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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1987
Page
1
Kings sign McBean in four year contract
Medicine Hat Tigers defenseman Wayne McBean agreed to a four year deal with the Los Angeles Kings. Agent Don Meehan announced an agreement that includes three years plus an option year, with terms not disclosed. McBean, 18, was the Kings fourth overall pick in the NHL draft after a 71 game season with 12 goals and 41 assists. He earned Memorial Cup MVP honors and was Tigers top defenseman last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat Tigers
Wayne McBean
Los Angeles Kings
National Hockey League
Don Meehan
Meehan
Wayne
McBean
Kings
Seafarers Union and Lake Carriers Reach Three Year Pact
The Seafarers' International Union and the Canadian Lake Carriers Association sign a three year agreement covering about 1500 Great Lakes sailors. After a May interim deal and tense talks, 96 percent of SIU members ratified the pact. The deal avoids crew cuts, adds retraining, and includes work sharing to boost competitiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Seafarers’ International Union
Canadian Lake Carriers Association
Great Lakes
SIU
Roman Gralewicz
Gralewicz
George Miller
Lake Carriers Association
Alberta edges ahead in 1.2 billion western diversification plan
Premier Don Getty welcomed the 1.2 billion western diversification program announced by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to curb boom bust cycles in oil and agriculture. The plan, run from Edmonton, will grant funds to business, local governments and universities with private sector leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Western Canada
Don Getty
Getty
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Alberta New Democrat
Ray Martin
Santa Claus
Ning
Howard Pawley
Manitoba
Grant Devine
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Bill Vander Zalm
Pawley
John Turner
Winnipeg
Meech Lake probe opens as MPs question Mulroney sale claim
The Commons Senate committee began hearings on the Meech Lake accord with Conservative MPs asking if Prime Minister Mulroney has “sold the farm” to win provincial backing. Senator Lowell Murray said the accord strengthens Canada overall and does not erode the Charter, while critics pressed for possible changes before a Sept. 14 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Meech Lake
Leo Duguay
Commons
Senate
Lowell Murray
Canada
Murray
Duguay
Quebec
Montreal
Don Johnston
Saskatchewan
New Democrat
Lorne Nystrom
Tamil Tigers Begin Surrender Under Peace Accord in Sri Lanka
In Jaffna and Palali, LTTE members surrender weapons to Indian forces as peace talks curb four years of civil war. Spokesman Raheem says the war is over. Prabhakaran commits to abandoning armed struggle and the group plans to deliver about 5,000 weapons. Indian peacekeepers oversee the process at the main northern airfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Raheem
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Liberation Tigers
Palali
India
Vavuniya
Fans Mark 25th Anniversary of Marilyn Monroe Death
Picton residents and fans across Canada observe August 5 as the 25th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe s death. Bernie Taylor collects memorabilia and recalls his first film memory while touring New York and Los Angeles sites. Marilyn s life and mystique continue to drive memorabilia sales and passionate devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Cornacchia
Southam
Picton
Bernie Taylor
Taylor
New York
L.A
Westwood Memorial Park
Hollywood
Marilyn
Mike Orlando
Toronto
Orlando
Norma Jeane
Gladys Baker
Saudis charge Iranians plotted Grand Mosque seizure
Mecca clashes during Hajj leave at least 402 dead, 275 Iranians, with Saudi authorities denying gunfire. Iran claims hundreds killed and thousands wounded by police. Tehran receives first plane carrying 58 bodies, while diplomacy attempts to cool tensions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jidda
Saudi Arabia
Mecca
Grand Mosque
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Fahd
Iran
Tehran
Islamic Republic
Farouk al-Sharaa
Ali Khamenei
Khomeini
IRNA
Seyyed Rahim Dezfuli
Iranian Red Crescent Society
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