Killer Escapes Drumheller Pen
Armed and dangerous inmates slip from Drumheller jail and flee in victim’s car, prompting manhunt as of Monday night.
16 Jan 1990
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1990
Page
1
Armed and dangerous inmates slip from Drumheller jail and flee in victim’s car, prompting manhunt as of Monday night.
Ottawa reports poundings in rates and the dollar as traders expect a Bank of Canada easing. Treasuries slid about a quarter point while the dollar dipped from a near ten-year high. prime rate could fall for the first time since 1987, moving from 13.5 percent. Separately, two inmates fled Drumheller Institution in a car theft and abduction incident near Calgary, taking a staff member's vehicle with edge of escape details. police identified suspects Richard Ray Carter and Petar Zivkovic and outlined their physical descriptions.
Soviet forces enforce a declared emergency as clashes erupt between Azerbijanis and Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh and surrounding areas. At least 56 killed, 156 injured, 167 pogroms and arson cases logged as gunbattles, blockades, and fortifications unfold amid regional turmoil.
Maple Creek says goodbye as Via Rail ends the southern passenger route. The last westbound Canadian train departs on time but arrives late from Broadview, leaving the town without direct public transport. Local residents and businesses warn of hardship for seniors and medical appointments.
OCR Holdings Ltd., a U S group of rail workers, proposes privatizing Canada long haul trains outside the Quebec Ontario corridor. The plan aims to start with West passenger service and reach eight routes by 1995 including Toronto to Halifax and Halifax to Montreal, with subsidies totaling about 756 million over nine or ten years.
Tens to hundreds of thousands of demonstrators flood East Berlin chanting We are the people as they storm the secret police headquarters. Police stand by. few injuries reported while protesters loot documents and goods in a volatile challenge to the Communist government and its reforms.
A 23 passenger Aero car commuter aircraft crashed into Pico Blanco mountain near San Jose in stormy weather shortly after takeoff. All aboard died including several Canadians and an Edmonton couple. Costa Rican authorities recovered all bodies by nightfall.
Analysts say the Reichmann family may lose most of Olympia and York Developments stake in Campeau Corp while its reputation stays intact. Olympia lent over 600 million dollars in loans debt and equity. about 250 million remains secured. Campeau's U.S. units Federated and Allied filed for Chapter 11, threatening Olympia's equity though collateral includes Toronto's Scotia Plaza and a stake in Ralphs.
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