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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1985
Page
1
Getty Calls for Higher Risk Venture Capital in Alberta
Conservative leader Don Getty urged Alberta to increase risk capital for new industries. He criticized Vencap Equities for treating the $244 million venture fund like bankers with a loan financed Heritage Savings Trust Fund. Getty noted signs of higher risk but urged less caution and pledged to fight for Alberta against federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Vencap Equities
Alberta
Don Getty
Getty
Calgary McCall
Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Vencap
Firemen face heat as blaze damages garage in Dawson Creek
In Dawson Creek British Columbia a fire broke out at the Fire Ball garage damaging one fire truck and the building’s doors and ceiling. Firefighters suspect a short circuit in a fire truck sparked the blaze, which was quickly contained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson Creek
B.C
Peace River
First Western Canada heart transplant patient writes notes
The Edmonton patient, the first in the region to receive a heart transplant, remained alert eight hours after surgery and wrote notes to his family. Hospital spokesman Robin Hill said the middle aged man was hungry and off the respirator, signaling good progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Robin Hill
University of Alberta Medical Centre
Modry
Hill
Stanford University Medical Centre
California
Edmonton Hospital
Stanford
Ontario
United States
Botha rejects urgent meeting with Desmond Tutu
South Africa's President P W Botha refused an urgent meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu over black unrest, saying he will only meet an Anglican delegation Aug. 19 led by Archbishop Phillip Russell. Tutu condemned the response, warning of rising violence and questioning white leadership.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
P.W. Botha
Desmond Tutu
Tutu
Botha
Phillip Russell
Cape Town
Russell
le Point
Pretoria
Petoria
Ugandan coup names Tito Okello head of state
Lt Gen Tito Okello was named head of state and chairman of the military council after Uganda's coup that toppled President Milton Obote. He will form a broad interim government with an executive prime minister within about 12 months as borders stay closed and a curfew remains. Obote and two cabinet members fled to Kenya. Canadian diplomat David Miller warned of possible dangers if evacuation becomes necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kampala
Tito Okello
Radio Uganda
Basilio Clara Okello
Milton Obotoe
Ister
Radio
Uganda
Milton Obote
Obote
Kenya
Idi Amin
Amin
Canada
Neigh
David Miller
Vancouver
Toronto Sun
Miller
Drought Strikes Southwest Prairies Again
Canadian Press report by Clyde Graham describes severe drought across the southern Prairie region. In Alberta the Lethbridge area has seen only 11 millimetres of rain since June 1, with heat surpassing 30 degrees and grasshoppers widespread. Economists warn a tougher year ahead though most farmers are likely to survive.
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Clyde Graham
Alberta
Daryl Kraft
Kraft
University of Manitoba
Lethbridge
Prairies
Saskatchewan
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