Memories of Soda Jerks Reunion in Grand Island
About 300 people attended a reunion of soda jerks at Ben's Rexall Drug Store in Grand Island Nebraska. Former workers recalled making old fashioned soft drinks and ice cream sodas while Connie Morgan shared how the trade remains about wrist strength and technique. Some attendees nicknamed themselves fizzicians or fountaineers reflecting the craft.
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Grand Island, Neb
Rexall
Connie Morgan
Ben's
Teale Homolka to be charged in schoolgirl slayings
Reports say Paul Teale formerly Paul Bernardo and his estranged wife Karla Homolka would face charges in the Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy murders. Police say Teale was the prime suspect. details of charges were not disclosed.
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Teale
ST. Catharines
Ont
Paul Teale
Karla Homolka
Ontario
Kristen French
Leslie Mahaffy
St. Catharines Standard
Paul Bernardo
Toronto
Niagara Region
The
Standard
Homolka
Klein hints at election call amid Calgary rally rumors
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein spurred speculation of an imminent election call as senior Tories prepared for a Calgary event and a noon press conference. Sources noted a campaign rally with 20 volunteers planned for Victoria Park at 11 45 a m while Klein toured Banff Canmore and Cochrane before an Edmonton stop.
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Calgary Herald
Alberta
Ralph Klein
Calgary
Victoria Park
Elkama Ranch
General
Monty Florence
Election Call Rumors Stir Alberta Politicians
Alberta speculation spreads as MLAs from three parties expect the spring session to end and a June election call looms. Opposition leaders and Tory insiders predict Klein will announce, with Calgary campaign materials highlighting his image and talk of a possible Canmore conference cancellation.
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Stockwell Day
Ken Kowalski
Klein
Laurence Decore
Calgary
Calgary West
Ron Leigh
Canmore
Hamill faces resignation push over teen mothers remarks
Colleen Boxell presents a 676-name petition urging Medicine Hat councillor John Hamill to resign over comments about teen mothers. The council cannot compel resignation but Boxell calls for removal from committees. Hamill refuses, defending his stance and urging focus on teen mothers' problems and education alternatives.
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Jefe Welke
News Aid
John Hamill
Coleen Boxell
Hamill
Medicine Hat News
Medicine Hat College
Boxell
Ted Grimm
Public Services Committee
Family and Community Support Services Advisory Board
Council
Shaughn
Medicine Hat
Sheri Murphy-Wright
Campbell Brushes Off Papacy Quote Stir Over Demons Line
Halifax Defence Minister Kim Campbell rejects fuss over remarks about the demons of the papacy and SOBs who complain about politicians. She confirms a Toronto Star misquote and defends her interview in Vancouver magazine amid leadership chatter and apathy critique.
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Halifax
Kim Campbell
Campbell
Vancouver
Toronto Star
Jim Edwards
Edwards
s.O.b.s
the Star
Toronto
Inland tire-burning plant breaches 49 pollution rules in 1992
Inland Cement Ltd faced 49 Clean Air Act licence violations at its northwest Edmonton cement plant during 1992 while burning tires as fuel. The company says breaches were brief and promptly reported. Edmonton Board of Health reviews health risks as subsidies fund tire burning.
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Edmonton
Inland Cement Ltd
Keith Meagher
Meagher
Inland
Edmonton Board of Health
Tammy Koble
Edmon
Kolbe
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