12 Jul 1990
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1990
Page
1
The page notes sunny hot weather for Friday with a high near 31 and a low around 16. It lists a weather map centered on Ali and mentions roughies and cats in the season kickoff.
Winnipeg report quotes John Hicks leader of Churchill Manitoba whale capture crew defending beluga hunts and paid capture work. He says environmentalists romanticize animals while crews of 12 natives rely on beluga captures for income in a depressed Churchill economy. Critics counter that captures serve entertainment and do not reflect native traditions.
Calgary report quotes Stan Sutherland of Browning Ferris Industries denying that recyclable materials from Edmonton’s program are being dumped in Calgary. He says most plastic and paper are prepared for resale and would go to markets or a wood plastic plant project that failed. About 20 waste truckloads were salvaged for recycling.
Attorney General Bud Smith resigns from the British Columbia cabinet within a day of released tapes. The recordings include discussions about discrediting a lawyer hired by the NDP to prosecute a former cabinet colleague.
Gun battle in Oka Quebec left one police officer dead as Mohawks fortified a barricade near a forest area sought to be cut for nine golf holes. Reinforcements from Kahnawake and Akwesasne arrived as talks with the provincial government were set to begin.
Residents of Oka Quebec describe anger as Mohawks and provincial police clash over a golf course expansion. A morning assault involved about 100 officers, barricades, tear gas, and gunfire, with Mohawks defending a blockade and seizing police vehicles before police withdrawal.
The Houston meeting ends with leaders praising progress on Soviet reforms trade barriers and the environment. Mulroney Kohl and Bush vow aid plans and a possible joint package by year end while stressing reforms in the Soviet Union. Agricultural subsidies achieve a breakthrough.
A 10 day strike by pro Sandinista workers ended with a settlement read on government radio. Strikers receive a 43 percent wage increase for July and a promise of no reprisals. They had seized state buildings fenced streets closed airports and borders. Chamorro softened stance after strikers offer and army chief Ortega pledged troops would keep Managua quiet.
Boris Yeltsin, president of the Russian federation, announced at a party congress that he is leaving the Soviet Communist Party. He had been nominated for a seat on the Central Planning Committee and warned of a mass exodus unless the party renews itself.
New York police, using astrological charts, occult books, FBI profiles, and letters from the gunman, position a 50 member task force across the city. The Zodiac has promised 12 targets, with four attacks in 21 days and a victim count so far. The Guardian Angels aid patrols around Brooklyn, Queens, and Central Park as investigators await the next strike.
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