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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1976
Page
1
CDC extends moratorium on swine flu shots to study Guillain Barré link. Experts predict no winter restart unless an epidemic emerges. Two U S swine flu cases confirmed. vaccination history linked to Guillain Barré cases remains unclear.
In Haysville near Wichita, Larry Leer 30, seized Bonnie Horinek and four children with multiple weapons. After releasing the Horineks seven other hostages and demanding items, sharpshooters killed Leer with two chest shots eight hours after the siege began. Sheriff Johnnie Carr said officers faced danger from Leer's threats.
Vancouver police report three of six inmates who escaped from Oakalla in Burnaby have been recaptured. Teresa Brewer 19 was seized in a downtown beer hall after escaping from the women’s unit. Keith Whetstone 29 and William Mahan 34 were caught after tactical police moves. Norman Dunstan 32 and two others Walter Joseph 36 and Donald Craig 18 still sought.
Prime Minister Trudeau calls for renewed national unity and restraint in demanding rights, while acknowledging imperfections. He notes Canada East West Central and North should value collective strength and the country’s freedom as his family tours the Caribbean for about 10 days.
Reports say Baoding in northern China faced armed clashes, looting, and sabotage with troops deployed to seize weapons. The violence, linked to radical factions including Chiang Ching and others, prompted instructions from Beijing to restore order and halt state property theft.
AHC should develop a comprehensive senior citizens housing program with means-tested rent and mortgage aid. The 35,000 dollar Brooker study urges replacing or extending current schemes to help private developers serve the elderly, while criticizing AHC for bureaucracy and a condescending stance. Minister Yurke defends efficiency and calls the report outdated.
Eight time Air passengers bound from Calgary to Medicine Hat experienced a cabin electrical failure about ten minutes after takeoff from Calgary International Airport. The Short SD3-30 returned to Calgary, later resumed to Lethbridge, then continued to Medicine Hat arriving at 2:30 a.m. Officials labeled the malfunction minor and the plane returned to service.
A Medicine Hat man, Ernest Van, suffered second degree burns when his camper exploded at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Saratoga Park. He was in satisfactory condition in hospital. Henry Ackers, also of Saratoga Park, was slightly injured when he entered the camper a moment before the blast.
Toulon Development Corporation spokesman Don Bryant said a $10 million to $12 million mall project north of Third Street N.W. between Brier Park Road and the Trans-Canada Highway could open in fall 1977 if construction starts by March. Major store anchors would be announced in mid January.
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