July 14 in history and notable events list
A Paris mob freed seven political prisoners from the Bastille during the French Revolution. Germany’s Nazi party became the sole legal group. The Who opened in America for Herman’s Hermits. The Everly Brothers’ 1960 set at Knott’s Berry Farm ended badly but they later regrouped. A Texas judge sentenced a gang member to death after a trooper killing linked to Tupac. Red Cross recall of plasma tied to Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. Eden festival in Bowmanville shut early amid safety and money issues. 55,000 attended over three days. 61 bands played. A tornado hit Pine Lake Alberta five years ago today, killing 11, with one more death later.
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Chili Cook-Off Cancelled in Medicine Hat Stampede
Norm Smith confirms the annual chili cook-off is cancelled due to too few entries. Nine booths registered, far below last summer’s twenty six chili and five salsa booths. Organizers hope to revive the event next year despite the setback.
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Norm Smith
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Tanker puncture in Calgary railyard causes leak
SE Calgary evacuated after CN yard tanker car punctured during slow yard moves. No injuries reported though a 46 year old man was checked as a precaution. A derailed car struck a second tanker, creating a brief jet fuel leak. cause under investigation.
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Jim Feeny
Investigation into fatal crash at air show begins
Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board and Department of Defence have formed a three person team led by John Hannah to probe the Saskatchewan Centennial Air Show crash that killed Masters of Disaster pilots Jimmy Franklin from Neosho Missouri and Bobby Younkin from Fayetteville Arkansas. The team will examine technical causes and pilot factors.
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Ken Smith
Ottawa
Mosquitoes Swarm Winnipeg After Wet Spring
A wet spring and summer heat wave unleash a booming Winnipeg mosquito population. Heavy June rains flood farmlands creating breeding pools while recent heat boosts swarms, with residents blaming City Hall for slow bug-sprayer response.
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Homolka Drops Latest Legal Battle Over Media Access
Karla Homolka has dropped her legal bid to bar reporters from observing proceedings and her cross-examination. Media lawyer Mark Bantey confirmed receipt of notice and said the case is over with no discovery examination as no party will proceed.
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Mark Bantey
Homolka
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Landslide in Guatemala City Buries Homes Kill Five
A heavy rain landslide in Concepcion Las Lomas Guatemalan capital Guatemala City buried about six houses. Officials said five people died including two children and a toddler was reported missing.
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Guatemala City
Cardinal targets gay marriage in religious freedom claim
Quebec City Cardinal Marc Ouellet told a Senate committee that same sex marriage threatens religious freedom in Canada. He argued priests fear preaching church morality at pulpits and that a climate of self censorship makes it hard to teach Catholic sexual ethics.
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John Paul
Marc Cardinal Ouellet
Canada
Quebec City
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Tennessee Teen Remains Recovering After Florida Shark Attack
Craig Hutto, 17, of Lebanon, Tennessee, is home after 16 days in hospital following a June 27 shark attack off Cape San Blas, Florida. The right leg was amputated after a near severing bite. Brother Brian credited the doctors and noted the teen helped fight off the shark and assist his brother. He will use a walker now and receive an artificial leg later from Monroe Carrell Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University.
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Monroe Carrell Children’s Hospital
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Raid by Ethiopian bandits leaves 71 dead in Kenya
A raid by hundreds of Ethiopian bandits on Turbi in northern Kenya sparked reprisals by tribesmen and Kenyan security forces, killing at least 71 people including more than two dozen children. Police said the attackers used guns and spears, stealing thousands of farm animals. The Turbi village lies about 560 kilometres northeast of Nairobi.
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Kenya
Turbi
Jaspher Ombati
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