Tax rise possibilities in Alberta budget speech
Alberta Treasurer Lou Hyndman signals a major tax increase might accompany tonight's budget address. Possible measures include higher medicare premiums and tobacco tax, with a second consecutive deficit projected at 2.4 billion and capital spending near 2.1 billion. The provincial tax rate could rise to 40 percent of the federal rate, generating about 65 million in 1983-84.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Lou Hyndman
Heritage Fund tops 13 billion in assets
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund rose by more than 2 billion in nine months to end December 31 1982 and reached 13 084 384 000. The quarterly report shows a net income of 402.9 million for Q3 1982 83 and 308 million in non renewable resource revenue transferred from general revenue.
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Edmonton
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
General Revenue
Heritage Fund
Alberta
Calgary mall murder suicide shocks downtown crowd
A 42 year old man fatally wounded his estranged wife then killed himself at Palliser Square in downtown Calgary. The couple’s names were not released. the wife died in hospital and the man died at the scene. Police investigate with witnesses reporting an initial shot and a second self inflicted shot, while autopsy results are pending.
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Calgary
Tim Wilson
Ray McBrien
Clark's death after artificial heart surgery at 62
Salt Lake City AP report says Bar ney Clark died at 62 after 112 days as the first patient to receive a permanent artificial heart. He died at 10:02 p.m. from circulatory collapse due to multi organ failure following a day of setbacks and a return to intensive care. The University of Utah Medical Centre described the death as quick, quiet, and painless.
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Salt Lake City
Barney Clark
University of Utah Medical Centre
John Dwan
Clark
Dwan
Five killed in Via Rail coach crash near Calgary
A switch left open by CP Rail work crews caused a Via Rail dayliner to crash into a parked sulphur car on a siding 60 kilometres south of Calgary. Engineer Stewart Tombling of Calgary and four passengers died. Ten injured. An inquiry was ordered by the Canadian Transport Commission.
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Via Rail
Edmonton
Calgary
Carstairs
Alta
CP Rail
Paul Wasylewick
Mountainview Ambulance
Leon Walroth
Walroth
Earl Olson
Red Deer
Olson
Transport Commission
Peter Schnobb
Reagan Urges Scientists to Build Impregnable Defense by Century
President Reagan challenged U S scientists to share his vision of the future and develop an im pregnable high technology defense against missile attack by century end. He announced the initiative in a televised speech appealing for support of his defense budget and urged a shift from offensive deterrence to a fool proof defense. The plan points to lasers charged particle beams and microwave devices as possible avenues for research.
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Washington
Reagan
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Soviet denounces Reagan defense plan amid arms talks
Tass calls Reagan defense speech bellicose and says new anti-missile system would violate treaties. NATO says it will deploy 572 U S nuclear missiles in Western Europe in December amid fear of Soviet force buildup.
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Soviet Union
Reagan
Tass
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Europe
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