Fried loses in Ecuador at American Zone Racquetball
Fried of Medicine Hat fell 15-5 15-7 to Cindy Baxter of Philadelphia in Qui to Ecuador ending her bid for a gold medal. Baxter added a silver from the World Games in California and Fried qualified for next year’s world championship in London.
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Medicine Hat
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California
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England
Abortions resume at Morgentaler clinic in Toronto
About twenty anti abortion protesters gathered outside Morgentalers newly reopened Toronto clinic as at least two abortions were performed this morning. Dr Robert Scott was in the clinic while Judy Rebick said two women had abortions. One patient slipped past reporters and protesters with two escorts.
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Henry Morgentaler
Morgentaler
Robert Scott
Judy Rebick
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City urged to review personnel amid management concerns
A 92 page management study urges the city to appraise senior management and to meet immediately with city solicitor Frank O Connell to discuss concerns about performance. The report notes a lack of confidence among council and staff and calls for a comprehensive compensation review to gauge pay levels.
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Council
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Agers
Sauer
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Services
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George B. Cuff and Associates Ltd
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Iran frees hostages as hijackers subdued by disguised team
Six day hijack of Kuwait Airways Airbus A300 ends with four Iranian security officers posing as a doctor and cleaners overpowering the four Arab speaking hijackers after a smoke bomb is released. Seven hostages survive. two Americans killed in earlier violence identified as William Stanford and Charles Hegna.
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U.S. Agency For International Development
William Stanford
U.S
Karachi
Pakistan
Charles Hegna
Wausau
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United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Bhopal gas disaster widens lawsuits and relief plans
U S lawyers file a 15 billion dollar class action in West Virginia on behalf of two Bhopal survivors accusing Union Carbide of negligence. Indian scientists report 5.2 million dollars in crop losses and ongoing health risks as authorities ban meat sales and prepare relief efforts. Union Carbide pledges about 1 million dollars and an orphanage plan in Bhopal.
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New Delhi
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West Virginia
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Washington
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Arthur Louis
Amrita Bazar Patrika
Calcutta
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Local library expansion hinges on $35,000 gift
Medicine Hat board members Burgess and Schwartz press for extra funding after bids exceed estimates by 35 thousand dollars. A donor offered to cover the gap while Alderman Kelly backs expansion. Craven cites a $29k annual debenture as obstacle though staff savings could cover it.
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Mary Schwartz
Darkinn
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Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat News
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Wayne Craven
Fire fight destroys Vancouver professor retreat on Whidbey Island
On Whidbey Island Washington a gunfight with white supremacist fugitives ended in the destruction of a Vancouver professor Larry Moore’s four bedroom waterfront summer home amid an FBI siege. Mathews and three others fled after a January shooting of an FBI agent. their arrest warrants followed. residents evacuated and fear remains as police hunt the suspects.
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Vancouver
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