Blustery Weather Maps Show Rain Through Wednesday
Weather map on page B4 indicates thundershowers likely through Wednesday with a high near 26 and a low around 16. Forecast details emphasize unsettled conditions across the region.
28 Jun 1988
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1988
Page
1
Weather map on page B4 indicates thundershowers likely through Wednesday with a high near 26 and a low around 16. Forecast details emphasize unsettled conditions across the region.
The Court of Queen's Bench nullified Medicine Hat's Days and Hours of Business Bylaw 2519 after finding Alderman Lee Anderson had a financial interest in an exempt nursery, rendering the bylaw invalid. Council plans to discuss appealing and Anderson's possible disqualification in a Wednesday meeting.
Alberta will hire 67 full time workers to police welfare rolls for fraud or abuse at an estimated cost of 2.1 million dollars for 1988 89. The project aims to save the province 5 to 12 million annually while findings from a six month probe prompted the push.
In Halifax Donald Marshall testifies at the inquiry into his 1971 wrongful conviction and 11 years in prison for Sandy Seale’s killing. He denies involvement in a robbery with Seale, says Roy Ebsa ry attacked them unprovoked, and insists the robbery tale arose from disbelief of his version. This is his seventh testimony. anticipation fills the packed room.
A speeding French commuter train rear ended a stationary train at Gare de Lyon underground, killing at least 15, injuring dozens and trapping more. Rescue workers, fire engines, and ambulances crowded the scene as officials investigated the cause.
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney told the House of Commons a new aid package for drought affected western farmers is on the way, with a first part already assembled and a second soon to be announced. Ottawa had boosted Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration funding by 12 million dollars to improve water supplies, while about 24 000 farmers and workers in Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta have left farming over the past year. Federal officials consider per head payments to help cattlemen buy feed or move stock to pasture. Liberal Leader Turner pressed for a long term disaster relief plan promised almost three years ago. Mulroney defended the record, noting increased federal aid to agricultural communities.
External Affairs Minister Joe Clark pressed the Soviet Union to restore support staff pulled from Canada's Moscow embassy after spying charges. An embassy spokesman said it is too early to judge impact after one day. Clark met Soviet ambassador Alexei Rodionov for 25 minutes and condemned espionage as unacceptable. Moscow said 25 of 39 staff would be withdrawn.
Defence Research Establishment Suffield officials defend open air nerve gas testing as safe near Medicine Hat. Dr. George Kimbell invites critics to visit the base while acknowledging data factors like temperature and wind influence outcomes. Two 1986 incidents prompted medical checkups but no further hospitalizations in 11 years.
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