04 Aug 1993
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1993
Page
1
On Little Diomede Island in the Bering Strait residents vote to observe their own time zone. After a petition signed by about a third of the 180 residents, clocks were set back to Little Diomede Time three hours earlier than mainland Alaska.
In four days of clashes across Katlehong Tokoza and Tembe sa, police said 124 people have died. Gunfire bombs and arson intensified after dark as hostel residents attacked nearby homes in Tem be sa, with victims including hostel residents, children, and officers.
More than 200 Americans phoned May Stodgell after his Winnipeg number appeared on a Detroit TV screen during Bill Clinton's address. He recalls 50 calls in five minutes and doubts the station's denial that the wrong number was shown. The White House line was the intended target. Clinton spoke to drum up support for his budget plan.
Washington Post reports internal planning documents show US UK France Canada clash over how to strike Bosnian Serbs. Clinton favors broader attacks without UN authorization unless troops are at risk while Canada and France seek UN veto rights. NATO drafts viable options ahead of next week's meeting.
In Los Angeles the sentencing of white officers Stacey Koon and Lawrence Powell for beating Rodney King nears. King has not decided if he will attend, amid death threats and safety concerns. Police said every available officer will be deployed for the proceedings.
A US appeals panel rules John Demjanjuk must be freed by Israel and allowed back to the United States if extradition proceedings are ongoing. The court says Israel cannot pursue new war crimes charges without violating the US extradition treaty and that he may return to the US during investigations. Israel’s Supreme Court had overturned his 1988 conviction for Treblinka ties and ordered a hold pending new charges.
Ontario Human Rights Commission ruling extends all employee benefits to same-sex couples. Laurie Anne Mercer and Elizabeth Clinton, partnered since 1980, had challenged unequal spousal benefits at York County Hospital. The decision broadens survivor and other benefits, aligning with a prior pension ruling for same-sex partners.
Jason Longpre, 12, severely burned in a July propane blast in a Brooks backyard, is walking with help and improving at Shriner's Hospital in Cincinnati. Doctors report serious stable condition with skin grafts taken and donor skin protecting his burns. Families cope with long recovery, expect November return, and local support pours in through cards and planned cheer projects.
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