Weather update for Sunday with light precipitation
A weather note indicates a 30 percent chance of rain on Sunday. Highs reach 12 degrees with a low around 0 degrees. Map on page 86.
07 Sep 1985
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1985
Page
1
A weather note indicates a 30 percent chance of rain on Sunday. Highs reach 12 degrees with a low around 0 degrees. Map on page 86.
Prime Minister David Lange dismissed Paris demand to treat the two French secret agents charged in the Rainbow Warrior bombing under international law as pompous and farcical. He criticized the French embassy for not visiting Dominique Prieur and Alain Mafart, who face murder and sabotage charges after the July 10 attack in Auckland harbor.
New Democrat MPs prepare an all-out assault on free trade proposals as House resumes. Ed Broadbent argues free trade with the United States would hollow out Canadian safeguards and jobs, urging sector by sector fair trade instead. He cites Toyota and Hyundai decisions and backs a 20 year auto pact model to boost cross-border jobs while protecting policy gains. Broadbent notes a guaranteed income plan cannot replace social programs.
President Reagan signals willingness to seek congressional consensus on economic sanctions against South Africa as lawmakers push a broad package. White House aides expect veto possibilities but aim to limit overrides and announce limited sanctions on Monday to avoid a congressional rebuke.
Investigators comb the debris after a DC-9 from Mid West Express rolled on takeoff, nose-dived and burned near General Billy Mitchell Field killing all 31 aboard. Flight 105 from Madison to Atlanta carried 26 passengers four crew and an airline employee. A NTSB team arrived to probe the crash site.
The 1985 crash was the 19th commercial disaster that year, killing over 1,400 people globally. Rev. Joseph Frederick and seven priests performed last rites among the bodies as responders worked to identify causes and preserve wreckage. Six Kimberly-Clark executives were aboard, and Pratt and Whitney engines were noted in early analyses alongside emergency radio emissions and a midair fireball.
Joe Onofrio, a 33 year old Toronto postal wick et clerk, accidentally issued 2 880 extra 34 cent stamps to a customer for 320 stamps. The error was found 20 minutes later but no trace of the customer exists. Canada Post has not decided on repayment and union reps warn of potential liability if negligence is proven.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.