Weather forecast shows 30 percent rain chance Thursday
The weather index indicates a high of 22 and a low of 10 with clouds and a 30 percent chance of precipitation on Thursday, as shown on Map Page B4.
17 Jul 1985
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1985
Page
1
The weather index indicates a high of 22 and a low of 10 with clouds and a 30 percent chance of precipitation on Thursday, as shown on Map Page B4.
Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau nears the end of a month long tour of the Soviet Union traveling through eastern Siberia after visiting the Bratsk hydroelectric plant and Lake Baikal. He travels to Khabarovsk as part of the invitation from the Soviet Academy of Sciences Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies.
Canadian External Affairs Minister Joe Clark said he is more determined to sustain humanitarian aid and resettlement programs for Cambodian refugees in Thailand after visiting camps along the Thai Cambodian border. The camps shelter about 230000 Cambodians driven from their country by fighting.
Indian Press Trust of India cites computer analysis of the Air India Flight 182 flight data recorder as giving definite clues of a mid air explosion before the June crash off Ireland. An unnamed foreign expert warns findings may be incomplete and a thorough review begins today. Canadian and American experts assist the probe while Justice Kirpal notes the cockpit voice recorder shows voices but cannot confirm the cause.
About 150 seniors and handicapped residents will receive fewer services under Medicine Hat Health Unit home care. Beginning Friday they will have one bath and five meals every two weeks and lose house cleaning and handyman services due to severe budget problems. Notices arrived by phone and letter this week from the Health Unit, with the board aiming to balance the budget.
Jurors in the Jim Keegstra trial were instructed they cannot decide the merits of hate propaganda legislation. Justice MacKenzie said Parliament alone can alter the law and jurors must not judge it as good or bad. The 10 men and two women were told to await deliberations.
The Queen Mother, 84, diverted to Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake after a fierce thunderstorm halted a planned Edmonton landing. She arrived in Edmonton four hours late, then met dignitaries and greeted about 100 well wishers before a three day stay and a planned departure to London.
Halifax and Toronto tales recount Jim Cohoon a 53 year old seaman who won 500000 last September. He quit his Thunder Bay job aboard the Atlantic Superior and distributed cash to friends winos and tavern companions before his bank balance plunged to 11.00 in weeks.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.