Weather Forecast Saturday Mostly Sunny With Light Chance
The forecast calls for mainly sunny skies this Saturday with a 10 percent chance of precipitation. High near 30 and low around 10, with map reference on page B3.
28 Jun 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1985
Page
1
The forecast calls for mainly sunny skies this Saturday with a 10 percent chance of precipitation. High near 30 and low around 10, with map reference on page B3.
Indian newspaper reports taped air controller conversations describe a thud a muffled bang and a faint shriek moments after the emergency began. The Boeing 747 with 329 aboard including many Canadians of Indian descent reportedly crashed off Ireland. the Challenger ship found wreckage while Irish navy recovered a door and wing. 131 bodies have been recovered.
Gwyn Morgan of Alberta Energy Company Ltd. announced an $82 million Suffield drilling project that will create 500 to 600 jobs and start by mid July. The two-part program includes 400 shallow gas wells and 100 heavy oil development wells plus 300 kilometres of pipelines and a central production battery.
A Lebanese government source says Syria agreed in principle to take the 39 American airline hostages and could release them within 48 hours after a deal on freeing Lebanese held in Israel. Envoy Aime has been mediating with Beirut Jerusalem and Damascus, meeting Amal leader Nabih Berri who hosted some hostages. The source did not confirm whether seven other Americans kidnapped in Lebanon will be included in the deal.
Canadian Finance Minister Michael Wilson defended fully indexed pensions for seniors while signaling new revenue steps. He announced a one cent per litre gasoline tax increase effective January 1 1987 and a five percent corporate surtax extending 18 months, with deficits kept in check.
In a Zambia issued statement, the African National Congress urged black police and soldiers to organize against their masters, signaling increased militancy as riots and attacks roil South Africa. The 73 year old group said the end of apartheid is near and claimed blacks are making large areas ungovernable, amid rising deaths.
Peter Bardgeorge argues Alberta politics lack identity without Peter Lougheed as Tory leader. He recalls Lougheed's rise from a 36 year old challenger to reshaping Alberta's government, his 1971 victory celebration, and his ongoing influence before announcing his fall resignation.
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