06 Aug 1992
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1992
Page
1
Regina reports the Saskatchewan liquor board ruled that Spandex cannot be worn during shows or displays at licensed establishments. Minister Darrell Cunningham describes it as a minor issue and has warned officials. he expects the ban to be short lived.
Bosnia's UN ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey says four Serb run detention camps for Muslims were reported at least a month ago but the UN failed to act. Officials say reports are hard to verify and the Security Council only moved after a Newsday front page. The council called for access for international relief agencies to investigate the sites.
Negotiators from the United States Mexico and Canada press toward final approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement in Washington after fourteen months of talks. The deal would form the world largest trading bloc combining 360 million consumers and 6 trillion dollars in annual output with a possible handshake forthcoming. The Bank of Canada then set its rate at 5.32 percent down from 5.42 percent.
Sylvie Frechette, still shaken by tragedy and a scoring controversy, swims a near perfect routine to take silver behind Kristen Babb-Sprague in Barcelona. The Brazilian judge’s disputed mark and an appeal that failed kept Frechette from gold as the event concluded with Fumiko Okuno taking bronze.
Joe Clark acknowledged Wednesday that his government erred in accepting a Triple E Senate plan for Quebec. He said the deal must be revised possibly by abandoning provincial equality and by improving the aboriginal self government agreement to win Quebec's approval.
A tornado ripped through southeast Alberta near Lomond damaging a farm with about 3000 hay bales scattered and a three tonne truck moved six metres. A second funnel near Carmangay caused no damage. The same storm produced marble sized hail and heavy rain across Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Air Canada proposes to acquire PWA Corp creating a new airline where Air Canada would hold more than 60 percent of shares. The plan would place PWA shareholders in the minority and push for Air Canada to lead as chairman and president. Montreal headquarters and Winnipeg and Mississauga maintenance are cited. Alberta figures warn of 2,000 plus jobs at risk if merger proceeds and urge PWA to keep Alberta HQ. Canadian employs 2,476 in Edmonton Calgary and Fort McMurray totals noted.
Mandela and de Klerk signal optimism as protests shake South Africa with mass marches. The ANC says talks may resume after widespread strikes and demonstrations, while police report hundreds detained for occupying government buildings.
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