30 Dec 1986
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1986
Page
1
A brief column on March Hare observations urges politicians to heed odd signals amid political noise. The item underscores unusual signs from voters and media as a cautionary note for campaign strategy and public discourse.
The forecast calls for mainly sunny conditions with a 10 percent chance of rain on Wednesday. Daytime high near 14 and nighttime low around minus 9, per the map on page B5.
British Columbia police begin enforcing limits on Sunday and holiday shopping under the Holiday Shopping Regulation Act after a Supreme Court decision upholding Ontario’s Sunday closing law. Vancouver repealed its shop closing bylaw four years earlier.
Hashish with Afghanistan markings found in Edmonton links drug trade to Afghan rebel funding against Soviet troops. Police report samples bearing "Smoke Russia Afghanistan" and images including a rifle, "Freedom for Afghanistan" labels, and Afghani flags. Insp. Frank Topp notes about one sixth of seized hashish carries such marks.
NASA said the families of Christa McAuliffe and three other astronauts killed in the January 28 Challenger explosion have accepted confidential settlements of all potential claims. The settlements cover financial matters related to the disaster and were confirmed by the Justice Department on Monday.
Under a separate agreement with the government Morton Thiokol Inc will make a substantial contribution to four families involved in the Challenger disaster. The settlements preclude future suits against NASA or its contractors while providing financial security for the crew members families.
Washington reports marathon negotiations aimed at halting a 15 percent duty on Canadian softwood lumber. Canada and the United States press for an agreed enforcement framework as a midnight Commerce Department deadline looms and potential exemptions for private land harvesters and Maritime firms are debated.
Saudi Arabia Kuwait and Iran inform customers of new higher contract prices effective Feb 1 as OPEC moves to curb surpluses and restore fixed pricing around 18 dollars a barrel. The Soviet Union also plans higher exports pricing as a broader output restraint backs a renewed price regime.
Traders watched the non contract spot market react to Saudi Arabia Iran and Kuwait price moves seen as a sign the cartel means business.
Former British prime minister Harold Macmillan died after a short illness at 92 at his home near Haywards Heath. He led the country from 1957 to 1963 during a prosperous era and oversaw decolonization. The Queen and Margaret Thatcher expressed condolences. Funeral date was not announced.
Alberta Energy Supplies Allocation Board official said 1985 bottlenecks will ease by March 1 with expansion of Interprovincial Pipe Line Ltd. The added capacity allows 180 000 barrels a day to eastern markets and may reduce the need for supplementary sales as nominations pick up. Imperial Oil reports new marketing proposals.
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney named Montreal lawyer Jean Bazin 46 to the Senate for Quebec, filling the seat left by Liberal Louis Giguere. Bazin, a Laval Law School alumnus and longtime Mulroney confidant, will earn 64,100 dollars a year plus his private practice income. He cochaired the 1984 Tory campaign and has held roles advising on patronage and leadership campaigns.
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