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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1982
Page
5
A reader rebukes Ed Gould for alleged co operation failures and defends museum staff led by Whyte. They criticize the book as not a true history, charged with errors and poor theme, and note archives are not loaned for original manuscripts. The author questions Wittke’s six years of research and cites Saamis Review plagiarism.
Residents along Maple Avenue vent about ongoing freeway preparation and disturbing construction noise. Harsh letters complain about council inaction while demanding better historical research and cooperation from officials and reporters.
The News invites readers to submit letters on public interest topics. Letters should be about 300 words, typed and double spaced, and include the writer’s full address and both home and business telephone numbers for verification. Letters lacking contact information will not be published. The News reserves the right to edit letters for fit.
An account from Medicine Hat High School's 1982 graduation cabaret describes decorations and orderly setup turning chaotic at 1:00 a.m. when a beer fight erupted, bottles and chairs broken as police intervened, leaving the Cypress Centre floor stained and staff abused. Two graduates escorted out, rest of hall cleared by 2:00 a.m. with substantial cleanup still underway as the author questions future responsibility.
A reader objects to a Lifestyles piece claiming The Flats is a genuine neighborhood. They highlight 1129 Dominion Street as a motorcycle gang hub with noise trash and inappropriate behavior. The correspondent says 1133 nearby became unsafe for their widowed mother and asks why residents’ rights were not upheld.
John Walkley of Simon Fraser University's Alternative Technology Survey invites individuals and groups in agriculture energy heating plumbing housing communications computing and related fields in Western Canada to share innovations for a directory and eventual low cost catalogue. The aim is a responsive information network linking grass roots groups with research organizations.
Thoughts of Man presents a reflection on vice with Orson Welles exploring gluttony as a publicized, non secret vice. The piece frames appetite as a moral concern.
The Reagan administration warns hospitals that withdrawal of lifesaving treatment from handicapped newborns may violate the Rehabilitation Act and threaten federal funding. The Indiana Infant Doe case prompted executive action as debates over civil rights and medical ethics intensify.
Ottawa reports mounting evidence that Pierre Trudeau will announce his retirement as Liberal leader and prime minister. The piece details opposition anger over high interest rates, MacEachen’s criticisms, and Trudeau’s fragile standing, with John Turner seen as the likely successor.
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