15 May 1987
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 15, 1987
Page
1
Medicine Hat News highlights a feature on the Hatters recreating the frontier era with shoot em up action and page five emphasis describing costumes, settings, and dramatic recreations. It notes community interest and historical recreation details.
A British election report shows the Labour Party slipping toward third place as polling closes approaches. The lead remains with the governing party and a rising opposition, with campaigns focused on economy and domestic policy.
Mainly cloudy conditions with a 40 percent chance of precipitation Saturday. High near 22 and low around 12. Weather map page B3 follows.
Rita Hayworth the screen icon and former dancer who married a prince and became Hollywood's Love Goddess died at 68 in New York, a family spokesman said. She died Thursday night after an illness, family sources reported.
A sequence of blasts sparked a fire on top of a downtown 21 storey apartment block in Winnipeg. Fire crews extinguished the blaze within 90 minutes. Three people were taken to hospital including a firefighter with minor injuries and two residents with anxiety attacks.
NATO defence ministers urged the Soviet Union to scrap SS-20 missiles in Europe and Asia as part of an INF settlement. They backed Weinberger’s demand to drop the 100 warheads in Asia. Canada reportedly backs off Norway reinforcements and shows plan to buy two British Trafalgar-class submarines amid Arctic sovereignty concerns.
Medicine Hat beat Longueuil 3-1 to secure a final against Oshawa Generals in the Memorial Cup. Fans from Medicine Hat arrived by plane and car, with some driving 40 hours to support the Tigers, while Longueuil supporters travel five hours to Oshawa.
The government will neither cut nor expand unemployment insurance amid sharp national divisions. Employment Minister Benoit Bala said the system should be reconciled within its current structure, rejecting both benefits expansion and reductions as too costly or harmful to workers and regional economies.
Premier Don Getty said the appointment of former Alberta Conservative Stephen Stiles to a $250 daily post with the Alberta Land Compensation Board will be reviewed. Stiles again questioned Nazi persecution of Jews, drawing Jewish leader criticism and praise from some allies.
Robert Owen testifies under immunity about Oliver North’s covert support for the Contras. He describes transporting funds, maps, and weapon needs for Central American rebels, routed via Adolfo Calero and a revolving cash system tied to traveller’s cheques. The witness details a monthly payroll and overseas financing, with Saudi sources suspected. Continued on Page A7.
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