12 Mar 1992
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1992
Page
1
In Red Deer Alberta Trahn Tuan Huynh claimed he took a Nuk pacifier to quiet a crying baby and supervise two other children in a store. He planned to pay $3.19 but left without paying and was stopped by security. The guilty plea was not accepted and the charge was withdrawn.
Alberta MLAs on the Constitution committee say a plebiscite may be held in October tied to civic elections across the province. Stan Schumacher notes using voting sites would save money, while Pat Ledgerwood cites a standalone plebiscite cost of about 3.6 million dollars.
In Simi Valley the jury in the Powell Koon Briseno Wind trial heard a tape showing an officer laughing as he requests an ambulance for a victim with numerous head wounds. The four Los Angeles officers face up to eight years for assault and related charges in the Rodney King case.
Cameron Page discusses ethics of fishing in a reflective Page B3 column. The piece questions whether codfish would choose extinction over capture, presenting a humane angle on commercial fishing and animal sentience.
Ottawa will push back the deadline for a unified Canada proposal by about a month to include wider provincial input. Joe Clark said a clear position is needed in 8 to 10 weeks while parliament and provinces build consensus, with Quebec referendum looming in October. Ontario's Bob Rae welcomed the flexibility as talks proceed with four ministerial teams and a May report to outline a Canada wide offer to Quebec.
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is enraged by Defence Minister Marcel Masse after La Presse reports Masse found the unity report unacceptable for not doing enough for Quebec. A caucus stir followed with sharp exchanges between Mulroney and Bloc leader Lucien Bouchard over the Beaudoin-Dobbie report.
Mordecai Richler urged Ottawa to treat Quebec sovereignty plans with contempt and warned against a no risk insurance policy for a potential secession. He blasted Parizeau's claims and supported a fall referendum if Ottawa and Quebec disclose costs, criticizing Quebecs distinct society push and bilingual signage rules.
UN Security Council members harshly criticized Iraq for retreating from disarmament promises and human rights commitments. Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz defended cooperation while U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering called Iraq's declarations a pattern of misinforming and concealing.
In Ottawa Chief Justice Antonio Lamer questions serial rapist Larry Fisher about Gail Miller's 1969 death in Saskatoon. Fisher denies involvement as Milgaard seeks to overturn a wrongful murder conviction. Fisher lived near the victim and had confessed to other assaults, while Milgaard maintains innocence.
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