27 Jul 1987
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1987
Page
1
The forecast calls for sunny conditions and warm temperatures on Tuesday with a high near 38 and a low around 15. A 40 percent chance of precipitation is noted, and map page B5 provides the regional details.
Greece endures an eighth day of extreme heat with temperatures up to 44 C. Hospitals report over 1,500 heat related admissions and deaths mainly among elderly with heart and breathing issues. Cemeteries in Athens stay open for weekend burials while the interior ministry urges cooling and water intake.
Fedor Fedorenko, 80, the first Nazi war criminal extradited to the Soviet Union by the United States, was executed by firing squad after being found guilty of treason for aiding the Nazi war effort and participation in mass murder. Tass reported the June 1986 death sentence had been carried out though the date of execution was not disclosed. He had served as a guard at Treblinka in 1942-43.
A weekend of winds and thunderstorms gusting to 120 km h disrupted Medicine Hat with power outages and fallen trees. Residents faced outages in Flats and Crescent Heights while city crews cleaned up damage. Environment Canada officials warned more hot weather ahead with a forecast high of 38 C and no major storms expected until Tuesday.
Kelowna faced a second consecutive riot as more than 1,000 youths clashed downtown early Sunday. RCMP arrested about 190, burned by tear gas, with 30+ injuries and $500,000 in damage. Mayor and alderman call for stronger policing powers beyond the crisis.
Stampede General Manager Jim MacArthur reports record turnout at the Medicine Hat and Exhibition Stampede with total attendance 96,697, up from 88,704 last year. Evening grandstand shows drew 13,555 and 10,350 attended afternoon rodeo events as midways and exhibitions stayed busy. Prize draws awarded locally with winners including Ron Perry, Harry Topliffe, Scott McKee, Valerie Stefani, Bruce Penner, Paul Metz, and Bill Wray.
A Halifax lawyer reports a backlog of paperwork could delay freeing most of the 174 Asians who landed at Charlesville on July 12. Only Amrik Singh Dhinsa has been released. 72 Vancouver and 97 Toronto sponsors must sign performance bonds ranging from 3000 to 9000 dollars before detainees can be freed.
In Jerusalem John Demjanjuk 67 testifies he never was at Treblinka Sobibor or any death camp. Five survivors identified him as Ivan the Terrible while defense argues the Nazi ID card linking him to Sobibor is forged. The trial resumes after a summer break with heavy public and media attention.
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