07 Aug 1993
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1993
Page
1
Seymour Wisconsin proclaims itself birthplace of the hamburger and will celebrate with a one tone party featuring a gigantic burger cooked on a 6.3 by 7.2 meter grill. Details on flipping the monster burger are not yet announced.
The Ontario US beer price dispute moves toward resolution as both sides agree to drop duties on each other’s exports. Alberta had already adjusted practices to align with GATT, while Saskatchewan and British Columbia expect little impact. In Bosnia, NATO air strikes threaten to save Sarajevo as UN talks fail to secure Serbian withdrawal from surrounding mountains. Gen. Briquemont reports stalled negotiations on handover positions Mount Igman and Mount Bjelasnica.
Trustees trim the News Cypress School Division project reducing the Dunmore building by about 148 542 from stained glass to a shower curtain and stucco siding. Final cost now around 1 2 million with 745 400 for administration and 500 000 for maintenance.
The Alberta Gaming Commission revoked bingo licences for Medicine Hat Boxing Club and Safety City Society after a July hearing in Calgary. Boxing Club faces no bingo or pull tab sales until July 1, 1994, while Safety City is barred until September. The boxing club must refund 46 401.81 to its bingo account from past rental revenues, with disputed funds over 50 000 not redeposited. Top Hat and Prairie Schooner associations have waiting lists for events.
A powerful twister carved a 10 to 15 metre path through a Wal Mart in Colonial Heights killing three and injuring 119, with debris-strewn scenes in Peters burg where 30 were hurt. Gov Wilder activated the National Guard as the region assessed damage across southeastern Virginia.
Ernest Prophete a 34 year old Montreal man died after being arrested for unpaid traffic tickets and collapsing during a scuffle with guards at Bordeaux Jail. Police await autopsy results while the family seeks answers and potential legal action.
London Reuters reports on the 30th anniversary of Britain's Great Train Robbery. Robbers and officers recall a "golden age" of crime, with 2.5 million pounds taken on August 8 1963, many never captured, and harsh prison terms shaping British crime for years. Biggs stayed in Brazil, became a pop culture figure, while media and public fascination persisted.
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