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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1994
Page
1
The Guardian reports a battery powered pad installed in the Queen’s ceremonial coach to heat her seating area during visits and openings. A Buckingham Palace spokesman cites comfort in cold weather and suggests Prince Philip may also benefit.
A Tu-154 with 120 on board including 17 foreigners exploded or crashed in Siberia after engine failure on a Irkutsk to Moscow flight. Among the dead were at least 17 foreigners from Germany Mongolia Japan India Austria and others.
A 12 year old boy and two adults helped prevent a hostage attempt in Calgary as a shotgun-wielding man held three people at a northwest home for about five hours. The boy calmly called 911 and the hostages escaped after seizing the gunman with help from a son who was released. Neighbors likened the scene to a police drama.
The Mexican army entered San Cristobal de las Casas to regain control after heavy fighting near a military base left 57 dead in Chiapas. Rebels led by the Zapatista National Liberation Army seized six cities, kidnapped former governor Absalon Castellanos Dominguez, and vowed to resist government policies tied to NAFTA.
Angelina-Marie Eason born at 1:17 a.m. New Year’s Day at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital survived a prolapsed umbilical cord during delivery. Doctors cite a near two hour window before cesarean as crucial. family credits faith and prayers for the life saving birth.
Halifax reports an international flotilla from Canada the United States Russia Norway and Sweden plus Portuguese aircraft scoured the Atlantic for 36 missing crew after the Marika 7 sank in a Saturday storm. A rescue ship found a damaged life-raft but no survivors. The Thorsaga found the raft empty as sea temperatures hovered around 15 C and officials urged any survivors to stay hopeful.
Cardston Alberta residents recount a deadly avalanche on the Swan Mountains near Kalispell that killed five, including seven year old Miles Merrill. Jamie Merrill survived two hours buried as rescuers and a dog later found him, Miles, and other travelers from Cardston. Survivors mourn as relatives describe the tragedy and its impact on their families.
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