Mayhew murder hearing delayed for forensic results
Gerald Ernest Mayhew faces a first degree murder case over Amber Dickson's October 14 1997 death. Prosecutor Darwin Greaves plans to finish the first portion with one more witness today while awaiting Edmonton crime lab forensic results delaying remainder for weeks. Dickson was 15 and found in Mayhews Ninth Street SE apartment.
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Darwin Greaves
Gerald Ernest Mayhew
Greaves
Jerry LeGrandeur
Randall Pick
Edmonton
Mayhew
Amber Dickson
Dickson
Ninth Street
S.E
Pope John Paul appeal prompts Cuban prisoner clemency talk
Cuba’s National Assembly speaker said Havana is considering Pope John Paul II’s clemency appeal for prisoners. The Vatican awaited a response as officials pressed for humanitarian sentence reductions or early releases for aged or ill inmates and political detainees.
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Havana
Uba
John Paul
National Assembly
Ricardo Alarcon
Prensa Latina
Eee
John Paulit Tuba
John Paulers
Cuba
Vatican
Alarcon
Rome
Grace over pace in postal job reversal
Martha Cherry, a letter carrier fired for taking what the AP called baby steps, won her job back as a window clerk in White Plains New York. She quips she will now handle only stamps, not heavy mail, after the reinstatement.
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White Plains
N.Y
Martha Cherry
Cherry
Students Target Banks in Toronto Tuition Protest
Toronto protesters clashed with police near the Royal Bank and others demanding tuition rollbacks and removal of bank executives from university boards. The demonstration drew hundreds, with clashes at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and at least two arrests. Protests across Canada pressed for a tuition freeze and grants while noting debt levels from loans.
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Tees
Wayne Poirier
Canadian Federation of Students
Sue Cowin
Trent University
Jean Chretien
Clinton Gains From State of the Union Amid Lewinsky Probe
Washington reports Bill Clinton strengthened politically after his address as the Monica Lewinsky affair probe stalls. Leon Panetta testified before a grand jury denying knowledge of any improper relationship. Kenneth Starr faces difficulty sealing Lewinsky’s immunity deal. A Gallup poll shows 78 percent trust Clinton to perform duties, up 10 points.
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Washington
Bill Clinton
Leon Panetta
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
White House
Kenneth Starr
Lewinsky
Gallup
Public school board urged to reverse Woodwards’ ultimatum
LA Lorne Taylor blasts Medicine Hat School District No. 76 for threatening to fire Jack and Shirley Woodward over the Montessori academy conflict. He recalls prior board approval and urges the district to let them keep their jobs and support the Montessori elementary program. Shirley Woodward receives backing from MLA Rob Renner as they press for a public system embrace.
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Medicine Hat LA Lorne Taylor
Public School Board
Jack and
Shirley Woodward
Montessori
Ken Serr
Taylor
Woodwards
Medicine Hat News
Board of
Medicine Hat
Montessori Children’s Academy
Serr
The
Montessori Academy
Rob Renner
Woodward
Jack
Klein condemns VLT critics as hypocrites in Alberta
Premier Ralph Klein attacked opponents and church groups opposing video lottery terminals, saying they are hypocritical while noting VLTs fund most community money. He cited $428 million from lotteries in 1996, with $385 million to general revenue and $35 million to community groups, amid government cutbacks and downloading.
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Ralph Klein
Vlts
Klein
Grant Mitchell
Edmonton McClung
Mitchell
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