange. Police raid Madrid as streets brace for potential violence ahead of the national referendum on democratic reforms.
Journalists led by Charles Lynch protested a closed conference as premiers moved to a smaller room to avoid public access. Trudeau urged order while Alberta and Ontario premiers split on openness, with critics calling the protest juvenile and unnecessary.
In Redcliff Alberta an interim injunction limits picketing at the Dominion Glass plant to 16 total with six at the main gate and two at five other gates. The order follows violent clashes between union members and management two weeks earlier. The strike, now in its 84th day, centers on wage talks with management offering a two-year deal of 8.5 and six percent raises while the union seeks a one-year contract plus a one dollar hourly raise.
White leader Ian Smith backs a Kissinger outlined two year transition plan with a mixed black and white government while whites maintain control of the military and police. Black leaders rejected the plan at Geneva talks as diplomats consider adjournment for year-end holidays.
In Saskatoon CP report, Spiritwood cattleman Don Woloshyn of the Canadian Maine Anjou Association says beef is losing money despite tax incentives. He notes outside investors stay away when profits sag, and discusses marketing board ideas and beef import quotas amid industry debate. The Maine Anjou meeting also highlighted practical cattle-raising concerns and market insights from Lakeside Feeders boss Jim Wilfley.
Police report a 7 p.m. Sunday shooting at 435 5th Ave SE left Nick Urban 19 with the fleshy side of his left foot blown off and Ernie Ringuette 18 struck in the left leg by pellets. Urban's friend had loaded a 12 gauge shotgun to scare him during some horseplay. the weapon discharged as it was clicked shut. Both youths remained in hospital.
Kissinger returns home after 39 months as secretary of state with 564000 miles traveled to 57 countries. He signals no more foreign trips yet notes potential future service. At Andrews Air Force Base he is welcomed by a small group as he begins a quieter phase before choosing a successor. He jokes about portrait placement and says he would consider government service again under a future Republican administration.
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