Gold smiths note rising male jewellery demand in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat goldsmith Johane Schutte reports more men wear and demand custom pieces, with rings and diamond designs rising. He crafts one to two rings weekly, prices range 150 to 250 dollars, and notes 14 carat gold common though alloys vary. He sees gold's value endure while trends and social patterns shift.
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Johane Schutte
Medicine Hat
Schutte
Holland
Midas
Trudeau says western premiers view sales tax cut as intrusion
Prime Minister Trudeau expresses surprise and distress that western premiers call the budget sales tax reduction a unilateral intrusion into provincial jurisdiction. He cites a Saskatchewan letter and Western communique while noting extensive consultations with provinces before the budget.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Saskatchewan
Allan Blakeney
Blakeney
Jean Chretien
Chretien
B.C
Secretaries Seek Jobs. Wage Offers Spark Frustration
Newly qualified secretaries hunt for work in Medicine Hat but face wages as low as 488 a month. Bob Nau, Medicine Hat College instructor, calls such offers a slap on the face as graduates including single mothers seek better prospects. The piece notes disappointment at scarce openings.
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Dan Trafford
the News
Medicine Hat
Bob Nau
Nau
Secretarial Training Turns Jobs Into Higher Pay
Graduates from Medicine Hat College and Garbutt Business College enter the workforce with average wages near 600 dollars and top offers around 800. About 100 graduates annually compete for secretary and receptionist roles, with instructors noting strong job placement. Training emphasizes appearance, people skills, and spelling, plus expanding courses for women while men remain scarce in the field.
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Kidnapping trial set for Brooks man
A 25 year old Brooks man Lance David Blanchard is remanded in custody for trial after a Brooks provincial court preliminary hearing. He faces kidnapping unlawful confinement assault with intent to commit an indictable offence confining a female with intent to commit sexual intercourse and possession of a dangerous weapon. He is also charged with wilful damage and will appear next at the Supreme Court in Medicine Hat. The charges stem from an April 16 incident in which two men asked for directions from a girl riding a bicycle and one forced her into a vehicle at knifepoint before releasing her after a discussion between the occupants.
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Lance David Blanchard
A. Murray Sihvon
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Alberta judge appointment error voids 70 family law cases
Alberta's attorney general acknowledges a clerical error left Judge Neale Peter Levique officially appointed to provincial court rather than the family court. Seventy cases from April to September 1977 are void and require rehearing, with retroactive appointments barred by law. The province will cover rehearing costs. reversals are unlikely.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Neale Peter Levique
Calgary
Attorney-General’s Department
Levique
Rosemary Penelham
Department
Alberta Gazette
Family Court
Foster
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