22 Jul 1992
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1992
Page
1
An ABC News Washington Post poll shows 30 percent of 714 registered voters misspell potato. Two thirds spell it correctly, four percent uncertain. The misspelling incident linked to Quayle arose after he advised a boy in Tren ton NJ to add an e to potato.
Alberta's attorney general asks for harsher penalties for Guy Liron aged 19 and Edward MacIntyre aged 18, convicted in the 1989 death of Paul Devereaux after pleading guilty to assault. They were tried as adults despite being under 18 at the time.
UN peacekeepers at Sarajevo airport endured heavy fire for over an hour after 1:30 a.m. mortar and small arms hits. Maj.-Gen. Lewis MacKenzie warned ceasefires fail to curb fighting while 800 Canadians strive to keep the crucial aid corridor open and supply lines for 380,000 residents. Two young Pte. Michel Cloutier and Pte. Joseph Armand Rice Smith were among the casualties. relief flights continued amid a “downward spiral” in the conflict.
Gary Dickson, a 44 year old lawyer, wins Calgary Buffalo with 4,533 votes, more than double runner up Elaine Husband of the New Democrats. Rod Love trails in third as Liberals retain the riding following Sheldon Chumir's legacy, with Dickson promising a 10 percent MLA pay cut.
Canada Post boasted about on time delivery with 98 to 99 percent success in April to June. Ernst and Young reported 98 to 99 percent timeliness within city, inter provincial, and cross provincial routes. Critics argued the crown corporation sets low standards to claim success.
Preston Manning pressed Prime Minister Mulroney to take a strong leadership role in selling the new constitutional package to Quebec, defending the Triple E Senate as a needed reform while dismissing Quebec critics as misinformed. He warned against tinkering that could unravel the package for the rest of Canada.
An FBI profile identifies a two person abduction and sexually motivated homicide of 15 year old Kristen French in Ontario. Investigators say the pair stalked her and followed her for days before abducting and killing her with one described as the dominant driving force. The body was found in a Burlington ditch last spring, near St. Catharines.
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