Crane accident tears into Troy city hall office
A 65 ton crane backing into a building during demolition caused a wall to collapse into administrator Bud Klaustermeier's office in Troy. Office manager Joan Eberhart and others fled as debris fell. No injuries were reported amid the chaotic scene and officials noted an open door policy.
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Troy
City Hall
Joan Eberhart
Bud
Bud Klaustermeier
Klaustermeier
Mary Chasteen
Montreal woman Henriette Haddad alive in Lebanon
A Montreal woman who vanished in Beirut seven years ago is alive and allegedly held by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Lebanon. Angeline Fournier said a high official of the Iranian embassy in Paris indicated Haddad may be released on humanitarian grounds after showing a passport photo and Haddad’s image.
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Montreal
Henriette Haddad
Beirut
Lebanon
Angeline Fournier
Committee
Paris
Haddad
Canada
Fournier
Weinberger vows fight against Iran-Contra charges
Former defense chief Cas par Weinberger vows to fight to the end after being indicted on one obstruction of Congress count two perjury counts and two counts of making false statements in the Iran-Contra affair. He says he is innocent and will pursue counsel's help. The indictments come as Sarajevo endures heavy fighting with Serbs shelling Muslim defenders around the city.
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Washington
Reuter-Ap
Caspar Weinberger
U.S
Weinberger
Ronald Reagan
Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Adnen Abdul Rezek
United Nations
Bosnia
Yugoslavia
Loans to buy firm's own wing OK amid NovAtel deals
Alberta Liberals allege CC Communications received an $81 million line of credit from NovAtel to build cellular networks and buy NovAtel Finance Inc. The credit was unused. Turmoil surrounds NovAtel after a fired official’s ties to Canadian and U.S. partners and multiple loans to allied firms.
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Edmonton
NovAtel
Alberta
Laurence Decore
CC Communications Ltd
NovAtel Finance Inc
Decore
NDP
Ray Martin
Cands Cellular
Petroleum Communications Ltd
New Orleans
Martin
PetroCom
Gulf of Mexico
Fred Stewart
Yeltsin seeks aid as Russia moves toward democracy
President Boris Yeltsin lobbied Congress for a 24 billion dollar Western aid package, saying there will be no second try as the U.S. and Russia reached a sweeping arms reduction agreement. Bush urged approval amid concerns over missing U.S. prisoners and the Moscow sharing of warhead limits.
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Boris Yeltsin
U.S. Congress
Russia
George Bush
Yeltsin
Congress
U.S
Soviet Union
Bush
Alberta to bolster security for Oldman dam opening
The Alberta government plans enhanced security for the July opening of the Oldman River dam after warnings of possible violence by environmentalist Martha Kostuch and native activist Milton Born With A Tooth. Public Works Minister Ken Kowalski said threats were raised in criticism of the $450 million project and that security steps will be coordinated with police to protect people and property.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Oldman River Dam
Martha Kostuch
Ken Kowalski
Kostuch
Milton Born
Friends
Oldman River
Canada Mulls Sweeping Immigration Overhaul Critics Cry Foul
Canada introduces broad reforms to speed up landed status for about 250000 annual applicants. Plans would funnel immigrants into three streams and allow residency promises in designated-area shortages. Critics warn of fairness issues and potential charter challenges.
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Canada
Sheila Copps
Reform Party
Preston Manning
Nity
Bernard Valcourt
Matas
Valcourt
Dennis McCrea
Canadian Bar Association
National Immigration Section
Immigration Department
Carter Hoppe
Mendel Green
FDA to warn on acne drugs linked to skin cancer risk
U S FDA plans to add warning labels to benzoyl peroxide acne products such as Clearasil and Oxy 5 after concerns that the chemical may promote skin tumors. Canadian officials failed to ban similar products seven years earlier, while industry funded animal studies will test sunlight related cancer risk. Consumers spend over 1 billion annually on these medications.
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Montreal
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Murray Lumpkin
FDA
Health and Welfare Canada
Lumpkin
Health Department
George Frederick
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