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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1982
Page
3
A theatrical sketch blends summer satire with a rotating list of political party leaders and a cheeky talk with a secretary about leadership changes. The piece riffs on metric calendar debates and stagecraft in a light absurdist mood.
A patient complains about a knee treatment while a specialist cites rising costs and a strict billing policy. The exchange ends with the patient seeking Consumer Affairs help after a botched knee visit and a curtain collapse.
A customer complains about a fly in soup at the City Club dining room. The waiter nonchalantly questions the fly and implies it did not originate from the kitchen, then the customer leaves in disgust.
An improvised city council exchange turns a public hearing into a Pac Man contest between a kid and the city solicitor. If the kid wins the city hall must include a games room. if not, games are banned and the kid returns to school. Spectators react as scores rise and the solicitor quips about a cab ride.
LCPL Lewis Williams aged 23 of Caernarvon Wales died after a live firing demonstration at Canadian Forces Base Suffield. The First Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers member was struck near the base headquarters during a simulated infantry assault. The joint Canadian British inquiry may release limited details.
A Queen's Bench jury near Brooks delayed verdict after over six hours of deliberation in a fraud trial involving Douglas Morishita and Irvin Lepp. They face charges of defrauding Pioneer Grain and the Canadian Wheat Board through a scheme using falsified cash tickets tied to Loftus, a Rosemary grain elevator operator, with contested knowledge and intent.
Barbara Saylor complained after a Medicine Hat parks unit sprayed Malathion on private yards along McCutcheon Place N.W. Dennis Martin called it an isolated error and promised it would not happen again. The incident drew police and parks office attention with warnings issued.
In provincial court Ruby Renteria 69 Cactus St S W was fined 300 for assaulting a disc jockey at the Ming Tree discotheque 210 S Railway St SE on April 21. The victim suffered minor facial cuts when a glass shattered as Renteria allegedly slapped water from the glass after an argument over music. Renteria claimed a deal with the owner to strip there the next night.
A two vehicle crash Thursday afternoon at the Dunmore Road S.E. and Ross Glen Drive intersection caused 2800 dollars in damage. Curtis Harty 56921 St. N.E. collided with Nick Graversen 6 Cunliffe Cros. Graversen was hospitalized with minor injuries. Harty’s car sustained 800 dollars in damage and Graversen’s 2000 dollars.
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