Threat to Calgary Olympics Denied by Officials
A Canadian and U S law enforcement warning of Croatian terrorists planned to assassinate athletes at the Calgary Winter Games was disputed by Olympic officials. The Cleveland Plain Dealer cited firearms seizures in Windsor Ontario and a Tampa St Petersburg sting linked to the plot.
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Bill Pratt
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Calgary Sun
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Fla
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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RCMP
OPP
Charles Wallace
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Robert Cuddie
Bureau
Canada
Cuddie
PLO Moves Toward Provisional Palestinian State
PLO officials say a Palestinian state is near and will recognize Israel within pre 1967 borders. A provisional government will govern the West Bank and Gaza, sharing leadership with young militants, to be announced at the Palestine National Council meeting in Algeria.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
PLO
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yasser Arafat
Palestine National Council
Algeria
Ramstein Air Show Disaster Kills 45 in Crowd
Hundreds burned as three Italian Air Force jets collided during a Ramstein spectacle. At least 45 were killed and about 500 injured as bodies burned and spectators fled. Defence Minister Scholz called to cancel and study banning future air shows.
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West Germany
APCP
U.S
Defence
Rupert Scholz
Bonn
NATO
AFN
Frankfurt
Rudolf Tartter
Hundreds Flee PCB Warehouse Fire Near Montreal
About 3000 residents in St Basile le Grand area evacuated after a PCB warehouse fire last week. Wind shift prompts more evacuations. tests show trace PCBs but dioxins and furans pending. evacuees housed in schools or with relatives, with hotels arranged by the government. Environment Minister Lincoln faces possible inquiry while stressing prior safety regulation compliance.
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Clifford Lincoln
Montreal
Quebec Environment Department
Lincoln
Alberta county rejects new PCB waste shipments
In the Edmonton area, Leduc County officials led by Deputy Reeve Ray Bolton oppose receiving more PCB contaminated material at Alberta's largest storage site in Nisku. He will raise the stance with the county council after a Montreal area PCB warehouse fire sparked safety concerns.
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Alberta
Canada
Ray Bolton
Leduc
Nisku
Greenhouse sues Calgary and Imperial Oil over toxic waste claim
Spring Enviroponics Ltd. seeks 50 million in Queen s Bench claims the city of Calgary and Imperial Oil Ltd failed to warn that land used for a 35 million greenhouse complex was potentially contaminated by refinery operations. The firm has since moved its operations to Newfoundland.
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Imperial Oil Ltd
Spring Enviroponics Ltd
Alberta
Court of Queen’s Bench
Imperial Oil
Energy Corporation
Sprung
Newfoundland
Finnish trainer crashes at Belgian air show killing pilot
A Finnish military training Redigo aircraft crashed at Kleine Brogel air base during an air show killing pilot Ari Pippo. The Belgian air force hosted the event with another Redigo participating. A prior Aug. 7 Mirage-5 crash at Leopoldsburg also killed a Belgian pilot.
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Redigo
Valmet
Kleine Brogel
Ari Pippo
Leopoldsburg
Mulroney hints at possible Canadian general election this fall
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney suggested an election could be called after Sept 17 marking four years in office. He said he will announce timing "as soon as I can" after the anniversary, while cautioning the four year norm should be respected. He also signalled abortion would not become a party test and defended an eight billion submarine program.
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Greenhouse
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