Montreal Olympic bungling exposed in 1972 inquiry
The inquiry revealed missteps in staging the Games with Andre Saumier stating 1972 cost estimates around 500 million while Montreal's total was placed at 124 million. Mayor Drapeau led the organizing board and assurances on facilities were questioned. Claude Phaneuf testified Regis Trudeau et Associes’ plans for a 70000 seat stadium relied on unavailable equipment.
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Trudeau
Drapeau
Andre Saumier
Montreal
Claude Phaneuf
City of
Medicine Hat courthouse to be declared historic resource
The Medicine Hat courthouse will be designated a provincial historic resource, the highest level of protection, making interior or exterior alterations difficult without culture department approval. Plans consider expansion either as an addition or a new building, with discussions tied to parking and a larger park plan.
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Medicine Hat
Jim Horsman
Department of Culture
Horsman
Provincial Public Works Department
Provincial Attorney-General’s Department
City Council
Local Bar Association
The
Historical Society
Provincial Department of Culture
Historic Resources Board
School of Architecture
Attorney-General’s Department
Russell and Needham
Hunt
Carter seeks broad peace formula at Camp David talks
President Carter works toward a comprehensive blueprint to extend Israeli Egyptian negotiations after the East summit. He aims to win approval from Begin and Sadat for a windup by Friday and to draw Jordan into the process, with a focus on Palestinian Arabs under Israeli control and potential self rule alongside withdrawal.
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Camp David
Carter
Jody Powell
Israel
Menachem Begin
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Mideast
Sadat
Begin’s
Jordan
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Sinai Desert
Begin
Hussein
Joint venture forms for Idaho phosphate mining operation
Western Co operative Fertilizers Ltd of Calgary and Medicine Hat teams with Beker Industries Corp of Greenwich, Conn to mine phosphate in southeastern Idaho. Governor Evans cites long term economic benefits as plans include mining about three million tons annually with $3.5 million yearly labor and costs. Western awaits board ratification and final financial arrangements.
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Boise, Idaho
Western Cooperative Fertilizers Ltd
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Beker Industries Corp
Greenwich
Evans
Kenneth Nielsen
Western
Beker
John Coulbourn
Oswald widow faces cross-examination held over Kennedy killing
Marina Oswald Porter returns for a second day before the House assassination committee as it probes inconsistencies between her latest testimony and earlier FBI and Secret Service statements. She cites fear and memory lapses from the trauma of the Kennedy murder, including past remarks about Lee Harvey Oswald’s alias.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Marina Oswald Porter
Oswald
Kennedy
Richardson Preyer
Dem. N.C
Lee
FBI
Secret Service
Mexico City
Cuba
Preyer
Alek Hidell
New Orleans
Porter
House
Rebels tighten grip as battles loom in Nicaragua cities
Leftist guerrillas hold Esteli Chinandega and Leon amid martial law in Masaya siege and national guard countermeasures. Red Cross reports 400 plus dead or wounded nationwide with Masaya hardest hit as government troops retreat toward rest.
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Managua
Nicaragua
National Guard
Anastasio Somoza
Chinandega
Esteli
Leon
Somoza
Masaya
Rivas
Red Cross
Sandinista Liberation Front
Farran says he will not seek re-election in Alberta
Calgary solicitor general Roy Farran announced at a news conference and in a letter to Premier Lougheed that he will not run again in the next provincial election. The 57 year old MLA for Calgary North Hill said he wants more time with his family and plans to write a book on Alberta’s growth. He joins several cabinet ministers who will leave public office.
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Calgary (Cp
Roy Farran
Farran
Calgary-North Hill
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Calgary
Energy
Don Getty
Jim Foster
Gordon Miniely
Utilities
Allan Warrack
Bill Yorke
Housing and Public Works
Medicine Hat letter carriers vote 80 percent in favor of potential strike
Paced by Gerry Cain the 18000 member Letter Carriers Union of Canada votes 82 percent in favor of strike if contract talks stall by September 22. Union cites cost of living formula disputes while overtime bans ease with post office policy shifts. two-year veterans earn 6.65 hourly and local union in Medicine Hat has 44 members.
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NEWS
Medicine Hat
Gerry Cain
Letter Carriers Union of Canada
Union
Post Office
Cain
Henry Schaufele
Edmonton
Schaufele
Letter Carriers Union
Toronto Transit strike ends after back-to-work bill
Ontario legislature ends the Toronto Transit Commission strike as Liberal MPs back the PC government back-to-work legislation. If 7000 ATU workers obey, service could resume within 24 hours. The bill imposes fines for defiance and grants a four percent retroactive pay boost to July 1.
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Toronto
Ontario
Toronto Transit Commission
Liberal Party
Progressive Conservative
Amalgamated Transit Union
New Democratic Party
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Quebec
Paul Bilodeau
Jack Hunt
Katie Mastel
St. S.W
Yugoslavia
Circleville
Ohio
Dan Lander
Idaho
Lougheed
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