Mail misdelivery stirs ire from Canada to Illinois
Winnipeg reader Al Smaczylo received a misaddressed letter not meant for him or Canada. The Aurora Illinois insured letter from Maple Plain Minnesota involved Evelyn Moravec, who lost a $121 payment but praised the unexpected courtesy of the call that set it right.
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Winnipeg
al Smaczylo
Canada
United States
Farmer’s Insurance Co
Aurora
Ill
Maple Plane
Minn
Evelyn Moravec
Smaczylo
Soldiers injure during live mortar training at Gagetown
Six Royal Canadian Regiment soldiers were wounded when mortar rounds landed among them during a live ammunition drill at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in New Brunswick. Sgt Shaun Corkery suffered critical but stable back and stomach injuries while Pte Darin Parsons and two others were treated for various injuries in Oromocto and Fredericton hospitals.
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Cromocto
N.B
Canadian Forces
Gagetown
Royal Canadian Regiment
Ray Wagstaff
Shaun Corkery
Fredericton
Darin Parsons
Oromocto
Donald Tupper
David Potter
Wagstaff
Parole Bill Aims to Tighten Early Release Rules
Ottawa CBC TV reports a bill to force criminals especially violent ones to serve more of their sentence before parole. If approved, all prisoners would be less eligible for early release, with low-risk inmates facing easier access and high-risk inmates facing tougher conditions.
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Ottawa
Commons
Cbc-Tv
Banff plebiscite votes on municipal autonomy status
Banff Alberta voters go to the polls on a plebiscite to determine if the 6500 residents should become an incorporated town, ending decades of federal administration led by park supervisor Dave Day. Autonomy promises faster local action and access to provincial grants.
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Banff, Alta
Dave Day
Rocky Mountain
Banff
Alberta
Rockies
Day
Tom McMillan
The
Canada Parks
Parks Service
Drought funds for cattlemen expected soon
Ottawa nears a per head payment plan for Prairie cattle farmers to sustain herds during drought. Alberta stakeholders urge waiting for more rain while Ottawa and provincial approvals loom. Funds tied to tax deferral options, with $12 million added to Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Agency for water access and feed relief.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Stan Wilson
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Wilson
Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
Finance
Revenue Department
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Agency
AIDS Conference Warns Global Epidemic Has No Immunity
World Health Organization officials say AIDS is present in nearly every country and several hundred million people may be at risk due to behaviors. Dr. Jonathan Mann projects 150000 new AIDS cases in 1988, doubling the total in a year. AZT may reverse brain damage in some infected children, raising IQ about 15 points in a study of 21 patients. A newly found herpes virus HHV-6 may activate dormant HIV. Mann cautions that AIDS is changing the world but mobilization is unprecedented.
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Stockholm
World Health Organization
Jonathan Mann
Mann
National Cancer Institute
Philip Pizzo
Pizzo
Robert Gallo
Gallo
Mulroney Defends LaSalle Amid Bribery Allegations
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney defended Rod LaSalle as a man of honor amid renewed bribery allegations linked to a $157 million Hull office project. LaSalle calls the accuser a bullshitter and says he met him once for 15 minutes. Kealey plans a written RCMP report and possible lie detector test to back his claims.
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Peter Maser
Les Whittington
Southam News
Ville Des Laurentides
Que
Brian Mulroney
Rod LaSalle
LaSalle
Glen Kealey
Kealey
Hull
Science and Technology
Frank Oberle
Don Boudrin
le Devoir
RCMP
Quebec
Joliette
Mulroney
Mitterrand Socialists Lose Legislative Majority in France
Paris AP report notes Socialist President Francois Mitterrand failed to secure an absolute majority as voters gave the Socialists a plurality in the National Assembly. Formation of a coalition with Communists or centrists becomes necessary, while the far right National Front loses ground and party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen is defeated.
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Francois Mitterrand
National Assembly
Mitterrand
National Front
Jean-Marie le Pen
Michel Rocard
Alain Duhamel
Communist Party
Rocard
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