21 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1977
Page
1
The government and CATCA struck a six percent wage rise for 2200 air controllers pending ratification. The agreement, for about one year, includes a reclassification plan and stays within anti inflation guidelines. Edmonton and Winnipeg are excluded.
Ottawa proposes a levy up to one dollar per barrel on crude oil to subsidize synthetic oil from Alberta tar sands. Expectation is 15 to 20 cents per barrel, adding about a half-cent per gallon of fuel. The bill allows subsidies to refiners and other non conventional oil sources to reach one million barrels daily by 1990. Syncrude aims 50 000 to 125 000 barrels daily by 1982 with support from federal and provincial partners.
Public works director Lorne Thompson notes 44 tons of salt used so far this winter, with another 44 tons to be applied next week on selected routes including the Trans-Canada Highway. Salted roads remain optional for drivers while sidewalks were denied salt use due to corrosion concerns. The council ordered a reexamination amid severe ice conditions.
Ottawa reports Liberal party critics condemn the new measures against apartheid South Africa while praising a tougher stance. Former prime minister Diefenbaker calls the policy a major blunder amid calls for action against Chile and other regimes. Trudeau defends free trade while acknowledging moral double standards.
OPEC closed its 1978 price talks without a clear agreement on freezing prices amid a split among members. Libyan oil minister Ezzedin Mabrouk forecast continued divergence, while a Venezuelan press officer called the meeting friendly and said a communique was being drafted.
The paper notes holiday deadlines and office closures for December 24 27 and 28. It reports a split among oil ministers over 1978 prices with Saudi led hawks pressing for increases while UAE Iran and others back freezes. UAE minister Mana Otaiba says prices will be frozen even if a majority backs a rise. The next semi annual meeting is in June.
A quake in Kerman province near Zarand at 6.2 on the Richter scale leaves at least 512 killed and 670 injured. Rescue teams race through flattened villages as planes and helicopters deliver doctors equipment food and tents from Tehran to the stricken area.
A federal inquiry was launched into accusations that Bell Canada and its subsidiary Northern Telecom pressured witnesses before Restrictive Trade Practices Commission hearings. The probe, led by Robert Bertrand, will examine three alleged cases of financial or other pressure aimed at swaying testimony from firms doing business with the companies.
Canadian Prime Minister says trade will continue with many countries despite alleged murder and terror, while government moves to cut ties with apartheid South Africa proceed. Opposition criticizes policy as inconsistent as names like Don Jamieson and Jack Horner feature in the debate.
Howling winds up to 140 kph lashed California causing at least seven deaths. A grandstand roof collapsed in Humboldt County, a tree struck a truck on Highway 36, and widespread outages left about 90 000 customers powerless. Highways path closures, fires, dust storms, and looting followed as communities from Bakersfield to San Francisco faced outages and emergency outages. The National Guard aided rescue efforts while brush fires expanded near Vandenberg Air Base and San Diego Bay issued gale alerts.
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