13 Jul 1992
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1992
Page
1
In Ripon Wisconsin bakers attempted the world's largest cookie at a city festival. The dough mass of 1 540 kilograms toppled a special oven but withstood the strain during a two hour bake. The 84 square meter cookie held 2 500 000 chocolate chips. Guinness said the cookie must be two centimeters thick. no entry exists yet.
A Calgary firefighter with 17 years of service died in a three alarm blaze at the old Forest Lawn Hotel in southeast Calgary. The unidentified miner was among the first entrants into the building and was found inside. Three other firefighters were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
Gary Dean of the Canadian Airline Pilots Association says Air Canada will reveal pilot layoffs this week after a 1,800 job cut announcement. He notes pilots face imminent layoffs with Winnipeg workers likely hit hard due to seniority. Previous cuts affect flight attendants, cargo handlers, agents, ramp staff and mechanics.
Ontario man David Snow, 37, charged in North Vancouver with 15 counts including abduction, attempted murder, armed robbery and sexual assault after a weekend dragnet. Snow faces investigation by Toronto police into Ontario murders and a string of crimes including the April killings of Ian Blackburn and Nancy Blackburn. Lenore Rattray, 21, was found alive. Monica Fast, 19, also rescued.
Mortars anti aircraft guns and artillery bombarded Sarajevo and its airport overnight forcing delays to aid deliveries. Eleven trucks with 108 tonnes reached Dobrinja during a brief truce while UN officials reported severe shortages among residents eating grass. Thirty eight trucks and subsequently a three truck IOC convoy were planned to ship 58 tonnes of food from Antwerp to Sarajevo.
Imax Corp opens a 180 degree domed cinema in Paris Bastille Day with 750000 annual visitors expected. It is the first Dome Imax in Europe operated by Imax in Mississauga Ontario and joins La Geode. Three other Imax sites exist at Futuroscope near Poitiers.
Democrats, long riven by infighting, assemble in New York for the four day Madison Square Garden convention. They project unity behind Bill Clinton and Al Gore as they seek to reclaim the White House amid polls showing a close race with Bush and Perot. Clinton 45 and Gore 44 would be the youngest president and vice president if elected.
Pope John Paul II was taken to Gemelli Clinic for diagnostic tests and possible surgery to address a small intestine dysfunction that may be related to the 1981 assassination attempt. He announced the visit from the Apostolic Palace window and a two to three day evaluation period was planned.
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