Weather Forecast Cloudy with Spotty Precipitation
A cloudy Sunday brings a 10 percent chance of rain. High near 12 and low around minus 4. Map on page A9.
06 Apr 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1985
Page
1
A cloudy Sunday brings a 10 percent chance of rain. High near 12 and low around minus 4. Map on page A9.
A motorcyclist died Friday evening when his bike collided with a half-ton truck on Brier Park Road at 9:35 p.m. The truck driver escaped injury. Names of the deceased and driver are being withheld pending next of kin notification. The crash is under investigation.
A fire at 178 10th St NE caused about 70000 in damage to the house and contents Friday morning. Owner Bob Terry summoned firefighters shortly after 7 am. The blaze was contained and did not spread to adjacent houses, according to Lieut Ivan Heringer of the city fire department.
Sudanese President Gafaar Nimeiri is deposed in a military coup led by Defence Minister as he travels home from the United States. The army dissolves the ruling Sudanese Socialist Union and suspends the constitution while claiming interim control amid protests and strikes in Khartoum.
An enthusiastic Arena crowd gathered Thursday to donate to Steve Fonyo for Journey For Lives. Dan Smith read a letter for Medicine Hat MLA Jim Horsman as donations ranged from piggy banks to corporate cheques. Dave Wilkins said the two day Alberta total reached $30,000 locally, part of about $60,000 in Alberta, with the national fund surpassing $2 million for cancer research.
Rocket propelled grenades exploded over the Beirut racetrack minutes before post time injuring at least two and causing suspensions of weekend races. In Sidon fighting continued with mortar fire against Palestinian camps as Syria-leaning pressure Mounts for a swift end to Lebanon's factional conflict.
The ASPCA accuses Ringling Bros of surgically horned goats passed off as living unicorns at Madison Square Garden. John Kullberg calls the act cruel and unethical and threatens court action unless circus staff address the charges. Susannah Smith confirms four animals, though only one appears in the show.
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