Premier Lougheed calls for grain handlers to return to work
Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed urged Canada to legislate grain handlers back to work and asked Prime Minister Trudeau to recall Parliament to resolve the grain dispute. He tied high interest rates to weakened farmer profits amid a looming bumper crop and stressed a need to keep grain moving.
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Government of
Canada
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Trudeau
Westlander Inn
Alberta Premier Lougheed Links Energy Pact to Economic Policy
Premier Lougheed argues a pending Supreme Court ruling on federal constitution plans could reshape Canada’s political map. He says a pro federation decision would curb energy and rate disputes, boost oil profits, and justify a made in Canada policy with provincial co operation.
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Henry Kanes
Thunder Bay
Ont
Kanes
Clive MacKee
Grain Workers
Canada
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
West Coast
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Man
Supreme Court
Lougheed
Mother Parliament
London
U.S
Alberta
Alberta premier touts jobs for youth during anniversary address
Lougheed cites decades of progress in Alberta with youth employment as top achievement. In a Q A session he hears questions on natural gas prices and women’s rights. Local officials urge federal tax relief for the industry and cabinet review of petrochemical siting and subsidies.
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Lougheed
Alberta
John van Dam
Redcliff
van Dam
Medicine Hat
Harry Weiner
Veiner
Weather and world news brief roundup from the index
The page highlights a sunny day with a high of 33 and a low of 12, a note on senior bus fares, Canada and West Germany soldier questions, Bombardier’s LRC train debut, Angola protests against Reagan policies, and a Phillies 10 Expos 5 game while standings shift.
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Canada
West Germany
Angola
Reagan
Luanda
South Africa
Phillies
Expos
Montreal Expos
Jim Fanning
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Medicine Hat hosts Alberta cabinet tour pushes municipal funding review
Mayor Ted Grimm and Alderman George Davison led a seven member cabinet briefing at the Continental Inn as Medicine Hat submits a four page plan calling for a quick review of per capita grants, provincial takeover of ambulance services, and greater provincial revenue sharing. The city cites long term budget pressures and argues for ambulance funding under provincial control.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Ted Grimm
George Davison
Continental Inn
Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Alberta Community Resource Centre
River Valley Authority
al Adair
Les Young
Greg Stevens
Henry Kroeger
Don McCrimmen
Horst Schmid
Jim Horsman
Strathcona Centre
Bert Murray
Lougheed
Cedar Room
Davison
Medicine Hat weighs annexing 9125 acres in new land plan
City council approved in principle a proposal for annexing 9125 acres around Medicine Hat to guide future growth. The 35 page report from the Southeast Alberta Regional Planning Commission outlines lands to be considered for incorporation and discusses agricultural concerns and ownership, with government bodies indicating cautious support.
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Medicine Hat
Southeast
Alberta Regional Planning Commission
Ajit Atwal
RPC
Redcliff
Atwal
South Saskatchewan
Solidarity Advances Demands at First National Congress
Solidarity's first national congress in Gdansk debated two resolutions angering the communist authorities. One calls for free Parliament elections and local government votes. the other seeks removal of a clause acknowledging the Communist party's leading role.
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Gdansk
Solidarity
Poland
Independent Labor Union
Warsaw
National Unity Front
Lech Sobieszak
Communist Party
Solidarity Congress
Sejm
Lalonde rejects city's energy tax appeal
Medicine Hat council received Marc Lalonde's reply denying the appeal for exemptions from the excise tax on natural gas and the Canadian ownership charge. The mayor and aldermen expressed disappointment, hinting at court action to challenge Ottawa's energy tax legislation.
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Alberta
Marc Lalonde
Lalonde
Ald
Ken Sauer
Utilities Committee
Sauer
Medicine Hat
Ted Grimm
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Keith Spicer
Peru
Owe Tae
City
Richard Helm
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