Weather Showers Forecast With 40 Percent Chance
A Sunday forecast calls for showers with a 40 percent chance of precipitation. High near 18 and low around 4. Map page B5.
02 May 1987
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 02, 1987
Page
1
A Sunday forecast calls for showers with a 40 percent chance of precipitation. High near 18 and low around 4. Map page B5.
Baghdad reports ongoing clashes with Iranian troops on the northern front of the Persian Gulf war. An Iraqi news agency claims forces are crushing and destroying Iranian troops with heavy losses in men and equipment, though no location is specified.
In El Cajon California judge condemns Rodney Wayne Jones to 27 years to life then presides over a courtroom wedding to Rhonda Jackson with Jones still shackled. A marshal later handed the ring as the couple exchanged vows, the judge noting it was their first such ceremony.
Prime Minister Mulroney receives praise from Liberal NDP and premiers for a tentative agreement that would grant all 10 provinces broader powers including immigration and a veto over constitutional amendments affecting the Commons Senate and Supreme Court. Quebec is recognized as a distinct society, with debate over Triple E Senate reform and future national programs.
A judge set a May 14 deadline for Dome Petroleum to provide the Bank of Montreal with the Amoco Canada Petroleum takeover agreement. The bank seeks full payment to secured creditors and priority over shareholders, amid concerns the deal undervalues secured loans. Similar worries were voiced by Toronto-Dominion Bank about inadequate compensation for secured lenders.
Drumheller grower Jack Howard Jr faces another money-losing year as prices remain depressed and 1080 hectares are prepared for spring planting. Acme farmer Al Mushka and other Prairie producers describe the mood as depressing while planning rotations and relying on government help to break even. Wheat Board price cuts announced for 1987-88 deepen the financial strain for Alberta farmers already carrying debt, echoing memories of the Great Depression era.
Evangelist Jim Bakker declares at a Palm Springs news conference that he and Tammy Faye have no future plans to minister again without a miracle from God. He says he is writing a book to tell his side after resigning as PTL chairman and this week’s board decision to banish him from the PTL empire.
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