Ottawa faces sweeping reform of rape and obscenity laws
Ottawa lawmakers tabled a broad Criminal Code omnibus bill to redefine rape as an indecent assault with tougher penalties, expand prosecutions for spousal rape when apart, curb child pornography, and ease trials. It also targets prostitution, loansharking, and child abuse with stricter enforcement and new treatment options.
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Ottawa
Ron Basford
Basford
Canada
Ottawa-Hull
Commons Justice
Carter Begin meet shows ceremony not progress on peace
White House officials say the Washington talks between President Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Begin were largely ceremonial with little shift in policy. Both sides maintained hard lines on arms sales while committees study a $4.8 billion package including F-15s and F-16s for Saudi Arabia Egypt and Israel.
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Egypt
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Germany
Thompson
Mozambique
Miron Marcus
U.S
East Germany
Europe
City man dies in accident near Medicine Hat
Leonard Rodney Price 902 4th St. S.E. lost control on a curve on Cavan Lake Road about 11 30 p m. His vehicle rolled three times and ended in a ditch seven miles south of the city. RCMP confirmed the fatal crash occurring late Monday night.
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Cavan Lake Road
Medicine Hat Rcmp
RCMP
Leonard Rodney Price
4Th St. S.E
Medicine Hat ECS to Transfer to School Boards
City council votes 5 to 4 with one abstention to seek school boards as operators of the Early Childhood Services program. Negotiations start, but a fall start is unlikely with earliest transfer by September 1979.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Lucille Moyer
Pete Simpson
Lee Anderson
Ron Clement
George Davison
Sam Stone
Graham Kelly
Milt Reinhardt
Ald
Ken Sauer
Commons approves money watchdog
The Commons unanimously approved legislation creating a comptroller general to oversee day to day government expenditures. Opposition MPs pressed for explicit duties and cabinet oversight, but the bill proceeds to Senate approval with details left to cabinet order.
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J. J. Macdonell
Harry Rogers
Xerox Corp
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Senate
Comptroller-General
the Treasury Board
Macdonell
Italy’s ruling party rejects Moro hostage negotiation plea
Italy’s Christian Democrats prepare to reject Aldo Moro family appeals to negotiate with the Red Brigades after Moro’s 47 day captivity. Premier Andreotti and secretary Zaccagnini met Communist leader Berlinguer who forecast no shift in stance.
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Italy
Christian Democrats
Aldo Moro
Red Brigades
Giulio Andreotti
Christian Democrat
Benigno Zaccagnini
Communist Party
Enrico Berlinguer
Berlinguer
Moro
City approves 1978 property mill rates and frontage taxes
City council set the 1978 mill rates across all ratepayers including single family 53.39, apartments 55.27, and commercial industrial 83.34 with a 14 13.47 and 20.78 percent rise over 1977. The levy funds include 2 961 800 for public schools 704 536 for separate schools 2 350 947 for city general purposes 1 167 721 for provincial foundation and 243 694 for the public library totaling 7 428 698 with June 30 payment deadline and frontage taxes of 8 cents per foot for water works and 10 cents per foot for sewer.
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Gallup
Liberal
PC Ndp
Provincial School Foundation
Auto licence change considered
Alberta Solicitor-General Roy Farran urges a better system for vehicle licensing amid long lines and overburdened offices. He envisions spreading licensing across the year by vehicle type and potential computer retooling with changes possibly by 1980. The plan also foresees government takeover of Treasury Branch satellite licensing offices to improve efficiency.
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Edmonton
Roy Farran
Farran
Department of Medical Care
Alberta
Treasury
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