06 Mar 1984
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1984
Page
1
IRA gunmen shot and killed the Maze prison deputy governor outside his Belfast home as his wife and three year old daughter watched. Police said two gunmen fired from point-blank range and the IRA claimed responsibility in statements to Belfast news outlets.
Edmonton Oilers coach and general manager Glen Sather was charged in Vancouver with assaulting a 70 year old spectator at a Dec 28 game. Crown counsel said he or his lawyer must appear in court on April 6 to answer the summons. Maximum penalty is one month in jail and a $500 fine.
The Supreme Court of Canada will deliver a Thursday decision on jurisdiction over oil resources off the Newfoundland coast. The ruling answers a federal reference on the Hibernia field and includes another Newfoundland government case before the court.
A US B 52 bomber with four air launched cruise missiles flew north over Northwest Territories and Alberta after a failed court bid to halt the test. Greenpeace protesters staged actions in Calgary and Edmonton asRCMP and journalists watched.
Data from the Metropolitan Toronto Social Planning Council shows about 2,019,000 Canadians were unemployed or underemployed last year, 16.1 percent of the workforce, well above Ottawa’s official 1,448,000 jobless 11.9 percent. Ontario’s real unemployment reached 615,000 (13.3%), versus official 474,000 (10.4%).
Allan Doyle reports that Rae Fountaine will not appear on the June 2 ballot for Medicine Hat Conservative riding. Fountaine backs Bob Porter, an area rancher, to avoid splitting the vote against Bert Hargrave’s replacement. Nomination rules require 18 plus voters and a $500 deposit with 200 votes to advance. Other candidates include Ken Sauer and Bill Wyse, with Graham Kelly delaying his decision after polling results.
In London Ontario the Conservative task force on Revenue Canada opened a 23 city tour with witnesses alleging intimidations by the tax office. Tax consultant Edward Kerr said the department audited his records and garnished bank accounts after cost-saving appeals, while client Richard Ruth described a $14,000 reassessment and a $6,500 bank account drain following an appeal win.
Alpha Milk Company is hiring more Red Deer workers for its new cheese-packaging unit at the Dairy Products distribution plant on Industrial Avenue S.E. Seven of 13 or 14 staff come from Red Deer, about five from Medicine Hat. Two packaging lines operate with one partial shift starting last week and the second later this week.
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