14 Dec 1999
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1999
Page
1
A discussion paper on vehicle regulations asks Albertans whether radar detectors should be outlawed or buses fitted with seat belts. It also considers banning equipment that obscures license plates. Responses are due by January 31.
Medicine Hat cab driver Wayne Scheffelmeier was assaulted by seven people including two women near Third A Street S.E. He suffered cracked ribs, a swollen jaw and other injuries and may not return to work this week. Police expect charges against two men as investigation continues.
Ottawa reports the Liberal government advances its Quebec referendum legislation amid a Commons clash with the Bloc Quebecois. Bloc MPs stall with motions and documents as debate opens led by Stephané Dion. Liberals vow not to rush passage before a seven week holiday.
Former New York police officer Justin Volpe, 27, was sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty to civil rights violations for torturing Haitian immigrant Abner Louima with a broken broomstick in a 1997 Brooklyn incident. Louima spoke of his surgeries and ongoing recovery as the case strained police minority relations.
Betty Rogers watched as her cat Squeaky halted a mouse intended to flee under a broom. The cat blocked the mouse with its chest and even "washed its forehead," a surprising reversal in their nightly kitchen hide and seek.
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