Weather Flurries Friday With Frigid Subzero Temps
The index weather notes a Friday forecast of heavy flurries and subzero wind chills. High near minus nineteen and low around minus twenty three with map reference on page twenty five.
15 Dec 1983
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1983
Page
1
The index weather notes a Friday forecast of heavy flurries and subzero wind chills. High near minus nineteen and low around minus twenty three with map reference on page twenty five.
President Reagan after a one hour talk with Prime Minister Trudeau expressed commitment to seek a peaceful world and shared concerns about East-West tensions. Trudeau said the Warsaw Pact now knows the West will not seek superiority, calling it a great step forward.
TORONTO CP Solici tor General Robert Kaplan Canada's top law enforcement official was ticketed Tuesday night for driving at least 40 kilometres per hour over the limit. He was stopped after leaving a dinner for Prime Minister Trudeau at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds. An aide said Kaplan showed Liberal cabinet ID when he first had trouble locating his licence but accepted the ticket.
Chief Electoral Officer Jean-Marc Hamel urged Parliament to ease voting in federal elections and called for a complete re enactment of the Canada Elections Act. He presented 150 specific recommendations to modernize the law.
Calgary court hears testimonies about balloons used in nasal specific treatment. Margaret McBride reported her 18 month old son recovered from paralysis after 17 days of the procedure. Other witnesses cited partial or full improvement in mobility after Olson treatments before the fatal balloon incident.
Thousands huddled under blankets as crews fought to restore power after Hydro Quebec declared its worst storm emergency in 22 years. Two days of rain and freezing rain neared river flood levels while 60 percent of 500000 customers in Montreal region Laurentians and Quebec City area had power back by midnight.
The federal Tories backed Health Minister Begin's new health act, withholding conditions and aiming to speed reform. CMA warns of continued fight against regional extra billing and user fees, with protests planned by provincial doctors as penalties target provinces allowing charges.
A special Commons committee on pension reform calls for wide changes to raise $1 billion yearly for retirees. It backs phasing out RRSPs in favor of RPAs with 40 percent tax credits and higher contribution limits to reach 1 percent of average wage. Public sector favors no major CPP or QPP expansion.
Alberta Hospitals Minister Dave Russell says he was not surprised by the federal Progressive Conservative party’s decision to back the proposed Canada Health Act after discussions with Tory health critic Jake Epp. He denies a rift but confirms ongoing opposition from Alberta.
U S Marines at Beirut compound fired on a car approaching the old main gate injuring two reporters from WITN TV in Washington D C Joe Corcoran was struck by glass fragments in the left shoulder and news director Robert Perry escaped injury while the Lebanese driver was grazed in the head.
Edmonton Alberta is set to appeal an Alberta Court of Appeal decision that police cannot enter a dwelling to install electronic surveillance devices even with a warrant. Attorney General Neil Crawford said the case could go to the Supreme Court of Canada and, if needed, prompt a Crim inal Code change to permit entries.
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