Alberta stays within budget amid 1976-77 gains and surpluses
Provincial Treasurer Merv Leitch and auditor D. W. Rogers report Alberta’s 1976-77 public accounts show expenditures of 2.92 billion under an 7.8 percent guideline with revenues up 10.11 percent and general fund surpluses of 836.7 million. The consolidated surplus totals 3.008 billion with resource royalties driving personal tax and corporate taxation skew.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Merv Leitch
D. W. Rogers
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Leitch
Gunman holds off police in Oak Lake hostage crisis
In southwestern Manitoba a 42-year-old British Columbia man identified as Cliff holed up in a doctor’s office after a fatal Virden motel shootout. He had taken three hostages including Dr. Markus Scherz and his wife, and Routledge farmer Dave Penny, amid demands for cash and safe passage.
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Oak Lake
Man
Manitoba
Winnipeg
British Columbia
Cliff
RCMP
Markus Scherz
Stephanie
Routledge
Dave Penny
Virden
Vancouver
Donald A. Archer
Surrey
B.C
Satellite disintegration risk eyed after Soviet radar craft
Defence Minister Barney Dawson stated a 98 percent or greater chance the Soviet nuclear powered satellite headed for the Northwest Territories disintegrated upon reentry. Canada awaits confirmation on whether any nuclear material landed near Yellowknife as officials monitor potential environmental impact.
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Ottawa
Barney Dawson
Northwest Territories
Washington
National Security Council
Soviet Union
U.S
Dawson
Trudeau
Carter
Don Jamieson
Yellowknife
Canada
Tiger in hospital after eye injury during Tigers practice
Lionel Williams 18 year old defenceman for Medicine Hat Tigers remains in hospital after surgery for an eye injury caused by a puck during practice. Dr James Hook, an ophthalmologist, called the injury very serious and noted full assessment will take days to determine possible permanent visual damage. Williams joined the Tigers late last season and played regularly this season.
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Tigers
Lionel Williams
James Hook
Williams
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City fears being "had" as college takes Kipling Street building
Mayor Milt Reinhardt says the transfer of the Highway Department building on Kipling Street to Medicine Hat College could shortchange the city. He notes 15 acres sold in 1976 at $5,400 an acre vs $15,000 value and a 10-acre gift for a northwest technical school. College president Sackley says title remains with the provincial government and officials will decide ownership details. Reinhardt plans to contact MLA Horsman and Housing Minister Yorke and questions why the city was bypassed.
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Milt Reinhardt
Medicine Hat College
Provincial Highways Department
Kipling Street
College
Reinhardt
Highways Department
Goodyear
Robert Sackley
Sackley
Edmonton
Dick Pearce
Jim Horsman
Housing and Public Works
Bill Yorke
Municipal Planning Commission
Woman principal warns of disturbing trend in class
Norma Nelson, veteran principal at Central Park School in Medicine Hat, reports rising concentration and listening problems among first to fourth graders. She cites early daycare and television influence, urges careful teaching and parental support, and notes three years left before retirement.
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Norma Nelson
Central Park School
Nelson
Ch Lic Ks
Medicine Hat
Ken Sauer
Sauer
Quebec judge strikes down language bill 101
Chief Justice Jules Deschenes of Quebec Superior Court ruled that Chapter 3 of Bill 101, which made French the language of Quebec courts, is unconstitutional for directly contravening Article 133 of the British North America Act. The court must uphold existing constitutional guarantees.
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Montreal
Jules Deschenes
Quebec Superior Court
Quebec
Deschenes
Parti Quebecois
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Welch
Wirden
Dennis Onofrey
Onofrey
Force
Candace Adele Smith
Sault Ste Marie
Ont
Cpl
R.D. Hornseth
Outlook
Sask
Miss Smith
Brandon General Hospital
Hornseth
Constable Smith
Regina
Cypress Hills
Calgary
Red Deer
Frank Webber
W.T. Touchdown
Systems
Dan Lander
Tiger
Bryan Blomme
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