22 Aug 1994
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1994
Page
1
San Francisco couple Hugh Jo and Monika Liston aged 33 and 25 wed in a virtual reality ceremony. They exchanged vows at a VR game centre where they stood on 3.5 metre platforms and wore metal headsets instead of real rings.
Willie Gibbs named chairman of the National Parole Board by Solicitor General Herb Gray after Michel Dagenais was fired amid a string of violent parolee cases. Gibbs, then senior deputy commissioner at Correctional Services, replaces Dagenais to steer new direction.
Frightened Hutu refugees queuing at the Bukavu border caused chaos at a closed post as Zaire allows movements on Ruzizi bridges. Troopers used force to deter crossings while officials announced Ruzizi-2 would be opened, ending France’s two month humanitarian mission.
Bosnian government troops seized Velika Kladusa as 11 months of rebellion against Sarajevo rule ended. Rebel Fikret Abdic fled into Serb territory after the Velika Kladusa capture, as French UN soldiers said Bosnian troops fired celebratory rounds.
Thousands of gun owners gathered in Alberta and Nova Scotia this weekend to oppose proposed firearms legislation. Participants from hunting, farming, shooting sports and gun-dealing communities highlighted the right to bear arms and criticized new limits on ammunition sales, registration, and assault rifles.
Ernesto Zedillo of the PRI secured the presidency in a highly scrutinized election marked by ballot shortages, observed irregularities, and protests. Civic Alliance and international observers reported multiple issues including possible double voting and insufficient ballots for refugees and voters in Chiapas.
The Louis S. St Laurent from Dartmouth and the U S Polar Sea became the first North American ships to reach the Pole. They arrived about 9 a m Mountain time to study pollution climate biology with 24 hour daylight and 30 degree temperatures. The crews planned a barbecue on an ice floe and will leave a marker for future expeditions while testing water temperature and air quality.
A Hamilton area manure pile over city blocks in size caused persistent odor and asthma symptoms for residents. A farmer announced stopping spreading when winds carried the stink toward the east end, while city officials logged dozens of complaints daily.
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