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Medicine Hat News

Location

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Date

Dec 17, 1981

Page

4

Doctors strike moves spark in Alberta health care debate

The piece argues doctors demand a 29 percent rise in 1982 and eight percent in 1983, labeling it excessive while noting government stalemate. It suggests billing reforms and task-shifting to nurses could curb costs and modernize care though critics warn of broader health system impact.

Greece withdraws from NATO amid security concerns with Turkey

Premier Andreas Papandreou links Greece's NATO disengagement to national security and territorial integrity. He seeks guaranteed protection from Turkey and shifted borders including Cyprus, challenging NATO to defend all allied members. The move tests alliance unity and raises questions about collective defense obligations.

Papandreou Greece NATO Andreas Papandreou Socialist Party North Atlantic Treaty Organization Turkey NATO Alliance Cyprus

Valium West politics and MURB boom fuel Vancouver buzz

Allan MacEachen’s budget stumble sparks local jokes as Liberals face fallout. A MURB construction surge heats the market with frantic teardown to meet writeoff deadlines. Gordon Gibson Jr. shifts from Liberal luminary to Ottawa critic while BC ads tout tax shelters.

Vancouver Allan MacEachen Fred Astaire Vince Ferragamo False Creek Tokyo CMHC Allan J Ferragamo MURB Gibson B.C Liberal Ottawa Trudeau Gordon Gibson Canada

Begin moves to annex Golan Heights amid regional upheaval

Southam News reports Prime Minister Begin moves to cement Israeli control over the Golan Heights, provoking international condemnation and unsettling Arab states. The action follows broader shifts in Middle East diplomacy and risks widening tensions with Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.

Paris Menachem Begin Reagan Washington Golan Heights Israel Sea of Galilee United Nations European Economic Community Palestine East Jerusalem Egypt Sinai Golan Hafez Al-Assad Saudi Arabia Soviet Union Fez Morocco

Tyranny of the Visual in Poland Coverage

Television struggles to cover Poland’s martial law without film as words replace pictures. ABC and NBC rely on limited footage and interviews from refugees, churches, and Solidarity sites, underscoring TV’s visual tyranny and viewer uncertainty.

Poland Jeff Gralnick ABC United States Alexander Haw Warsaw Gralnick Solidarity Jerry Lamprecht Foreign News NBC Vienna Rome Boston Globe

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Greek Security Allan Fotheringham MacEachen British Columbia Insight Liberal Party Gordon Gibson Jr James Ferrabee Begin Knesset Shimon Peres Damascus Jack Thomas
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