Miller and Poirier Named Production Editor Roles
J. W. Bud Miller appointed production manager while Alan Poirier becomes associate editor. The changes assign Miller to oversee printing and workflow and Poirier to assist editorial operations and staff coordination.
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J. W. Bud’ Miller
Alan Poirier
City council weighing bylaw to restrict video games in Medicine Hat
Alderman Ken Sauer urges city to tax arcade machines instead of banning them. Draft By-law 2235 would bar under 16s from playing and limit arcade operators, but Sauer argues licensing could fund city projects like a wading pool or bus routes. He warns regulation shifts moral ground away from land use.
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U.S
Pac-Man
Ken Sauer
Medicine Hat
North America
Council
Sauer
Canada and United States clash over acid rain cuts
John Roberts accuses U S officials of stalling talks on a bilateral air quality pact. Canada pushes for halving sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions by 1990, a move costing roughly 24 billion dollars for the U S and 4 billion for Canada amid broader concerns over acid rain’s damages.
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United States
John Roberts
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Canada
Roberts
North America
Erratum Corrects Day Camp Attendance Figure
In Saturday's edition an editorial error stated 3 200 children would join the day camp. The correct figure is 800 attendees.
Hills Above Beirut Show Clash of Forces in War
From vantage points behind Beirut the hills reveal Israeli control of the heights and battles on the shore. The writer notes Israeli tanks and artillery around Baabda, PLO and Syrian positions, and the contrast between glamorous hilltop views and the city’s wreckage and checkpoints.
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Beirut
PLO
Baabda
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Inept handling of labor seals PQ fate in Quebec era
The piece traces how repeated public service strikes and province wide walkouts pushed Quebec toward PQ rule. It notes 1970s labor turmoil, the Common Front strikes, and policy shifts under Levesque and Parizeau that boosted unions yet left finances strained and labor relations volatile.
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Montreal
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Liberals
Parti Quebecois
Labor Central
Bourassa
New Democratic Party
Gerald Godin
Rene Levesque
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Correction on Address for Ann Marshall of WCC
In a recent letter to the editor an incorrect address for Ann Marshall of the Western Canada Concept was published. The address shown belonged to another woman with the same name. The WCC Marshall’s correct address is Box 916 Redcliff.
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Ann Marshall
Western Canada
Wiesenthal helped push Rauca arrest in Canada
Albert Rauca the sole Canadian arrested for Nazi war crimes was seized by RCMP at the request of Simon Wiesenthal. He faces extradition with West Germany to prosecute for alleged killings on Oct 28 1941 while he ran a Kaunas death camp. Rauca denies wrongdoing.
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Simon Wiesenthal
Rauca
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Weimar
Nazi Germany
Israel
Kaunas
Lithuania
Wiesenthal
Los Angeles
Rabbi Marvin Hier
Bonn
Hier
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Trudeau
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