26 Jul 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1985
Page
1
A portrait of a professional clown traces daily routine and stagecraft. The piece profiles performances, makeup rituals, costume choices, and the emotional work behind bringing joy to audiences.
The bulletin notes mainly sunny conditions for Saturday with a high near 25 and a low around 13. A reference to the map appears on page B3.
City police and fire officials search for a man who reportedly jumped from the westbound lane of the Trans-Canada Bridge after a motorist saw him on the bridge with arms raised. No description or missing person report exists. River depth estimated at three metres.
Thomas Spinks 37 of Bowie Maryland received 15 years for his role in bombing 10 abortion clinics or offices of abortion supporters across Maryland Delaware Virginia and Washington DC from January 1984 to January 1985. No injuries were reported.
More than a thousand youngsters in bright costumes led by Mike Baisley filled the streets for Medicine Hat's 25th Kiddies Parade. Entries spanned gremlins rabbits and princesses while a Pro-Life trailer drew attention with parent and child slogans.
Late summer rains offered limited relief to dryland wheat growers across the Medicine Hat region. District agriculturists report yields mostly 10 to 15 bushels per acre for hard red spring wheat, with some late-seeded fields benefiting from deeper moisture. Irrigated crops fare better, around 75 bushels, while plans proceed for an $800,000 soft white wheat elevator at Burdett to handle rising output.
In the eastern Cape a 16 year old was killed by a soldier as blacks stoned an army vehicle. The Detainees Parents Support Committee says up to 1000 blacks have been seized, far more than official 795 detentions. France and Denmark urged UN action for sanctions against apartheid.
NDP MP Jim Fulton charged that RCMP bugged his Parliament Hill offices while investigating a cabinet document leak by Richard Price a Department of Indian Affairs official. Price faced BC court for breach of trust over a $312 million plan to cut native housing education and health funding.
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