Weather Outlook for Wednesday in City
Sunny conditions with a ten percent chance of rain. Expect a high of 26 and a low of 10 with light winds. Map reference on Page B4.
22 Sep 1987
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1987
Page
1
Sunny conditions with a ten percent chance of rain. Expect a high of 26 and a low of 10 with light winds. Map reference on Page B4.
DARTMOUTH Nova Scotia's first telephone sex talk line Dial A Phone Fantasy operated from a home by Michelle a 22 year old redhead. She says she ended the service to avoid embarrassing her in laws and denies legal trouble or threats from authorities or the phone company. In Toronto the first North American beer shipped to West Germany from Upper Canada Brewing Co with 5000 bottles to appear at Oktoberfest and Germany’s Bavarian Purity Act looms for imported beer.
Mayor Ted Grimm urges caution on spending the 4.2 million dollar tax surplus and delays a decision until more information is available. Utilities Committee favors monthly credits to current customers while questioning equity for former ratepayers and residents elsewhere in the city. Continued on Page A7.
Ottawa report on a 1105 farmer poll shows 25 percent fear leaving the land within years and demand subsidies to sustain farming. Liberal critic Foster cites government plans to seize 6000 farms over two years, while Blais touts last year’s 1 billion dollar aid and continued grains program.
Ottawa sources say negotiators plan a major deal with the United States to replace the Auto Pact with a common set of content standards for all car and parts makers. The proposal, backed by U.S. firms, would require manufacturers to meet minimum North American requirements during this week’s free trade discussions in Washington.
The article explains a transition from the 1965 Auto Pact to a broader North American free trade framework with rules of origin. It outlines duty free rights for North American content, thresholds around 50 percent for cars and lower for parts, and aims to curb offshoring by encouraging local production.
At a North east Canadian American Health Council conference in Montreal experts discussed allowing the elderly to choose when to end life-prolonging treatment. The panel contrasted active versus passive euthanasia and urged patient focus in decisions while noting most seniors prefer dying at home though many still die in hospital. A University of New Hampshire sociologist cited a 3.2 percent abuse rate among elders, mainly marital violence, based on a Boston area survey of 2,000 seniors.
At the United Nations General Assembly Iranian President Ali Khamenei rejects Washington’s claim that Iran mined a ship in the Persian Gulf. He promises a proper response as the US walkout occurs. He also criticizes the UN Security Council and Iraq’s war stance amid rising Gulf tensions.
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