Prairie MPs cite economy as top issue for constituents
Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta MPs say their voters fear high living costs and inflation more than any issue. They report rising farm costs, farm incomes, and pensions as key concerns while explaining the recess allowed outreach to communities across the Prairies.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bert Hargrave
Medicine Hat
Hargrave
National Unity
Cliff McIsaac
Battleford- Kindersley
McIsaac
West
Quebec
Medicine Hat Mayor pushes to donate district courthouse
Mayor Milt Reinhardt says the province should donate the district courthouse to Medicine Hat to preserve its historic look and use it for city offices. A civic committee will study city use while Attorney General Jim Foster and Housing Minister Bill Yorke visit in February.
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Dan Trafford
The
News Medicine Hat
Milt Reinhardt
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Bill Yorke
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City Hall
Medicine Hat
State of Union agenda draws mixed congressional reaction
President Carter faced praise from Democrats but sharp criticism from Republicans and some Democrats over his State of the Union proposals. A 50 page plan listed energy, job creation, tax reform, inequities, and Panama Canal treaty ratification as priorities, while critics called the energy push unfocused and stalemated.
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Carter
US Congress
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House of Representatives
House
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Congress
Paul Simon
Illinois
Capitol Hill
Dunmore Road opening postponed to January 27
The Dunmore Road widening project from Spencer Street to Seventh Avenue is delayed to January 27. Public works director Lorne Thompson cited extended time to finish the intersection work and severe winter weather, with further closures planned after spring to repave Spencer Street and relocate the CP Rail spur. The project, begun last summer, costs about $1.69 million.
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Dunmore Road
Spencer Street
Seventh Avenue
Public Works
Lorne Thompson
Thompson
CP Rail
Sadat rebukes Israeli posture as peace talks falter
Cairo reports Cyrus Vance failed to persuade Anwar Sadat to resume Egyptian Israeli negotiations. Sadat denounced Israeli arrogance over settlements in Sinai and warned peace cannot come without justice. He signaled possible new U.S. talks and outlined plans for a major assembly address.
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USS
Cyrus Vance
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
NBC News
Washington
Carter
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Middle East
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Israel
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Egypt
Jerusalem
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Knesset
Egyptian People’s Assembly
U.S
Hijacker Seizes Pakistani Flight Demands 2 Million Ransom
A lone hijacker took 32 aboard a Fokker Friendship flight from Sukkur to Karachi hostage in a Karachi airport area. He demanded 2 million dollars half in dollars half in rupees and safe conduct out of Pakistan. Police and military officials monitored the situation as nine passengers were released and a 6 a.m.EST deadline passed without incident.
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Karachi
Reuter
Pakistan
Sukkur
Bombay
Court rules in favor of wife in property rights case
The Supreme Court of Canada reversed a prior decision and held that a separated wife has rights to half the family assets built up during marriage. The ruling cited Helen Rathwell of Fort Qu’Appelle and cited her 30 years with Lloyd Rathwell, noting her substantial farming contributions.
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Supreme Court of Canada
Court of Appeal
Bora Laskin
Alberta
Irene Murdoch
Saskatchewan
Helen Marie Rothwell
Louis-Philippe de Grandpre
Wilfrid Hudson
Yves Pratte
Willard Estey
de Grandpre
Judson
Helen Rothwell
Fort Qu’Appelle
Sask
Lloyd Rathwell
Tompkins
Medicine Hat College to open apprenticeship centre on Kipling Street
Medicine Hat College announces acquisition of the department of transportation facility on Kipling Street to launch a new fall apprenticeship program in electrical plumbing and welding. President Bob Sackley says the provincial board recommends approval to expand to other areas and attract about 200 students, rivaling the college’s academic transfer program. The centre will mirror SAIT and NAIT facilities and serve provincial businesses with local and regional apprentices.
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Medicine Hat College
Department of Transportation
Kipling Street
Bob Sackley
Sackley
Department of Advanced Education and Manpower
Retired public servants get six percent pension rise
Alberta announces a six per cent pension increase effective January 1 for retirees under the Public Authorities MLA and Public Service Management Pension Acts including deceased-employee beneficiaries. Teachers and Alberta Academic Pension Plan recipients also gain the raise.
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Alberta
Merv Leitch
Public
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