13 Aug 1996
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1996
Page
1
Andrew Ehrkamp presents a humorous look at clowning in Medicine Hat weaving comic scenes with playful performance notes. The feature highlights his approach to timing expression and audience interaction in lighthearted acts.
More than 2000 clowns from across North America gather for three days of seminars at the Cultural Centre in its second year hosted by Hat. Veterans and novices describe clowning as a heart driven art reflecting audiences and inner selves.
Calgary reports that Alberta will launch North America's first large scale physician performance review. About 4,500 doctors will be surveyed by 25 patients and 17 peers per physician, with results guiding training. A pilot with 300 doctors starts before full rollout over four years.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jean Boyle ordered a summary investigation into non compliance after intelligence documents from the Somalia mission were found destroyed. Col. Serge Labbe, former overall commander, held the records and computer disks remain to be turned over to the inquiry.
David Sims, 26, stood on his hands and lowered his head into green paint then pressed his head on his family's 1975 Honda at a Albuquerque mall crowd of about 100. The stunt earned him first prize in a wild and crazy antics competition. Runners-up included women in a rice pudding bit and belly dancers flinging tomato sauce and cake at a man in a pink tutu.
Colin Powell, the lone Black leader at the convention, challenged the GOP to shed its intolerant past and unite behind welfare and health care reform. He defended a woman's right to choose and affirmative action, urging acceptance of Hispanic immigrants and descendants of slaves alike, earning standing ovations.
Seniors across Alberta prepare to rally at a special meeting later this month, aiming to mobilize over 300 participants. Jerry Pitts of the Alberta Council on Aging cites budget cutbacks and calls for unified action to improve the Seniors Benefit program and inform government policy.
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