17 May 1979
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 17, 1979
Page
1
Martin said the reactor’s computer was off during a critical venting period and water leaked from a damaged tank after operators shut the sump pumps. Three valve leaks near the reactor demanded ongoing attention as dozens of alarms sounded at the outbreak of the accident.
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau claimed Joe Clark has turned his back on Quebec as he urged Liberal supporters in Sault Ste. Marie to back Ottawa backed policies. Trudeau accused Clark of indecision on the Official Languages Act and gas find reactions, saying Canadians must accept hard choices for national unity.
Alberta Gas Chemicals Ltd says U S producers cannot compete due to high raw material costs and old equipment. Du Pont accuses AGCL of dumping methanol in the American market, while AGCL argues future demand will be high and expansion plans hinge on North American markets.
CUPE Local 70 representing 41 workers in Forty Mile County ratified a one year contract retroactive to Jan 1. The deal includes a 55 cent hourly across the board raise plus targeted adjustments for grader operators and a library stenographer, three weeks vacation after two years, improved sick leave, and no reprisals for the strike. Reeve Dan Vandenberg said eight councillors ratified unanimously amid earlier refusals.
Rhodesian Patriotic Front leaders Mugabe and Nkomo warned Prime Minister Thatcher not to recognize the Muzorewa government. They said such recognition would harm future Rhodesian relations and could end the Salisbury regime by year’s end unless South Africa intervenes.
Iran's Ayatullah Khomeini signaled no tolerance for press criticism in a Tehran Radio speech. Journalists fear shrinking press freedom as one liberal daily closes and workers clash over reprint protests, signaling a pro Islamic line will dominate outlets.
Premier Rene Levesque said the timetable for Quebec sovereignty association referendum will be released by June 21. After the federal election ends, the moratorium on the question ends and the referendum timing will be clarified whether in fall or next spring. He noted the vote could seek a mandate to renegotiate Confederation terms.
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