27 Mar 1999
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1999
Page
1
In Pontiac Michigan on Friday Jack Kevorkian was found guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to an ailing man and filming it for broadcast on 60 Minutes. The verdict follows five trials. he faces life in prison at sentencing on April 14 for Thomas Youk, 52, who had ALS.
Canadian boy Tyrell Dueck, 13, ill in a Tijuana hospital, shows CAT scan from a Mexican lab finding no cancer in his lungs. Doctors say he remains frail though the scan offers encouragement as his family seeks alternative treatment costing 6000 dollars a week through American Biologics.
Lethbridge CP reports the president of Canada's only Christian television station admitted a dentist rather than God provided his gold tooth. During a telethon he claimed a miracle after prayer, then his dentist Dr. Jack Sherman contradicted him saying the tooth was his work. Dewert apologized for the error.
Edward Grimsley argues governments shield children from prayer in classrooms but fail to guard them from vulgar entertainment. Meg Greenfield notes that those who think for themselves pose the greatest danger to manipulators.
The provincial government pledges a five to seven year plan for a bridge over the Trans-Canada at Cassils Road Brooks as part of a future diamond shaped interchange to improve safety. A $200 000 short term upgrade this year will add lanes and improve visibility. Local leaders push for eastern location and commercial development. some residents urge slower speeds and signals.
Reporters describe explosions and fire over Belgrade suburbs as Yugoslav forces strike back. Officials name Batajnica airport and a missile fuel depot among targets. power cut after a transformer bombing near Avala. UN envoy cites hundreds of civilian deaths unconfirmed.
Canadian fighter pilots from CFB Cold Lake head to Aviano air base in northern Italy as part of a 130 member contingent. Families share tears and pride as crews depart amid security cautions and anxious communities.
The widow Shirley Baart of Magrath mourns Anthony Baart 61 killed at Roger's Sugar in Taber. He was crushed in the lyme kiln section while working as his wife had urged retirement. Alberta Labour probes safety and the plant notes a strong prior safety record.
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