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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1985
Page
2
Brooks RCMP report a single vehicle crash Friday near Rolling Hills left Deanna Stober of Hays dead. The 18 year old was the sole occupant, driving off Highway 875 into a ditch at about 6 30 p m, while en route from Hays to Rolling Hills.
City police report two vehicle thefts over the weekend with one car recovered. A 1981 Pontiac Trans-Am was stolen from Chinook Country Auto Sales and later found in Lethbridge, with three charged. A 1980 Pontiac Grand Prix was stolen from Medicine Hat Toyota. no suspects yet, investigation ongoing.
The Montana Supreme Court will readdress Ronald Allen Smith's death sentence after a request to reconsider on the sufficiency of his pre sentence psychiatric evaluation. Smith, a Canadian, was convicted for the Aug 4 1982 murders of Harvey Mad Man Jr. and Thomas Running Rabbit Jr. along U S 2 near Summit and is imprisoned at Deer Lodge. Upheld previously by the court the ruling now awaits the justices' decision on the psychiatric evaluation issue.
Calgary trustees Ann Blough and Rita Dempsey attack Catholic board chair Yolande Gagnon over criticism of the public board. Gagnon argued parents would not choose private schools if public systems offered more religious alternatives.
Mary LeMessurier honours the German Canadian Harmony Club at a Redcliff dinner dance. Dignitaries from Medicine Hat praise the club for promoting German culture and youth engagement, with Adolf Kulpe receiving a commemorative plaque and flag.
Edmonton police report overall crime down for the first five months of the year but sex offences up slightly and child sex abuse at record levels. Police say greater awareness leads to more reports of child sexual assaults, with 233 cases so far, up from 19 previously.
Stampede manager Jim MacArthur says little can be done after City Council rejected a bylaw to permit beer sales in Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede grandstands. Alberta Liquor Control Board would issue a stadium licence only with council approval, which now seems unlikely. MacArthur notes prior Stampede practice in Calgary faced no major issues and that the decision appears based on morals rather than control concerns.
Mayor Kaye Osgood announced Alberta Transportation will cover about 85 thousand dollars for asphalt on the service road from Mitchell Street north of the highway and on First Avenue N.E. The work, part of the highway twinning project with South Rock Ltd., aims to boost tourist and business traffic. funding followed a May letter from Transportation Minister Marvin Moore. Redcliff residents worried about access during the twinning process voiced concerns at a January council meeting.
Channel guide listings present evening specials including Isabel Bassett and Tom Clark on youth safety, Malcolm Forbes balloon tour in The Yin and The Yankee, and Fred Astaire tribute Puttin on His Top Hat. Afternoon films include La Grande Evasion with Steve McQueen, In Like Flynn, Remembrance Of Love, and The Dream analysis of sports careers.
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