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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1994
Page
1
The Chestnut Pub canceled its blad der bust contest planned to offer free beer to all women in the bar until someone needed the bathroom. Mayor Brad Woodside criticized the idea as irresponsible promoting young people to get drunk.
Israeli troops wounded 13 Palestinians in Ramallah and surrounding areas amid clashes sparked by the execution of an Arab double agent. Witnesses say undercover agents killed two men in al Ram. one suspect named Abdel Monem Mohammed Yusef Naji, 25, tied to the February killing of an Israeli agent.
In Calgary delegates of the Royal Canadian Legion defeated a proposal to admit turbaned Sikhs to all lounges and parlors by a 1969 to 629 vote. Dominion Command chairman Robert Ford resigned afterward, saying he could not enforce a policy he believes conflicts with Canadian law. Sikh leaders and Jewish Congress criticized the vote as ignorant and disrespectful to wartime service.
Alberta Conservatives consider liquidating the Heritage Savings Trust Fund to cut a $33 billion budget gap. Treasurer Jim Dinning says liquidation is an option, though he favors using fund income to reduce the debt. The fund, created in the 1970s, is valued variously at up to $12 billion to $69 billion in securities with other assets.
The Tories fire back charging Liberal leaders used constituency and office phones for leadership campaigning. Deputy Premier Kowalski presents a Liberal phone list linking calls to Guadeloupe Anacortes Washington as part of the critique. Liberal leader Decore defends travel notes and office use during Klein leadership bid.
Redcliff Legion members defend a bylaw banning religious head wear in legion rooms. George Hope says policy respects fallen comrades while Sam Stone notes his Jewish faith remains intact without the skull cap. Both branches would determine local rules, with Medicine Hat and Redcliff clubs enforcing removal of head coverings at entry.
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