10 Mar 1981
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1981
Page
1
The memo described as a phantom communique drew little clarity as External Affairs Minister Mark MacGuigan prepared for talks with Reagan. Canadian officials and MacGuigan offered mixed notes, and queries were referred to the United States while officials acknowledged unusual handling of the document.
Alberta will assist Medicine Hat against Ottawa's eight percent natural gas tax. Mayor Grimm and Ald. Sauer plan a March 19 trip to Ottawa to press the case before Parliament. Provincial lawyers would join if court action proceeds, as Edmonton cites constitutional points.
President Reagan began a 27 hour visit to Ottawa as environmentalists and anti war demonstrators harassed him during a remarks with Prime Minister Trudeau. Trudeau urged a cheer from spectators and school children while Ottawa warned of treaty frictions and possible arbitration over fisheries and maritime boundaries.
British Columbia plans to withdraw from federal provincial tax collection agreements citing inconsistent federal arguments and the burden of funding federal tax expenditures. Finance Minister Hugh Curtis says BC may implement its own system to gain control over resources and calls for more accountability and predictability in fiscal arrangements, as Ottawa delays details of cuts to medical care and education funding.
About 500000 Poles walked off from 10 to 11 am in Lodz after failed talks with the government. Solidarity accused police of disobeying agreements as protests expand to hospitals schools and utilities while leaders plan resumed discussions with Warsaw.
West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher pressed Washington to renew U S Soviet arms control negotiations and backed a U S Soviet summit. After meetings with President Reagan and Alexander Haig he signaled Bonn’s different approach to non aligned nations and noted allied dialogue ahead of any decisions on talks in Geneva.
President Reagan said he would consider supplying weapons to Afghan insurgents if they requested aid. He dismissed potential Soviet objections and emphasized evaluating all ramifications before acting. Reagan also backed continued support for El Salvador to halt Communist expansion.
London AFP reports Betsy Tudor, 50, owner of a London pub, sold her car after 19 years and 273 driving lessons. She failed seven tests and was banned by three driving schools, with a recent exam driving the examiner the wrong way around a traffic circle. She awaits a 50cc moped to ease driving.
Sunny day with a light breeze and a cold night. The forecast calls for clear skies, a high of 16 and a low near 0. Maps on Page 16 provide regional details and temperature trends.
Federal officials outline a multi campaign effort to promote the National Energy Program with nine regional ads and two major pushes including the Home Insulation Program and NEP initiatives. The plan may include material on Canadianization of oil and could spark political controversy similar to last year. Agencies Ronalds Reynolds McCall and McConnell are tapped to produce the work.
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