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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1985
Page
1
Prisoners Seize Hallway In Regina Jail Remand Unit
An overnight standoff at Regina Correctional Centre ended at dawn after 12 to 17 inmates occupied a remand unit hallway. They claimed a hostage hoax with ketchup blood to draw attention to remand unit conditions, while two inmate spokesmen denied any hostage situation. A prisoner was injured, reportedly a slip. Negotiations followed until reporters were allowed access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Regina Correctional Centre
CBC Radio
Quake Shakes Northwestern Canada Felt Across Region
A 6.9 magnitude quake centered about 510 kilometres west of Yellowknife rattled Alberta and nearby areas on Sunday night. People in Edmonton Grande Prairie and Juneau reported feeling movement while Medicine Hat residents noted minor swaying and tinkling of wind chimes with no damages or injuries reported. Local officials said there were no evident impacts despite the widespread sensory tremor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
University of Alberta
Canada
Willi Jacobs
United States
National Earthquake Information Centre
Golden
Colo
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Grande Prairie
Juneau
Alaska
Jacobs
Medicine Hat City
Fire Department
Transport Canada
Flight Service
Fog Threatens Pacific Coast Ship Movements Grounding Bans Oil Spill
A dense Pacific Northwest fog coincides with two ship groundings. The Arco Anchorage spilled 400000 litres of Alaska crude at Port Angeles fouling beaches and harming wildlife while the Yugoslavian freighter Kranj grounded in Vancouver harbor. Coast Guard cleanup continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Port Angeles
Wash
Olympic Peninsula
Arco Anchorage
Vancouver Harbor
United States Coast Guard
Puget Sound
Coast Guard
Tom Pearson
Bev Pinnegar
Vancouver
Greenpeace
Juan de Fuca Strait
David Anderson
B.C
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
John Baker
Federal Environment Protection Service
Port Angeles Harbor
Transport Canada
Steve Ryback
Burnaby Shoal
Stanley Park
Mandela's Wife Winnie Arrested Over Restrictions in South Africa
Winnie Mandela, wife of Nelson Mandela, was dragged from her Soweto home and arrested at Krugersdorp police station for defying government movement restrictions. Police said she would face charges tied to the ban, after earlier being ejected from her home and later held briefly near Pretoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Winnie Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Krugersdorp
Soweto
Mandela
Brandfort
Pretoria
Durban
Vic Haynes
National Police
Haynes
Vivienne Walt
Elvis Phele
Zinzi
Seniors weigh marriage in Calgary income study
Alberta aging experts say seniors may gain two incomes by living together out of wedlock rather than marrying. They cite higher combined benefits for two singles, risks to survivor and war widow pensions, and the cost advantage of common law arrangements. University of Calgary sociologist notes attitude shifts toward nonmarital cohabitation among older people facing reduced income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Rein Selles
The
Alberta Council On Aging
Mary Ledingham
Bowmont
William Zwerman
University of Calgary
Exile plan for Soviet Jews eyed by World Jewish Congress
Time magazine reports Edgar Bronfman head of the World Jewish Congress is secretive talks with Soviet officials to organize an air evacuation of Jews from the Soviet Union. The plan would move Jews first to Poland then to Israel with involvement from France and Israel. Prime Minister Peres reportedly supports Israel as the destination and cautions over brokered Polish links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reuter
Edgar Bronfman
World Jewish Congress
Soviet Union
Time Magazine
Time
Bronfman
Israel
Peres
France
Poland
United States
Western Countries
Shimon Peres
Moscow
Warsaw
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Jaruzelski
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