Weather Forecast for Saturday Cleared
The weather outline notes a clearing day with a 10 percent chance of precipitation. High expected around 7 with a low near minus 3, advised for readers checking Map Page B4.
27 Sep 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1985
Page
1
The weather outline notes a clearing day with a 10 percent chance of precipitation. High expected around 7 with a low near minus 3, advised for readers checking Map Page B4.
Tass reports Nikolai Ryzhkov appointed premier by Supreme Soviet decree to succeed Nikolai Tikhonov who steps down for health reasons. Ryzhkov, a Politburo member, becomes head of the Council of Ministers in Moscow.
South Africa's white-minority government expanded powers to ban gatherings and meetings it says would pressure workers to stay off the job. The decree, lasting until March 31, 1986, targets a planned October 9 national day of prayer led by anti-apartheid figures including Desmond Tutu.
Hurricane Gloria roared along the U S eastern seaboard with 190 kmph winds driving 270000 people inland from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Swells three to four metres closed roads to New Jersey islands while the eye passed northward. Waves battered Atlantic City and resort towns from Delaware to North Carolina as the storm neared Long Island and New England.
Aileen McCabe reports Parti Quebecois militants head to a Sunday leadership vote expected to elect Justice Minister Pierre Marc Johnson to a first ballot win. The party shifts from separatist roots toward a broader federal outlook, with Johnson promoting free trade with the United States and closer Canadian ties amid internal dissent and a surprising candidate departure.
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney proposed a free trade deal to U.S. President Ronald Reagan and sought congressional support. Reagan welcomed the idea, with talks possible in 1986 and a meeting to review progress planned for spring. External Affairs cautioned that negotiations could begin next year if pursued.
Liberal Leader John Turner charged that the Tories lied regarding a RCMP probe into spending during the 1984 election. He cited Conservative national director Jerry Lampert as saying he informed Mulroney's office months ago. Mulroney urged an urgent inquiry led by Peter Elzinga, while Elzinga declined to confirm discussions.
A Canadian citizen and his wife and child were last seen entering the Principado hotel two hours before it collapsed in the Mexico City earthquake. The hotel is a rubble pile and recovery of bodies has ceased as bulldozers clear the site. Belongings from the hotel are in a garage and examined by officials at the Canadian Embassy.
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