06 Jan 1990
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 06, 1990
Page
1
Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Antonio Noriega’s defense vows no plea deal and moves to dismiss drug trafficking charges. He remains hidden, meeting lawyers in a basement room at the federal courthouse as prosecutors prepare for trial.
Canadian police say David Harry Fisher, an escaped killer linked to a 1970 Tacoma murder, was arrested near Edmonton on a tip from Unsolved Mysteries. His Canadian wife and three children faced the news as authorities noted the victim’s family relief and continuing deportation proceedings. Dorothy Burbank, mother of the slain Laura Lea Burbank, welcomed the arrest and expressed hope for justice.
Alberta will launch a third lawsuit against former Gainers owner Peter Pocklington for a multi million figure. Treasurer Dick Johnston said the action targets inter company transactions between Gainers and Pocklington firms. The suit follows prior actions over a 67 million aid package and a transfer of a Gainers subsidiary to Pocklington Holdings.
Fishery Products International announced the closure of Grand Bank Gaultois and Trepassey plants by 1991. The move will cut 1 300 jobs and tie up 13 trawlers as subsidies from government extend operations to 1991, costing about 12 million Canadian dollars. The firm cites financial strain and reduced cod quotas as key pressures on its 17 plants.
AECL executive Don Lawson described the use of 2000 army conscripts on the Cernavoda nuclear project as routine in a Communist state. He visited in November found no evidence of mistreatment and notedCanadian advisers cannot alter Romania's labor policy. Five 600 MW reactors are planned. first began 1979 and remains half finished. Canada provided equipment and licensing support costing about 500 million dollars.
Animal lovers vow to intervene as artist Rick Gibson aims to drop a 25 kilogram block on Sniffy the rat outside the Vancouver Public Library. Vancouver police will monitor the crowd while humane groups try to stop the act, calling it cruel and bloody.
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