26 Mar 1979
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1979
Page
1
Residents reported a quiet Sunday and no unusual activity by telephone. A radio statement urged full cooperation to identify the enemy for the safety of Ugandan people. The government’s orders marked the first official admission that Amin’s military position has worsened over the past three weeks despite reports of a Libyan airlift of heavy weapons and troops.
The United States hosts a White House signing ceremony where Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin seal a peace treaty in English Hebrew and Arabic. President Carter witnesses the landmark accord as protesters rally nearby and regional leaders react, signaling fragile hope for broader Arab Israeli peace.
A Medicine Hat caretaker named Richard Mitchell suffered serious burns in a hostel furnace fire. He was in stable condition at Foothills hospital in Calgary after entering the furnace room as flames began around 8:45 p.m. Saturday. Fire crews arrived to extinguish the blaze. the furnace door remained closed and the building avoided damage. Probes by city police and Alberta Labor are underway.
Paris AP report says voters rejected President Valery Giscard d Estaing centreright coalition. Socialists and Communists capture 189+ district seats as governing bloc loses ground. UDF and Gaullist partners drop seats. Miterrand hails the result as a great success amid incomplete totals.
Tehran sources say the new constitution will establish a powerful religious body to review and ratify government actions to ensure they align with Islamic principles. The secretive Revolutionary Council, led by Ayatollah Khomeini, drafts the charter as a referendum on an Islamic Republic looms.
Hanoi asserts Chinese forces have penetrated as deep as 19 kilometres into Vietnam and now hold more than 30 positions, up from 18, amid regional tensions. The Soviet Union accuses Beijing of provoking Laos, while Vietnam's UN envoy cites Chinese incursions and Hanoi accuses China of breaking promises.
Jean-Pierre Charette, ex FLQ member, sentenced to six months in jail and three years probation for planting three bombs in 1968. He pleaded guilty to bombs at Liberal and Union Nationale clubs and a liquor store. One bomb exploded with minor damage. He is eligible for parole in four months.
An unscheduled landing in Damascus by a Pan American Boeing 747 en route from New York to the Persian Gulf occurred after Syrian officials allegedly ordered the jet to land for violating air space. The plane, carrying 88 passengers and 16 crew, resumed flight about two hours later with no injuries reported.
George Weston Ltd considers a bid for 51 percent of Hudson's Bay Co to gain a controlling interest. Hudson's Bay board urges rejection of Thomson interests bid. Weston cites aim to build a strong Canadian owned merchandising group and plans further announcements this week.
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