24 Jan 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1985
Page
1
Sangster, 58, of Cres. N.W., died in a head on crash on Brier Park Road N.W. when her southbound car slid into a northbound dump truck driven by Stan Dockrell of 548 Seventh St. S.W. He had no injuries. She died at Medicine Hat and District Hospital.
A federal jury found Sharon did not prove Time Inc published a false story linking former Israeli defence minister Ariel Sharon to a 1982 Palestine massacre. The 11 day deliberation ended with a verdict at 12:15 p.m. EST, dismissing the $50 million libel action.
Prime Minister Mulroney ordered an urgent inquiry after U S documents indicate Nazi doctor Josef Mengele may have filed a 1962 Canadian visa application and been interviewed at the Buenos Aires embassy. Sol Littman of the Wiesenthal Centre cautioned there is no evidence Canada acted on the matter.
The Ernst Zundel trial on charges of publishing false statements that could injure or mislead begins amid emotional testimony from Holocaust survivors. Witness Arnold Friedman describes Birkenau crematoria and the burning odor as he recalls Nazi camps.
Labour Minister Leslie Young says Alberta faces pressure to trim wages for provincial civil servants and public sector workers as a gap grows between government pay and private sector wages. He notes U S settlements with rollbacks and a potential two tier structure as models, with debate spanning 1985 1986.
Prime Minister Mulroney and Energy Minister Carney denied any secret deal with oil interests on taxes in the April budget. Ed Broadbent urged inquiry and an emergency Commons debate, while CBC cited industry chatter about profits based taxation. Morgan disputed a formal deal, saying remarks were about public commitments.
Medicine Hat officials weigh four permanent loan metal sculptures from Clay Ellis and three British artists. The project, backed by the Culture and Recreation Advisory Board, would include lectures and student participation. City funds and sculpture park placement are under study amid college grants and venue questions.
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