31 Dec 1982
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1982
Page
1
Sandra Craven will produce direct and coordinate Celebration '83 a centennial musical revue written by her husband Wayne Craven. The project combines production duties with direction for a hometown stage event.
Medicine Hat marks 100 years as The City with Energy with Celebration 83. A kickoff January 1 at the Arena Convention Centre begins a four hour program featuring a homecoming theme, conventions, sports, and thousands of visitors expected. coordinator John Bokstein stresses broad participation to foster community pride and unity.
The Roman Catholic Bishops of Canada condemn government and business approaches to unemployment. They call for labor-focused economic planning, higher union roles, and an end to wage-restraint suspensions, arguing 1.5 million jobless reflects a moral crisis.
RCMP seized more than 90 kilograms of marijuana after a routine highway crash investigation on the Trans-Canada Highway near Brooks. Richard Manteuffle and Donald Canfield, both hurt, were charged with possession for trafficking as police valued the drugs at about 300000 dollars.
Warsaw reports that the Communist government ends martial law 24 hours early and replaces military controls with new civil restrictions aimed at preventing a Solidarity revival. Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski warned harsher crackdowns could return without warning as Solidarity leaders remained jailed.
Ottawa previews a uneven year with inflation easing to about eight percent but unemployment rising beyond 1.5 million. Pension and family allowances gain modestly while taxes, postal rates, dairy prices, and heating costs climb. Unemployed benefits rise to 231 weekly, UI contributions up for workers and employers. Old age pensions and family allowances increase modestly.
The bank rate eased to 10.05 from 10.26 percent marking a four year low. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce cut its prime rate for top corporate borrowers and its one year mortgage rate to 12 percent from 12.5. Mortgage cut takes effect Saturday and prime Tuesday after the New Year weekend.
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