19 May 1979
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 19, 1979
Page
1
Gallup poll shows Liberals and Progressive Conservatives tied at 37.5 percent nationally with New Democrats at 19 percent. Regional imbalances favor the Tories despite a Quebec Liberal majority, as Social Credit looms in key seats.
The article notes a national Tory lead over the Liberals with Quebec as the exception and reports Clark campaigning in British Columbia while Trudeau draws crowds in Toronto. It estimates Clark could form a majority with 41–42 percent and Trudeau may need 43–44 percent, with Ed Broadbent avoiding post-election pledges.
The Canadian press reports Liberal Prime Minister Trudeau and Progressive Conservative Joe Clark trading attacks in campaign rallies as inflation concerns and a Gallup poll show Liberals and Conservatives tied at 37.5 percent with the NDP at 19 percent. Ed Broadbent pledges a federal commission to roll back unjustified price increases. Official stats confirm rising inflation at 9.8 percent.
The report lists provincial and territorial seat counts as of March 26. BC holds 13 PC, 7 Liberal, 2 NDP, 1 vacant. Alberta 17 PC, 1 Liberal, 1 Independent. Saskatchewan 8 PC, 3 Liberal, 2 NDP. Manitoba 10 PC, 2 NDP, 1 Independent. Ontario 48 Liberal, 32 PC, 8 NDP. Quebec 60 Liberal, 9 Social Credit, 2 PC, 2 Independent, 1 vacant. New Brunswick 6 Liberal, 3 PC, 1 Independent. Nova Scotia 8 PC, 2 Liberal, 1 NDP. Newfoundland 4 Liberal, 2 PC, 1 NDP. Prince Edward Island 2 Liberal, 2 PC. Northwest Territories 1 NDP. Yukon 1 PC.
A federal jury awarded Karen Silkwood’s three children 10.5 million dollars after finding Kerr-McGee negligent in operating the nuclear fuel plant linked to Silkwood’s plutonium contamination. The verdict combines 505000 in actual damages and 10 million in punitive damages, with Kerr-McGee planning an appeal.
A Medicine Hat man died in an early morning single vehicle crash on Dunmore Road. Police withheld the name pending next of kin notification. The car went out of control and rolled. no time or damage details were released.
A retrospective on Prairie federal elections traces volatile shifts from 1921 to 1974, highlighting Alberta’s rare Liberal majorities, repeated opposition support, and the long absence of NDP-CCF wins. It notes the 1940 defection of 10 New Democrats in Alberta and various regional party labels through the era.
Harold Jaggard, 79, the head of Grays Building Society, died after pilfering about 6 million over four decades. He used pencil ledgers and erased ink to hide financial thefts, leaving auditors misled for years and prompting talks of new laws to prevent a repeat.
Postmaster Henry Schaufele announced Friday that mail will reach 2,450 additional homes in Medicine Hat beginning May 29. Door to door service will cover Ross Glen, Crescent Heights, Connaught, South Ridge and Crescentview areas now served by group boxes. Mailboxes demand will rise as homeowners prepare for the new arrivals.
United Nations sponsored discussions on Cyprus reopened in Nicosia with Cypriot President Spyros Kyprianou and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash meeting under UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. Sources say progress on key points was made though major differences remain as talks sought common ground for future negotiations.
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