03 Jun 1991
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1991
Page
1
Winnipeg teacher Joannie Halas launched a national block party to promote understanding and tolerance in Canada. At least forty groups across the country joined Sunday events to get neighbors to meet and share a toast to unity amid linguistic and cultural tensions.
Dr. Jamie Astaphan was suspended from medical practice for 18 months and fined 5000 after a panel found professional misconduct in connection with prescribing steroids to Ben Johnson and other athletes. The agreed facts describe black market steroids, falsified records, and improper billing between 1983 and 1988.
Mount Unzen eruption in Nagasaki prefecture forces evacuation of about 5000 residents. Police report 18 missing including nine reporters. 20 injured with 15 seriously hurt. A 25 year old policeman reportedly died as lava engulfed a patrol car, though not confirmed. Authorities warn another flow may occur.
A Gibson Page A7 column features a pointed remark about efforts to help youth stay clean, highlighting frustration and community concern over handling underage substance issues. The quote underscores tensions between caretakers and authorities in addressing troubled youths.
Niki Lauda urged immediate examination of Boeing 767-300s after a Lauda Air jet ripped apart over Thailand killing 223. He cited cockpit words it deployed and said the crash resembled a loss of control from sudden thrust reversal, insisting authorities inspect all similar planes.
Iraq faces worsening living conditions as sanctions linger and Saddam Hussein remains in power say Western officials. Government handouts fail to prevent subsistence rates while oil and food trade suffer under international pressure. In Kuwait, the emir orders October 1992 elections amid opposition protests and calls to restore the 1962 constitution. Sami al Khatrash of the Islamic Constitutional Movement voices street anger.
Two AWOL Canadian Forces soldiers linked to the Toronto shooting fled toward Montreal seeking firepower. Police say they rode with a trucker to Montreal where they obtained a 357 Magnum and ammo then considered crossing into the United States. Constable Larry Dee was shot during the downtown garment district probe.
A Southam Unity Survey shows English Canadians remain deeply attached to Canada while Quebecers express conditional loyalty. Only 2% of English Canadians reject unity compared with 28% in Quebec. Thirty-six percent of Quebecers feel attached as long as living standards rise, vs 21% of English Canadians. Pollster Angus Reid warns federalist economic arguments may fail.
Esther Krasowski endured an hour-long swim through freezing Lawrence Lake water to reach shore after her husband Nick died aboard their capsized fishing boat. She saved two others but Bill and Barbara Haldan perished before rescuers arrived. Hypothermia was cited by RCMP.
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