07 Aug 1992
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1992
Page
1
Three 17 year old youths arrested in Sighetul Marmell ei by Romanian police after they dressed in white sheets and haunted a cemetery. They prowled tombstones to scare drinkers leaving a bar and forced them to hand over cash.
Washington reports substantial gaps remain in the North American free trade negotiations. Canadian official John Fieldhouse cautioned more work than crossings is needed, while US trade and industry sources noted talks on autos energy beer tariffs and investment continue with a possible deal later in the day. Farm trade is handled separately.
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal rules RCMP may keep informant identities confidential in public inquiry into the January 1991 shooting death of Leo LaChance in Prince Albert. The inquiry sought the informant name used by investigators amid testimony about police interference. Nerland, the white supremacist, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received four years.
Western Tory MPs warn Mulroney against dropping Triple E in a bid to appease Quebec. British Columbia favors compromise while insisting the power-sharing spirit of the July 7 pact remain. Alberta voices long term unity concerns as Quebec resists equal representation.
Saudi Arabia shipped 4000 tonnes of food to Mogadishu drawing looting and violence as CARE and other agencies struggle. The 23 kilo bundles of sugar, wheat and powdered milk proved highly coveted and easily looted, with aid staff criticizing the distribution. A clan committee split the aid north and south, but officials fear little reached the truly needy amid black market sales and gunplay.
In Calgary about 500 staff from pilots to cleaners demonstrated outside closing doors of the airline over a potential merger with Air Canada. Vancouver and Toronto also staged rallies with hundreds more workers seeking job protection as merger talks continue and a 60 percent Air Canada stake is reported.
Yugoslavian Prime Minister Milan Panic said he would order Serbs in Bosnia to dismantle detention camps within 30 days or see their leaders resign. He spoke aboard his official jet en route to Budapest for talks with Croatian Premier Franjo Gregoric amid global outrage over camp abuses.
In Barcelona Penny and Vicky Vilagos end their synchronized swimming comeback with a silver, finishing behind the American Josephson twins. Japan’s Okumo and Takayama take bronze as the crowd roars for Canada’s Mark Leduc who advances to the boxing gold medal bout after a 13-6 semifinal win over Leonard Doroftei.
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