Weather Brief Forecast: Thursday
A weather note reports few clouds with a 20 percent chance of precipitation on Thursday. The high is forecast at 34 and the low at 14 degrees. Map page B4.
10 Jul 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1985
Page
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A weather note reports few clouds with a 20 percent chance of precipitation on Thursday. The high is forecast at 34 and the low at 14 degrees. Map page B4.
In southeastern British Columbia dozens of fires grow daily as 500 plus crews fight 550 blazes total. Many young recruits from Nelson and Invermere, some new to forest fires, fear inadequate training and scarce first aid while fatigue and inexperienced leadership raise safety concerns.
Don Getty 51, oilfield service executive and former energy minister, announces bid to succeed Premier Peter Lougheed as Alberta Progressive Conservative leader. Medicine Hat MLA Jim Horsman backs Getty, citing unemployment and agricultural goals. Getty vows to improve Alberta’s economy while acknowledging the challenge of filling Lougheed’s shoes.
Blair Stolz failed to win council support to terminate Police Chief Norm McLeod. Only Ald. Wayne Buss backed the motion as aldermen cited morale problems and a drifting drug squad amid a Feb complaint over a wiretap and son’s disclosure. The police commission weighs resignation versus suspension into September.
Canadian and Indian officials say a remote controlled sub has retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from Air India 182 and located the flight data recorder on the seabed about two kilometers down. Salvors expect to recover the data recorder as well, aiding the probe into the June 23 crash that killed 329, many Canadians of East Indian descent.
Governor General Jeanne Sauve states there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Commons staff tied to 1980 bugging of MPs meetings while she was Speaker. She defended dismissals as proper punishment, noting a chaotic House of Commons and weak procedures. Francis refuses further comment, citing legal advice.
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