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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 08, 1998
Page
1
TV Times runs a farewell Seinfeld edition with insights and trivia for fans. The piece highlights a special sendoff wrapped as Today’s News exclusive.
Police say Frieda Dockter was waiting for a bus on Woodman Avenue S.E. when a 17 year old youth knocked her to the ground causing three cracked ribs and a head wound requiring eight stitches. He was charged with assault causing bodily harm mischief and breach of probation and will appear in court May 11.
Canadian hockey lawyer Alan Eagleson remains imprisoned as corrections officials reconsider an early release granted by a panel. The Mimico Correctional Centre superintendent overruled the panel and a district administrator will decide which side prevails. Eagleson, 65, did not receive an Easter weekend pass and marked his birthday in custody.
A toastmaster opens with a quip about sage stuffed turkey and a friend of a father sharing a rule to speak clearly. Sir Winston Churchill is invoked for a grammatically pointed joke about ending sentences.
Medicine Hat's Alderman John Hamill Mayor Ted Grimm and others tour Beijing for a two week mission to attract Chinese investment. Officials pitch greenhouses petrochemicals ethanol and animal husbandry while seeking links with Canadian education and hog farming opportunities.
Swan Hills residents trickled back Thursday after a forest fire forced a three day evacuation. Mayor Gary Pollock called the return a good feeling as 2,200 residents faced possible re evacuation while officials warned to stay ready. Fire perimeter stood near 20 kilometres from town with 160 kilometre provincial blaze overall. In Banff National Park a separate Douglas fir stand faces threats from a spreading fire with windy, dry conditions fueling risk.
The Chrysler Daimler-Benz merger signals a wave of consolidations that could cut the global auto industry from about 20 firms to as few as six. Canadian impact remains uncertain with industry jobs totaling around 170,000 and a $14.6 billion sector. Experts anticipate further deals involving Ford GM and potentially smaller Asian firms.
A dog survived a Scarborough home blast that hurled it across a street over a roof into a tree. Retired Sgt. Pat Tallon testified the animal’s survival was a miracle as David Gordon faced trial for the May 5 1995 blast meant to cash an insurance claim. Police rescued the collie and reunited it with a little girl.
Thousands of rescuers including 3 000 firefighters police and soldiers methodically search a 60 kilometre stretch between Naples and Salerno for missing people after torrents of mud buried villages in Italy. At least 125 are missing as helicopters ladders and trained dogs aid the effort amid dire conditions and emotional pleas from relatives.
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