Mayor condemns land deal as waste of taxpayers money
Mayor Milt Reinhardt blasted the City of Medicine Hat council for purchasing the Glanville Ford property at First Street and Sixth Avenue SE. The closed session vote 6-3 approved a $650000 purchase after earlier offers and conflicting appraisals. Proponents cite possible civic use and downtown development risks. critics warn of overpaying and land sterilization harming tax rolls.
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Milt Reinhardt
Glanville Ford Sales Ltd
Reinhardt
First Street
Sixth Avenue S.E
Scherer Realty
Dick Pearce
Bob Reidy
Pearce
Sixth Avenue
Arts and Crafts Centre
Lucille Moyer
Pete Simpson
Ken Sauer
Ron Clement
Graham Kelly
George Davison
Lee Anderson
Sam Stone
Sauer
Kelly
Moyer
Mayer
Sandinistas Push into Managua amid Desertions and Firefights
In Managua during dawn, Sandinistas seized much of the city as national guard troops deserted and exchanged uniforms for civilian clothes. Gun battles erupted at central headquarters, with reports of attempts at a peaceful surrender as U.S. pressure and Somoza resignation shaped events. Urcuyo fled toward Guatemala after resigning, while rebels advanced from Leon toward the capital.
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Managua
National Guard
Somoza
Francisco Urcuyo
Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Leon
Vietnam criticizes cuts in aid during refugee conference
Vietnam's deputy foreign minister Phan Hien condemned Canada's plan to halt direct food aid, urging continued reconstruction support amid post war shortages. He emphasized Vietnam seeks orderly exits for those leaving and warned against tying aid to political aims at the UN conference on Indochinese refugees.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Canada
Vietnam
Phan Hien
United Nations
Hien
Flora MacDonald
Miss MacDonald
Mennonite Central Committee Food Bank
Richest Forest Industry Pact Signed by BC Unions
Representatives of CPU and BC forest industry signed a two year contract with a 90 cent hourly raise in year one and 80 cents or 9.5 percent in year two, the deal hailed as the richest wages package. IWA recommended acceptance with early returns around 70 percent, PPWC rejected 51.6 percent. Concerns were raised about BC supervisors operating mills in New Brunswick.
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Vancouver
Canadian Paperworkers Union
CPU
British Columbia
Forest Industry
International Woodworkers of America
IWA
Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada
PPWC
Art Gruntman
CPU Western
B.C
New Brunswick
Gruntman
MacMillan
Sam Davis
Davis
Califano Resignation Accepted for Harris to Move HEW
Washington sources say President Carter will accept the resignation of Health, Education, and Welfare Secretary Joseph Califano and name Housing and Urban Development Secretary Patricia Harris to replace him. Harris reportedly agreed to take HEW post. White House confirmation awaited. Hamilton Jordan orders evaluation of top officials as cabinet shakeup unfolds.
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Washington
Carter
Joseph Califano
Patricia Harris
Califano
Harris
HEW
White House
Hamilton Jordan
Jordan
Police negotiations break off during Saint John parade
Police and off duty officers staged an information picket as talks on a nine month contract dispute collapsed after a 3 p.m. deadline. Union officials said they would hold off on striking for 24 hours to avoid spoiling the parade for the crowd and paradegoers.
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CON Cavo
Saint John
N.B
City Hall
Canadians urged to resist wage demands amid oil price rise
The National Commission on Inflation told workers to curb calls for big pay rises as oil prices climb. It warns higher costs will filter through slowly, with initial impacts including 3 to 5 cents a gallon for gas and home heating oil, and notes the cost of living rising 8.9 percent annually.
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Ottawa
National Commission On Inflation
Commission
Tomorow
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Bryan Blomme
Arts and Crafts
Anderson
Albany County
New York
Albany
Miami Beach
United States
Urcuyo
U.S
Lawrence Pezzullo
Juliet O'Neill
By Carolguar
Blue Knights Motorcycle Club
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