30 Jul 1996
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 30, 1996
Page
1
The Irving Whale, an oil barge sunk for 26 years, breaks surface 70 minutes after salvage begins led by Capt. Bill Dancer. Officials report no bunker oil or PCB leaks and expect pumping to remove trapped seawater before moving the vessel. Coast guard and observers call the operation smooth and successful.
MP Monte Solberg questioned Ottawa's rush to aid Quebec flood victims while not meeting Medicine Hat needs. He cited a $150 million federal contribution toward Quebec's $200 million rebuild, and noted Alberta's slower access to funds. Officials say aid follows standard disaster programs and eligibility rules.
The 12-year-old Siberian cross Natalie was found five days after wandering from Park Meadows where the Coopers were visiting. A trucker returned her to Tim and Jo-Ann Cooper in Medicine Hat after a local newspaper report helped locate her. The dog had no collar after a wash and wandered off while left untied. The family is now en route to Victoria.
Olympic Park in Atlanta reopens as investigators press the hunt for the bomber. Blood is cleaned from bricks, debris cleared, and a lighting tower base shines after a crude knapsack bomb killed one and injured 111, with a Turkish cameraman dying of a heart attack while rushing to cover the blast. FBI says progress toward an arrest is expected.
Olivia Appah, 44, battling breast cancer that has spread to brain and lungs, is in hospital as her niece from Ghana is refused permission to travel to Canada to help care for Appah and her two daughters aged 11 and 15. Five requests have been denied.
In Dublin Georgia the Summer Redneck Games begin a 17 day spoof. More than 3000 spectators watched Elbow carry a propane torch to light a barbecue grill as hub-cap hurling and watermelon seed spitting showcase Southern stereotypes. The event riffs on the Atlanta Olympic backdrop inspired by Jeff Foxworthy humor.
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