21 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1976
Page
1
Ottawa debate centers on ending the 10 percent surtax for incomes over $30,000 and raising tax free funds to 3500 dollars for registered plans. NDP criticizes the change as a wealth bonus and calls for broader tax relief for lower incomes to spur the economy.
Immigration Minister Bud Cullen rejected proposals from MPs Andrew Brewin David Macdonald and Louis Bucks to speed Chilean refugee movement from Argentina to Canada. The MPs challenged Cullen in Commons after touring Argentina and Uruguay where thousands fled the 1975 coup. They argued Canada is not admitting Chileans quickly enough.
City council accepted a report from a special committee urging no relocation of CP Rail yards, backing continued development with current rail facilities and cooperation to improve the station and ancillary buildings. The panel cited cost, transit impacts, social effects on employees, small land area, and lack of broad interest as reasons to proceed with the existing plan.
Chicago awoke to the death of Mayor Richard J. Daley at 74 from a heart attack in his office. Bodyguards cried, aldermen met to plan leadership, and Acting Mayor may be Ald. Wilson Frost as the city observes a lying in state at Nativity Church and plans a Wednesday mass.
Medicine Hat considers park upgrades with a 1977 plan needing 504570 for development yet only 183171 available from 1976 land sales. A 321399 deficit may come from land sale or debenture borrowing, with land designation changes debated to aid landscaping and future plans.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin resigns to trigger a vote that pits peace advocates against hawks within Israel's Labor government. The move aims to preempt rivals and shift the pace of moves toward peace with the Arabs.
In Beirut, pro and anti Syrian Palestinian guerrilla groups fought for four hours using mortars rockets and machine guns in southern camps. Dozens killed or wounded. PLO announced a ceasefire four hours after fighting began. Police report Syrian troops ringed camps and limited ambulances.
The Thebes Shipping tanker carrying 7.6 million gallons of crude oil split in half on Nantucket shoals near Georges Bank. At least 1.5 million gallons leaked, threatening fisheries and birds as fishermen sue for $60 million. Coast Guard crews prepare to unload remaining oil while officials assess spill impact and fishery hopes.
The Economic Council of Canada reports 68 percent of income goes to the top 40 percent, up from 66 percent a decade earlier, while 32 percent goes to the rest. Inflation hurts younger and older families. yet the very rich also lose value on investments. The 13th annual review foresees stronger growth to 1980 but cautions controls may be needed. Labor groups urge broader involvement in planning after controls end. Wage and price pressures boosted production costs to 12.3 percent last year from 3.7 percent in 1971.
Herb Gray questioned Ottawa over a two month old policy aimed at countering the Arab boycott of Israel. He said the government has not explained how it would identify boycott compliance or apply the plan to deny aid and subject firms to scrutiny, leaving the policy in doubt.
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