Weather Flurries With Snow Chance Tuesday
A brief weather note indicates flurries and a 30 percent chance of snow Tuesday. High near zero and low around minus ten degrees, with map reference at Page B4.
04 Mar 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1985
Page
1
A brief weather note indicates flurries and a 30 percent chance of snow Tuesday. High near zero and low around minus ten degrees, with map reference at Page B4.
The Medicine Hat High School Mohawks mixed curling squad captured the provincial championship in Grande Centre defeating a Calgary rink 10 to 4 in eight ends. Skip Tim Krassman led Val Nemeth Terry Schafer and Nowell Seitz to their 11th straight title.
A Montreal Superior Court judge ordered 65-year-old American Thomas Brigham to stand trial on April 15 for three counts of first-degree murder in the September 4 1984 downtown Central Station bomb blast that killed three French tourists and injured forty seven people. Crown prosecutor Claude Parent said the trial would last about three weeks. Defense counsel Pierre Poupart noted Brighams mental state may be argued but would not confirm if he would testify.
Most British coal miners planned to resume work Tuesday after the end of a year-long strike. Prime Minister Thatcher hailed the miners' union decision as a victory for common sense while some regions insisted on rehiring workers fired during the walkout. Union leader Scargill warned of guerrilla tactics as delegates voted to return, with Scotland and Kent remaining out until rehiring actions are promised. The Coal Board noted near 600 strikers returned early and warned the industry will take months to normalize amid closures and job cuts.
A powerful earthquake near Santiago, Chile struck Sunday, killing at least 124 people and injuring about 2 000. The 7.4 magnitude quake damaged adobe houses and high rises, with aftershocks rattling cities including Valparaiso and Viña del Mar as authorities warned tolls would rise.
Medicine Hat Police Chief Norm McLeod again faces a disciplinary complaint, this time referred to Alberta’s Solicitor General for guidance on procedure. Police Commission Chair Keith Freeman said the Medicine Hat Police Association filed the case after a review noted possible disciplinary breach and potential criminal charges. The commission will await SG review and report back. officials hope for a speedy outcome, with this the second SG-led inquiry into McLeod.
Ottawa reports say Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers pressed into the night and planned to reconvene as talks extended. Hartt’s mandate expires at midnight with a report due to Labor Minister Bill McKnight. The union seeks a $1.55 raise over two years from a base $12.68 hourly rate. the post office offered 75 cents over two years. Conciliation notes show possible compromises but no binding settlement. Job security remains the main hurdle amid job cuts and calls to preserve senior positions while expanding services.
Liberal critic Robert Kaplan told about 300 at a Montreal Jewish centre he knows many Nazi war criminals who entered Canada despite policy. He urged release of a report on government efforts to keep war criminals out and proposed possible revocation of citizenship for lies on immigration applications. He cited Ernst Zundel's recent conviction as validating Holocaust denial cases.
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