19 Dec 1991
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1991
Page
1
Barb Roccamatis of Langley offers her 214 year old palomino gelding Cruzen in exchange for a black 1992 Nissan NX at King George Nissan. The trade values Cruzen at about 400 grams of oats per day for an $1800 swap on a $15,000 car. The author notes the stunt as a birthday novelty for Roccamatis, who turns 19.
Two people charged with murder in the death of a two year old girl were granted bail by Justice C G Yanosik in Court of Queen s Bench. Nyberg 30 was bailed at 10000 and Jacobson 24 at 5000 with Jacobson’s release from Medicine Hat Remand Centre.
A Zazulak Page A10 brief notes a retail store boasting the city’s biggest condom selection while stating it lacks a fitting room. The item highlights inventory scope and service limitation without broader context.
Nine of ten provincial leaders convene with Prime Minister Mulroney in Ottawa to chart an economic plan, aiming for a broader conference next year. They push for immediate action including tax cuts and RRSP use, while noting one meeting cannot fix the economy amid bleak forecasts and layoffs.
President Boris Yeltsin issues decrees to abolish the Soviet Foreign Ministry and two of the three security services, transfer Foreign Ministry assets to Russia, and form a unified Security and Internal Affairs ministry. Gorbachev faces fate after Alma Ata meeting as republics form a new Commonwealth.
U S Secretary of State James Baker said after a visit to the Soviet Union that he received very firm assurances from Soviet authorities on control of their 27 000 nuclear weapons. He cited transformations across the Soviet Union and noted NATO's interest in coordinating humanitarian aid and keeping weapons under a single authority.
GM chairman Robert Stempel announced a drastic restructuring to cut costs across North America. Twenty one plants will close, including two Oshawa assembly sites, with Lumina production moving to the U.S. by 1994. Canada faces job cuts and plant consolidations amid looming closures.
Statistics Canada data show average family income fell 1.6 percent to 51 633 in real terms from 1989 and the number in low income rose to 3.8 million. Children totaling about one million account for 150 000 more poor than 1989 while analysts warn of another rise as unemployment stays high.
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