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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1995
Page
1
Four sixth graders in Crete Nebraska devised a color coded strip for milk cartons that turns red when milk is too sour. Their invention won a national science award and a $10,000 savings bond with plans to patent the idea and commercialize it.
In Ste Marie de Beauce police probe a house linked to undertaker Clement Mercier after gunman shot and killed police chief Denis Nadeau. A 10 year old girl is believed held hostage. armored unit and sharpshooters search room by room as evacuated nearby homes remain empty.
The Canadian dollar rose to 73.73 cents US, up 0.35 from Thursday, its strongest level in nearly six months. Experts cite relief over the Quebec referendum delay and Moody's downgrade as factors supporting the short term rally, noting a recovery from earlier dips below 71 cents and prior highs near 89 cents in 1991.
Alberta taxpayers lose about 164.3 million as the Magnesium Company of Canada plant sells for under five million to Alberta Natural Gas Company Ltd. ANG had defaulted on a 103 million loan, shutting the High River facility after 1991 startup. Murray Smith calls it good news the books are closed though it remains a bad deal.
Medicine Hat High Grade 10 student Brendan Dery leads in using Schoolnet the Canada wide public school net. The library gives access to online files on Japan Earthquakes culture and language with a Japan link in June. Teachers see Schoolnet as an additional research tool alongside microfiche and books.
Police report loan scam operators who charged up front fees for instant loans are surfacing in Calgary and Winnipeg after Ontario bans. Victims include Americans. scams charge about 450 US dollars for a no loan promised at 9.5 percent interest. Authorities shutting outfits and urging new legislation.
Police warn fraud operators once outlawed in Ontario are shifting west while advertising scam loans with upfront fees. About 50 shady loan outfits operated in Ontario for three years before the province banned them. Authorities in Calgary and Winnipeg are charging and investigating several operators.
The FBI broadened its Oklahoma City bombing inquiry to Kingman Arizona after learning Timothy McVeigh stayed at the Imperial Motel there for nearly two weeks and may have financed his travels via gun shows. Investigators consider a possible link to a mysterious Arizona license plate video and a drive car tied to John Doe No. 2 as they work tips and sightings amid the search for the fugitive.
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