Quiet election day in Medicine Hat as turnout expected below half
Medicine Hat returning officer David Oliphant forecasts about 11 500 voters or 50 percent of eligible residents casting ballots, with turnout historically peaking between 5 and 8 pm. Early voters include Marian Jerred and Ray Provencher at Victory Lutheran Church as weather and late campaigning influence the final count.
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Medicine Hat
David Oliphant
Oliphant
Hatters
Victory Lutheran Church
Marian Jerred
Jerred
Ray Provencher
Provencher
Alberta
Adolf Seiler
Fire hits Japanese nuke-site in Tokai plant
A fire erupted at a nuclear waste handling facility in Tokai, shattering windows and producing smoke. Officials led by Junichi Kobayashi reported no immediate injuries, with a prior day fire already under control and about 10 workers exposed to radioactivity. The plant sits at a reprocessing site northwest of Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Junichi Kobayashi
Nuclear Fuel Development Corp
Kobayashi
Tokai
Peace talks falter as Arafat amid West Bank violence fears rise
Palestinians urge US intervention as peace talks stall amid accusations of a suspended contact with Israel. Arafat denies a formal halt while Netanyahu faces Jordan's King Hussein criticism and Russia's Boris Yeltsin praises ties.
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United States
Israel
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Nabil Abourdeneh
Hussein
Jordan
Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu
Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Russia
Moscow
Oldest Israeli drug dealer is 93
Israeli police arrested a 93 year old woman in Ashdod suspected of drug dealing. Channel 2 TV said detectives contacted her after a customer led police to her home. The suspect, described as visually impaired, allegedly mistook officers for customers and denied the charges.
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Sonny
Jerusalem
Israel
Ashdod
Tel Aviv
Channel 2 TV
Victims protest Olson parole plan at Vancouver briefing
Relatives of Clifford Olson's victims wept and condemned the federal government as sexually explicit photos mailed by Olson were shown at a Vancouver news conference. Independent MP John Nunziata displayed the images to highlight opposition to the faint hope clause as Olson faces hearings on parole, with an August Vancouver appearance planned.
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Vancouver
Brigitte Nordin
Judy Kozma
Olson
Saskatchewan
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