14 Dec 1991
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1991
Page
1
Workmen draining the lake under a seaside roller coaster in Blackpool recovered hundreds of false teeth wigs and glass eyes from screaming passengers. Reporters called the ride the molar coaster as bathers and riders endured the notorious sight.
Dominion Bond Rating Service places Alberta net debt at 16.4 billion and pension liabilities at 8.2 billion while Heritage Savings Trust Fund holds 8.8 billion. Decore calls the result a 15.8 billion debt, a billion more than last year, as Johnston attends a Ottawa finance ministers' meeting.
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Don Mazankowski says premiers and the prime minister must craft solutions as Canada faces a stalled recovery and 1.4 million unemployed in November. The leaders plan to meet in Ottawa Thursday to address the economy and constitutional concerns. Royal Bank warned the economy could slip back into recession.
A brief column notes anxiety over possible illness and the fear of sudden death, reflecting personal worry and concern. The writer emphasizes the ongoing dread of catching a disease and the potential for an abrupt fatal outcome as a key emotional thread.
Nova Corp faces a losses near 940 to 950 million dollars for 1991 as low chemical prices and asset writedowns hit the Calgary company. Novacor Chemicals writes down 675 million with Polysar tied losses and plant closures in Sarnia Cambridge Westhaven and Calgary.
Moscow reports Gorbachev isolated and nearing resignation as five Central Asian republics join the commonwealth with Russia Byelorussia and Ukraine. Baker will meet Gorbachev and Yeltsin next week to discuss the constitutional process and potential transfer of authority amid fears over nuclear control and a collapsing economy.
Quebec Superior Court Judge Rene Hurtubise dismissed a 1,200 page suit by six residents against five firms and two governments over urea formaldehyde foam insulation. The ruling found insufficient proof that health problems were caused by the insulation, noting minor complaints and the burden of proof on plaintiffs. The decision may affect similar cases in other provinces.
Washington based report from the Worldwatch Institute ranks Canada near the United States in storing thousands of tonnes of radioactive waste without disposal plans. The study notes 17,700 tonnes in Canada and 21,800 tonnes in the United States, with Ontario Quebec and New Brunswick producing waste via nuclear reactors. Lenssen calls the issue central to the future of the nuclear era.
A former Queen's University engineering student, Robert Van Oostrom, 23, was acquitted on all four counts of sexual assault after a judge-only trial. The verdict followed campus protests and amid national debate on consent and a controversial campus magazine advocating self defense for women. The family and lawyer rejected the heavy protests as unfounded in light of insufficient evidence on nonconsent.
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