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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1994
Page
1
In Dillsburg Pennsylvania residents will witness a two metre papier mache pickle drop at midnight from a ladder twenty five metres high. The Second Annual Pickle Drop aims to raise funds for community improvements named after settler Matthew Dill.
Russian artillery and rockets hit downtown Grozny as ground forces breach Chechen defenses near the city center. Fire around the presidential palace, with Dudayev reportedly in a bunker, as Russian MPs travel with troops. Meanwhile in Sarajevo UN efforts strive to seal a four month truce between Bosnian government and Serbs amid lingering differences and a noon deadline.
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein blasts Ottawa over proposed gas tax rise and RRSP changes, accusing federal Liberals of immune pensions and planning to cut bureaucracy. He forecasts 1995 layoffs of top provincial administrators and a major downsizing of health regions and school groups as Alberta trims 200 health regions to 17 and 180 to 57.
In a year end interview Grant Mitchell, newly chosen Liberal leader, says Albertans will turn away from Premier Ralph Klein as government spending cuts hurt health care education and seniors programs. He criticizes Klein's priorities and promises a new Liberal vision beyond budget balancing.
Brookline Massachusetts police hunt 22 year old John Salvi for killings at Planned Parenthood and Preterm Health Services. An arrest warrant cites murder and armed assault with intent to murder after gunfire left two women dead and five injured. Salvi, described by a Hampton NH employer as an odd anti abortion activist, has ties to Montreal.
Canadian clinics and police have strengthened security and cross border information sharing as American anti abortion militants turn violent. Vandalism remains rare but gun attacks have prompted re assessments. investigations map links to U S racist and radical groups and monitor activists with U S ties.
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