Ceausescu Captured After Escape Amid Romanian Revolt
Reuters reported deposed Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were rearrested near Tirgoviste after an escape from captors. Ion Iliescu announced the arrest at Republic Square Bucharest as protests swelled nationwide with clashes in Timisoara and Bucharest.
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Vienna
Reuter
Nicolae Ceausescu
Tirgoviste
Romania
Agerpres
Elena
Ion Iliescu
Committee of National Salvation
Bucharest
Republic Square
Ceausescu
Bucharest Radio
Timisoara
Sofia
Bulgaria
Cernavoda
Stand warden before judge father of Gingras victim says
The father of Wanda Lee Woodward calls for criminal charges against prison officials for letting Daniel Gingras escape on a day pass in June 1987. A 136 page report by John Weir cites administrative bungles and recommends possible dismissals. Medicine Hat MP Bob Porter notes a full investigation and a meeting with Corrections Commissioner Ingstrup.
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Peter Hays
the News
Medicine Hat
Wanda Lee Woodward
Daniel Gingras
Tschierschwitz
Edmonton Institution
Leslie Woodward
Irvine
Gingras
West Edmonton
Edmonton
John Weir
Corrections Canada
Ee Tea
Woodwards
Ole Ingstrup
Laval Institution
Laval
PM aide ordered to testify in budget leak case
Ottawa judge rules Hartt, chief of staff to Prime Minister Mulroney, must testify in the trial of three men charged after the federal budget leak. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Henry Jensen resigns, effective year end, amid political interference allegations.
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Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Tony
Henry Jensen
RCMP
James Fontana
Stanley Hartt
Fontana
Hartt
Doug Small
Lorne Murphy
Scott
Jensen
Mounties
Firefighter retirement law upheld by Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada rules unanimously that mandatory retirement at age 60 for Saskatoon and Moose Jaw firefighters is a reasonable occupational requirement and not age discrimination. It finds complaints by Len Craig and Roy Day improperly addressed as the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission should have rejected them.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Supreme Jone of Canada
Thursa
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Supreme Court
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
Len Craig
Roy Day
Johnson and Lewis to race in 1990 rematch in Barcelona
British tabloid reports that Canadian Ben Johnson and American Carl Lewis will meet in a $3.7 million rematch of their Olympic final. Promoter Bob Arum reportedly aims for Barcelona on Sept. 25, 1990, two days after Johnson’s steroid suspension ends. Johnson seeks 1992 Olympic run.
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London
Ben Johnson
Carl Lewis
London Express
U.S
Bob Arum
Barcelona
Johnson
Lewis
Seoul
Pursuit of Noriega Loyalists Intensifies in Panama City
U S troops pressed through chaotic streets hunting Noriega loyalists as bombers targeted pockets of resistance. Twenty four hours into the invasion, gunfire lit the capital while embassies and border checks signaled widening turmoil.
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Reuters-Cp
Panama City
Manuel Antonio Noriega
U.S
Noriega
James Swank
Reuters
Norieg
Panamanian
Manuel Noriega
Territorial probe after judge’s controversial rape remarks
Northwest Territories justice minister orders a judicial inquiry into Territorial Court Judge Michel Bourassa after he said northern rapes are less violent due to alcohol. The chief judge and territorial council will conduct dual investigations amid calls for Bourassa’s dismissal and a possible public inquiry. The comments spurred wide criticism from Native leaders and prompted a formal review process.
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Yellowknife, N.W.T
Northwest Territories
North
Canada
Justice
Michael Ballantyne
Territorial Judicia Council
Territorial Court
Michel Bourassa
Bourassa
Dene Nation
Bill Erasmus
Ballantyne
Judicial Council
Territories
Southerm
Dainty
Sabi Asices Tcasebs
Anti smoking lobby targets candy cigarettes in Canada
A seven member coalition including the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Cancer Society urges Ottawa to crack down on youth tobacco. They call for raising the purchase age to match drinking age, banning vending machines, higher penalties for sales to minors, ID checks, and removal of tobacco paraphernalia. The brief notes 35 000 Canadian deaths yearly from tobacco and that most smokers start as teens.
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Ottawa
Canadian Medical Association
The
Canadian Cancer Society
Perrin Beatty
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
Ontario
New Brunswick
Coalition
Canada
Canadian Council’ On Smoking and Health
Canadian Lung Association
the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Physicians For A Smoke Free Canada
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Corneliu Manescu
National Salvation Front
Moscow Radio
International Atomic Energy Agency
Austria
Danube
Black Sea
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
Woodward
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