30 Aug 1995
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1995
Page
1
In St John’s Newfoundland Charlie the blue and gold macaw amuses shoppers with a 35 word vocabulary that includes rude phrases. Owner Mike Billard says the bird’s swearing is usually short sharp and clearly spoken, entertaining locals.
A government panel in Alberta signals a push for the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons to draft rules regulating funding for abortions. The AMA cautions against blanket limits, stressing physician patient judgment and cooperative guidelines. Dr. Fred Moriarty, AMA president, supports doctor input.
Ottawa lawyer Bruce Clark enters as possible peace broker in the Gustafsen Lake occupation near Vancouver where about 30 Indigenous and supporter protesters occupy rangeland sacred to natives. RCMP consider access via radiophone as shots are fired at officers. Clark defends residents right to resist perceived treason and genocide.
NATO aircraft and UN gunships attacked Serb positions around Sarajevo in retaliation for the prior assault. More than 60 aircraft from NATO nations flew from Italy and USS Theodore Roosevelt in the operation, targeting air defences, depots, and command posts with reports of extensive damage.
Prosecutor lays out six reasons Bernardo should be found guilty of first degree murder in the Hollycombe case. He cites motive identification by victims after captivity, use of ligatures, Bernardo as dominant principal, dismemberment intent, threats and videotaped rapes, and visible anger during the attack. Victims Mahaffy and French are named, with details from closing arguments and witnesses.
In Los Angeles Judge Lance Ito weighs allowing controversial tapes of Det. Mark Fuhrman in the Simpson murder trial. Prosecutors distance themselves from Fuhrman after broadcasts show him using slurs against blacks Mexicans and women. Defense calls him L A's worst nightmare.
Edmonton reports a proposed 150 million dollar tax break for large Alberta corporations fuels a split in Klein's Conservative base. Urban business leaders back the cut while rural voters fear higher property taxes and education cuts, sparking a battle over machinery and equipment tax policy.
A Cairo cabaret scene shows five Russian bellydancers with Sweet Dreams drawing big applause from mixed Egyptian and Gulf tourist crowds. Locals criticize foreign acts copying traditional dance, arguing it harms Egypt’s reputation as the Mecca of the ancient art while some dancers question the audience’s motives and taste.
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