29 May 1987
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 29, 1987
Page
1
A dairy farmer showcases a custom cycle built with 44 pedals intended for an amusement park project. The device blends mechanical ingenuity with rural enterprise and reflects local innovation in novelty transportation.
The forecast calls for mainly sunny skies on Saturday with a ten percent chance of precipitation. Expect a high near 24 and a low around 7. Map Page B2.
Independent groups say security forces released hundreds of black children from prisons and police cells since May 22 under the state of emergency. Officials had earlier reported about 1,424 children aged 12 to 18 detained since last June crackdown.
Ottawa plans to replace elderly tax exemptions and the $1000 pension income deduction with non refundable tax credits part of a June 18 tax reform package. Credits will not be refundable so only those with enough income benefit and high income seniors may lose out.
Amoco Canada says it will become publicly traded after acquiring Dome Petroleum, reversing its American parent’s private stance. Don Stacy defends reinvestment of profits in exploration over five years while banks press for liquidation or higher recoveries. Canadian minister Masse pressures a share-issue route for citizenship in the merged firm.
Prime Minister Mulroney denounced a U S Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruling on Canadian natural gas pricing as a serious setback to energy trade. Opposition MPs urged strong action, with Ed Broadbent pressing Reagan at the Venice summit. External Affairs Minister Clark urged calm amid sovereignty concerns.
A national Angus Reid poll for Southam News shows the NDP and Liberals each at 38 percent of decided votes, with the Conservatives at 22 percent. The NDP gains 1 point and Liberals rise 2, while Tories fall to their lowest in 10 years. The NDP leads in Quebec with 50 percent and Liberals fall to 32 percent there.
Prime Minister Mulroney calls Trudeau’s Meech Lake attack a low level comedy as Trudeau counters by defending his past support for federalist concepts. Trudeau denies aiming to force his view while accusing Mulroney and premiers of eroding Canada’s balance and Quebec’s distinct society status.
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