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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 21, 2005
Page
1
Weather update notes a high of 1 and a low of 5 with mostly sunny skies expected Monday across the region. Farmers and commuters are advised to enjoy clear conditions while preparing for cooler evening temperatures.
April 21 1785 marks the start of a Canadian trial by jury. In World War I history, Baron Manfred von Richthofen was shot down in combat with Capt. Ray Brown of Carleton Place Ontario and his 209th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. Pop star Iggy Pop was born James Jewel Osterberg in Ann Arbor Michigan. His 1968 band the Stooges helped shape punk rock with wild stage antics and provocative performances.
A survey of historic notes traces Mackenzie King’s long Commonwealth tenure ending with a November retirement, plus later events including Joplin’s 1970 death and Pearl album work, Elvis’s Heartbreak Hotel top run, and Foster Hewitt’s passing in Toronto. It mentions Acadia University granting honorary music degrees to the Rankin Family for their Celtic and contemporary blend.
Police urge residents in the Ross Glen area to report suspected car damage from BB gunfire between mid February and mid March. Several mischief acts damaged vehicles. a couple of youths are being dealt with, and not all incidents are yet reported.
Police investigate a rash of bank and credit card thefts from residences and public places. Suspects impersonate police or bank employees to obtain personal banking information, then withdraw funds. Public advised to protect cards and not share details by phone. Call Medicine Hat Police Service with information.
Gasoline and a methanol tank were stolen from the Direct Energy Resources Compressor station outside Schuler after a break in earlier this week. Locks were cut between Monday and Tuesday. Redcliff RCMP asks anyone with information to call 548-2288 or Crimestoppers.
Suffield hosts a demonstration of Canadian military firepower as Lord Strathcona's Horse and the Royal Canadians showcase the Direct Fire Systems Unit. The DFSU blends long and medium range missiles with 105mm cannons into deployable teams forming a combined infantry and air defence artillery capability.
A nine month old girl, Jordynn Nicole Bowron, died from burns and smoke inhalation after firefighters pulled her from a burning Saskatoon home last month. Her three year old sister Isabelle Bowron died eight days after the blaze on March 3 at Royal University Hospital.
RCMP in Wetaskiwin treat the discovery of a dead baby boy, about a week old, in a home yard as criminal. No autopsy results released yet, but death deemed criminal. RCMP spokesman Al Fraser notes birth outside a medical facility and urges the mother to seek medical care due to risks of internal bleeding or infection.
A 28 year old Calgary woman was driving westbound when a minivan ahead struck a rock on the road. The rock was hurled toward her car, clipping the back of her head before landing in the rear seat, narrowly missing serious injury or death.
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