Weather Showers Sunday Chance of Precipitation
A weather update notes showers with a 60 percent chance of precipitation on Sunday. The high is 12 and the low 5. Map page B6.
20 Sep 1986
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1986
Page
1
A weather update notes showers with a 60 percent chance of precipitation on Sunday. The high is 12 and the low 5. Map page B6.
RCMP Supt. Alfred Michaud, 53, head of the Quebec drug squad, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and refusing a breathalyzer. He was fined $600 on Friday after his July 11 arrest on a bridge by Ports Canada police near Montréal suburb Brossard.
A two-bedroom house on a field lot east of Los Angeles was moved without a trace. Brenda McGinnis, 35, prepared to sell, but authorities have no clues to the dwelling’s whereabouts after an appraiser failed to locate the on-block structure.
WRI MURPHY of The News reports Herbert Johnson will not run for mayor of Medicine Hat. Johnson, who launched a brief three day campaign, decided to withhold nomination papers after learning winning could be contested in court due to prior convictions. He cites potential six to eight month delays and public disruption as reasons for dropping out. Johnson has three fraud charges and one theft over 200 charge on his record.
Canadian Finance Minister Michael Wilson told provincial ministers he will not use equalization to shrink the deficit and hinted at possible increases as Ottawa faces a projected 32 billion dollar shortfall. He noted 5.5 billion could be shared this year among have-not provinces for comparable services, with decisions to come after October and December meetings.
Johnson opposes Mayor Ted Grimm running unopposed in Medicine Hat and argues the current administration should not be elected by acclamation. He claims election issues would be overshadowed by his criminal record and says he would prefer not to see his past publicly revisited.
The Magna chairman Frank Stronach submitted an initial bid for Canadair directly to Industry Minister Sinclair Stevens. Witnesses said CDIC should have received proposals, while Stronach described his note as a rough outline. Magna later withdrew as Bombardier won the sale.
A grain glut drives up demand for drying and storage equipment as farmers convert old buildings into granaries and dump grain in farmyards. The Canadian Wheat Board refuses new red spring deliveries due to an overloaded transport system and a Thunder Bay strike. Prices fall for canola while grades drop below historical norms, with 27 percent of hard red spring wheat and 64 percent of canola expected at No 1. Local firms race to supply bins and larger storage buildings.
Calgary’s 1988 Winter Olympics organizing committee contends with resignations after general manager Brian Murphy quit his $70,000 position citing top management’s blocking of input from volunteers. Several members fear retribution and consider resigning. the group has seen a president and six vice presidents leave since 1981.
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