25 Jul 1995
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1995
Page
1
A linguistic forum at Case Western Reserve University explored the word phat, tracing its positive meaning from Black English and noting its use since 1963 to describe people or situations. About 125 teachers, poets, reporters and word lovers attended the neology event.
Alberta premier Ralph Klein faces questions after remarks to the Globe and Mail on Quebec sovereignty. His office says he did not intend a challenge to Jacques Parizeau and that Alberta would only back Canada as a full partner, not a sovereign Quebec.
In Tel Aviv the Israeli leadership vows resumed negotiations with the PLO despite a deadly bus bombing that killed six. Police say the attacker, likely linked to a Muslim extremist group, set off about 14 kilograms of explosives near a diamond exchange complex. Prime Minister Rabin says the security measures are temporary while Arafat condemns the attack as terrorism. In Paris, a Saint-Michel Metro blast during rush hour killed three and injured twenty as investigators seek the cause.
In New Brunswick, Steven and Lorelei Turner receive 16 year sentences each for abusing and starving their three-year-old son John Ryan. The verdict marks a severe outcome in a high profile child abuse case with jurists noting the gravity and devastations of the crime.
In Union South Carolina prosecutors pressed for the death penalty in the Susan Smith case. They expect testimony from about six witnesses including ex husband David Smith to frame a killing verdict. The defense plans to counter with an attempted suicide theory and emotional impairment claims. Jury deliberations could extend into the weekend. Smith was convicted on charges of strapping her sons into a Mazda and rolling into a lake.
Canada closes border to horses and cattle from infected American states as vesicular stomatitis spreads from New Mexico to Texas and Wyoming. Harvey Northcott and Kevin Gilnetz supply Medicine Hat Stampede stock unaffected. officials say the ban lasts 30 days after the last case.
UN reports confirm Bosnian Serb forces entered Zepa after seizing Srebrenica two weeks earlier. Civilian evacuation fear mounts as residents flee to caves. Gorazde remains as the last eastern enclave. Karadzic and Mladic indicted for war crimes in The Hague.
A midwestern family business owner labeled the worst boss in the country for refusing to help a heart attack victim and other abusive practices. The annual selection by Jim Miller drew 700 nominees, with Jerry Allen of Vikimatic Sales honored as the best boss.
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