17 Dec 1990
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1990
Page
1
Prices on both Toronto and New York stock markets slipped by noon. The TSE 300 gained 4.2 to 3,243.4 with 10.6 million shares traded, while the Dow Jones average fell 11.00 to 582.67. Vancouver showed moderation with the VSE index at 519.65, down 1.88 from Friday.
GATT director general Arthur Dunkel convenes a TNC meeting at heads of delegation level on January 15 to revive the four year old Uruguay Round aimed at liberalizing global trade. The Brussels ministerial stalemate over farm subsidies persists with no clear movement yet.
Israeli police barred thousands of Palestinians from entering Jerusalem and blocked Arab youths at Temple Mount as security tightens to avert clashes with Jewish extremists and protests over Gaza deportations. In the West Bank, Bir Zeit University students marched and pelted police, four protesters arrested amid tensions over Hamas activists.
In Brussels NATO ministers press U.S. efforts for Gulf talks while Iraq rejects one sided date dictates. Saddam Hussein's leadership says Kuwait remains conquered and refuses to bend to January deadline. Baker counters that talks can start before mid January with Iraq choosing from 15 proposed days.
Edmonton area voters head to the polls in Strathcona as an early test for Premier Don Getty. Despite a 69 of 83 seat majority, his government faces heavy criticism over fiscal management and policy missteps, with calls for party reorganization amid ongoing controversy.
Medicine Hat dentists warn mercury from amalgam fillings enters the sewer and landfill. Experts note small quantities and possible filtering but acknowledge some waste reaches sewage. City estimates suggest about 3 to 4 loads of sludge daily from treated water.
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney urged both French and English Canadians to remain united as he defended federalism during a Buckingham Quebec anniversary event. He framed the question as whether Canadians want to live together and pledged continued development of Canada while supporting Quebec's economy and cultural security.
Calgary scientists trace the Amalgam Wars back 150 years to early mercury alloy fillings. The piece notes 1812 European origins, a post 1812 oath by American surgeons, a 1920s renewed concern, and later studies led by Dr. Murray Vimy on mercury vapor release and measurement in patients.
In Punjab the Panthic Committee issues a decree threatening death for wearing western attire as Sikhs enforce a dress code amid ongoing unrest. Shops report a sharp drop in jeans sales while many residents switch to traditional Punjabi dress and dupattas.
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