10 Jun 1991
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1991
Page
1
Buyers avoid the North Vancouver house once owned by former Iraqi diplomat Mohamed al Mashat. Listed at 237 000 dollars, the property lingers as notoriety deters prospects. Al Mashat bought the half duplex May 2 for 222 000 but relisted after media reports.
Four inmates fled the Provincial Correctional Centre in Regina Sunday night. All are described as violent by an RCMP spokesman. The escapees are Robert Thorne 26 Herman Thorne 21 Jeffrey Bird 24 and Joe Folkerts 30. RCMP withheld additional details pending investigation.
A fierce pre monsoon heatwave in Pakistan's Sind region killed at least 200 people on Sunday and raised the toll to over 300, with Hyderabad officials noting temperatures near a historic 53 degree record and Sakrand reaching about 51.5 degrees. Most victims were farmers and laborers collapsing from dehydration while working outdoors.
Inderjit Singh Reyat, a Duncan resident and devout Sikh, was convicted on two counts of manslaughter and four explosives offenses for a terrorist bombing aimed at the Indian government. BC Supreme Court Justice Raymond Paris imposed a ten year term not counting over three years already in custody. The piece also references the Narita Airport bombing in Tokyo on June 23, 1985, where two baggage handlers died.
A quoted statement suggests concern about a boy’s behavior toward girls and calls for protection of children. The note appears as a brief excerpt from Page A12, referencing a crate and alleged wrongdoing.
Ottawa proposes changes to the personal income tax system to grant provinces more revenue options. Alberta Treasurer Dick Johnston and Ontario Treasurer Floyd Laughren advocate empowering provinces to set rates or apply tax rules, while New Brunswick warns on nationwide harmony and cross border shopping concerns. Mazankowski says action over ideology.
An off duty Maryland state trooper arrested Eric Schumacher, 21, a fugitive from Canada, after a garden search near Annapolis. Schumacher and Donald Nelson, both Canadian soldiers, faced Maryland charges of attempted murder and weapon offenses. Nelson had already surrendered, Schumacher was treated for a shin wound and jailed.
Thousands of tribesmen from the Aeta and U.S. servicemen flee as Mount Pinatubo erupts, threatening 20 villages within 20 kilometres and the Subic Bay area. Evacuees load cars with essentials as an ash cloud darkens the sky near Clark air base.
The British Columbia Terminal Elevator Operator's Association locked out workers at five Vancouver terminals after a union slowdown began May 8. Workers oppose 12 hour shifts and overtime cuts as talks fail to reach a new contract. Affected sites handle about 50 cars per shift.
Negotiations begin in Toronto among Canada Mexico and the United States to create a continental market. Critics warn jobs may move south to Mexico while Canada faces 10.3 percent unemployment and a high dollar dampening business enthusiasm.
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