10 Aug 1994
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1994
Page
1
Annapolis lawyer Gil Cochran urged allowing Bermuda shorts for attorneys in court, inspired by Bermuda attire. The judge refused, warning that permitting shorts would open a Pandora's box. A second lawyer warned against lawyers arriving "au natural."
Dozens of contractors go out of business as Alberta faces its worst year since records began. Alberta Construction Association leader Merv Ellis cites 60 members lost and a 20 percent cut in the provincial capital budget. Major firms like PCL seek work outside the province.
Alberta Health seeks hundreds of contacts of an Edmonton physician with a highly infectious tuberculosis strain. Authorities say up to 500 people could have shared air with him, including some on flights, and urge skin tests as more contacts are traced.
A Korean Air Airbus A 300 carrying 160 people crashed on Cheju island during a typhoon related approach. All aboard escaped via chutes. nine injured light to moderate. Pilot Barry Woods, 52, Canadian, unharmed. Officials initially cited 150 aboard, later revised to 152 passengers and eight crew.
In Edmonton, Mike Sellwood 45 and his father Edgar Bob Sellwood 72 share two $1.1 million Lotto 6/49 prizes after using a seven number set that matched across tickets. The elder Sellwood and Lennis Kulasa also shared the other jackpot with Mike. The couple marked their Golden Anniversary on August 6.
Scientists at the 10th International Conference on AIDS proposed altering the genetic makeup of HIV infected newborns to disable the virus. Flossie Wong-Staal of UC San Diego outlined arming white blood cells with a protein to chop HIV genes, aiming for eventual single-injection treatments, though human testing and efficacy remain uncertain.
Alberta eyes a mortgage like debt plan to retire its 30 billion dollar liability over a set period. Finance officials cite 1.4 billion in annual interest and faster deficit reduction aided by oil gains and Crown lease sales as factors shaping the proposal.
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