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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1985
Page
1
An index weather note forecasts showers with an 80 percent chance of precipitation on Saturday. The high is expected to reach 26 and the low around 10. Map appears on page B3.
Shiite Amal militiamen and Lebanese Army soldiers seized UNRWA Canada chief Robert Gallagher and Austrian Ambassador Georg Zaidario along with two UN workers inside Bourj El-Barajneh camp, then freed them unharmed after taking them to Nabib Berri's home. The captives reported being safe an hour later and described a tense crossfire as they entered the camp in a UN flag driven Mercedes.
The Downtown Business Revitalization Zone Association may refuse Heritage Canada's Main Street program unless it can secure funding. Chairman Carl Wilson says wages for a local coordinator, about 25000 annually, plus office costs, must be covered, despite the program training and support.
The Globe and Mail reports Michael and Chesley Crosbie have listed CMHC standing agent work in St. John’s and other Newfoundland regions. Their combined bills total about 605 as of June 6, prompting conflict-of-interest questions raised by opposition parties.
In Beirut a Shiite Amal militia abducted 24 Finnish UNIFIL troops. Five were taken from Qantara and 11 were captured in the same attack on an SLA post. UN spokesman Timur Goksel said seven hours later all Finns remained alive, with 19 others kidnapped during the bus return from furlough.
Marshall Cohen, the deputy minister of finance and a key architect of the national energy program, resigns from his post.Prime Minister Mulroney accepts the resignation with genuine regret and will announce his departure date and successor later. Cohen’s long public service included roles in energy and industry ministries under both Liberal and Conservative governments.
Brazilian police exhumed a grave near Embu outside Sao Paulo amid strong signals the remains may belong to Josef Mengele. Authorities noted skull and bones were recovered, with onlookers shown the evidence as they pursue DNA tests and comparison to historic records. Skeptics urged caution, citing past misidentifications and ongoing international investigations.
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