British Forces Close In On Stanley in Falklands Conflict
British artillery bombarded Argentine positions in Stanley as commandos moved within 11 kilometres of the perimeter. Maj. Gen. Jeremy Moore said ground troops pressed main enemy positions amid reports of Marines and paratroopers nearing the defenses. Mount Kent and Two Sisters ridge were reported captured. Argentine leaders urged troops to stand firm while seeking UN talks, with officials signaling possible defeat.
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Falkland Islands
Stanley
Britain
South Atlantic
Jeremy Moore
Moore
British Broadcasting Corp
Royal Marine
British Defense Ministry
Falklands
London
Argentina
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New York
Nicanor Costa Mendez
Mario Menendez
Menendez
British
Defence Ministry
Mount
Kent
Bob McGowan
London Daily Express
Two Sisters
McGowan
Buenos Aires
Mount Kent
Medicine Hat Briefs Highlight Local Arts and Golf
In Medicine Hat a flash of brilliance lit the night sky on Tuesday. The Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery aided author Ed Gould with his Medicine Hat story All Hell for a Basement. Club pro Glenn Carr at Connaught Golf Club seeks recognition from the Canadian Professional Golfers Association.
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Medicine Hat Museum
Glenn Carr
Connaught Golf Club
Canadian Professional Golfers Association
Storm Claims Life of Piapot Man After Snow Loss
Benjamin Thomas Drever, 22, of Piapot Saskatchewan, was found dead early today four days after abandoning his car in a freak snow storm. His body was located by a friend 16 kilometres southwest of Piapot near a district road, 1.5 kilometres from his vehicle. RCMP say he may have walked for help after his auto became stuck on May 29. Autopsy ordered. no foul play suspected.
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Benjamin Thomas Drever
Piapot
Sask
Maple Creek
Canadian dollar hits record low before Bank of Canada intervention
The Canadian dollar opened near 80 cents U.S. and briefly fell below before Bank of Canada buying lifted it to 80.26 cents midmorning. Analysts cited heavy intervention and warned of possible rate hikes as traders anticipated higher policy costs.
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Montreal
Canada
U.S
Bank of Canada
Sinclair Stevens
Neil Johnson
Nesbitt Thomson Bongard Inc
MacEachen
Alberta to issue treasury bills to cover 1982 83 deficit
Alberta will issue 91 day and 182 day treasury bills to raise up to 700 million to cover a 2.5 billion budget gap for 1982 83. Treasurer Lou Hyndman called the situation a change to a borrowing province while noting strong reserves including a 12 billion Heritage Savings Trust Fund.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Treasury
Lou Hyndman
Hyndman
Ottawa plans appeal on gas tax ruling in Alberta case
A federal lawyer says Ottawa will appeal Justice Chrumka’s April 10 ruling delaying a separate constitutional hearing. The appeal targets that decision as the city of Medicine Hat continues its suit against federal natural gas taxes, with potential further hearings in the Alberta Court of Appeal in the fall.
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Terrence Joyce
Alberta
Paul Chrumka
Ottawa
Edmonton
Joyce
Grimm
Alberta Court of Appeal
Justice Chrumka
Chrumka
Medicine Hat
HUDAC head warns renters trend unless mortgage rates drop
Cyril Morgan president of HUDAC told Medicine Hat members the nation could become a nation of renters if high mortgage rates stay. He outlined HUDAC plans to lower rates to 14 or 14 1 2 percent via tax breaks for lenders and government subsidies.
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Canada
Cyril Morgan
HUDAC
Morgan
Medicine Hat
Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada
Alberta
Ottawa
Sieg Sohn
Sohn
Eric Fairbrother
Fairbrother
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McLeod Young Weir Ltd
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