30 Mar 1981
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1981
Page
1
Magdalene sits atop city hall steps amid rotting waste and 200 strikers. She holds a spring daffodil and vows to see the city beautiful again as police urge her to move. The standoff highlights a broader private disposal dispute and fires from pile burning.
Solidarity called off a country-wide general strike after last minute talks with the government over the beating of three union members. Warsaw Radio reported gradual progress as labor and government leaders raced to avert a nationwide stoppage. Other officials signaled possible settlement as talks continued.
The Star reports Igor Gouzenko kept a secret list of 300 Canadians Soviet spymasters in Ottawa sought to recruit. He defected from the Soviet embassy in 1945 and said two names appeared in the federal finance department. The Kellock Taschereau report did not mention the list.
The coroner's office reviewed SickKids drug dispensing and found procedures effective despite four infant deaths linked to a digoxin overdose not prescribed by a doctor. Nurse Susan Nelles faces multiple first degree murder charges. parents express concern about hospital trust and safety.
Five armed hijackers aboard a Indonesian airliner at Bangkok Airport demanded 1.5 million dollars and the release of 80 Indonesian political prisoners. They set a 9 p.m. local deadline, said 39 passengers would be freed if their demands are met, and wished to fly to an unnamed third country. Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda refused force unless hijackers brutal, while Indonesian negotiators were reportedly en route to Bangkok.
London reports confirm a foreign office white paper will respond to the Kershaw committee. The document is expected to state Britain must submit Canada's patriation request to Parliament and act expeditiously in line with precedent and law, despite Ottawa's opposition.
President Reagan was wounded in an assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton after delivering a speech to AFL-CIO officials. He remained conscious and in stable condition as Secret Service agents rushed him to safety, while press secretary James Brady and two others were injured.
Former prime minister Harold Wilson rejected claims by a former close aide that the late Earl Mountbatten plotted to topple his government in 1968. Wilson cited involvement by unnamed high level press figures who allegedly approached Mountbatten and Sir Solly Zuckerman, and said Mountbatten dismissed them.
The Oscar night raises hopes of big box office gains as studios spent millions on pre ceremony ads. Raging Bull leads with eight nominations and a wide release, while Ordinary People shoots for best picture. ABC will air the ceremony at 10 p.m. EST hosted by Johnny Carson.
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