28 Mar 1983
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1983
Page
1
A report on the death of former Soviet spy Anthony Blunt following a heart attack. The obituary notes Blunt’s wartime service and controversial career as a member of a renowned spy ring. The piece outlines reactions from colleagues and historians.
Twenty one Sea Shepherd Conservation Society members appeared in a provincial court in Sydney and were ordered held pending Quebec warrants. Paul Watson and 20 associates face charges of conspiracy to commit mischief and to extortion related to a Gulf of St Lawrence protest towing to Georgetown.
Jacqueline Landry of Longueuil was revealed as the $3.89 million Lotto 649 jackpot winner in a record tax free prize. Officials note she usually buys three $1 entries but submitted 21 for the drawing, which spurred national sales near $14 million.
In weekend meetings across 23 of 75 Quebec ridings the Mulroney camp claimed 67 percent of senior and junior delegates, asserting a massive victory as leaders press toward the mid June convention. Clark aides put the figure near 60 percent amid protests and vandalism incidents.
Eleven year old Alex Pellizzari Fisher, son of an American mother and Venezuelan father, freed himself from jailers with pliers and a knife. He spent a night under a jungle bridge near San Cristobal and walked to transit police for help. Police fear kidnapper gang, possibly Colombian, may try to cross the border. A ransom of 1.6 million ran was reported.
Montreal Premier Rene Levesque faces questions over a 1965 loan of 6500 dollars from a friend involved in government business while he was natural resources minister in the Lesage Liberal cabinet. The loan was repaid in 1975 after a two year term. The case ties to Levesque’s 1960s power nationalization effort and to Hydro Quebec leadership. Also noted is PQ back-bencher Gilles Gregoire facing sexual immorality charges, with the party seeking his suspension pending May trial.
Time magazine reports that CIA and U S Army personnel are part of a political coordinating committee guiding the Nicaraguan Democratic Forces in hit and run attacks from Honduras. John Negroponte is named as coordinator guiding Honduran efforts with three FDN military staffs.
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