Weather outlook showers and cool highs near 18
A weather index notes cloudy skies with a 30 percent shower chance on Wednesday. Expect a high around 18 and a low near 12 as shown on map page B4.
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Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 20, 1986
Page
1
Armed man hijacks Finnair plane at Oulu airport
An unidentified Finnish man armed with a pistol commandeered a Finnair passenger plane in Oulu before takeoff, holding five crew members as hostages. He released 95 passengers about 30 minutes later while police remained in radio contact with the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finnair
Oulu
Lebanese Embassy Guards Kidnapped in Beirut
Six Lebanese Muslim guards at the U S Embassy were abducted by unidentified gunmen at a crossing between west and east Beirut, held for eight hours and released. No group claimed responsibility and it was unclear which side they were crossing. only three of seven crossing points along the Green Line remained open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Reuter
U.S
West
Canada recalls ambassador over South Africa raids
Canada moves to temporarily recall its Ottawa ambassador Ted Lee to Pretoria for consultations after South African raids on three neighboring black ruled Commonwealth countries. Prime Minister Mulroney and External Affairs Minister Clark condemned the attacks as outrages and said further steps could follow. The raids targeting alleged ANC guerrilla sites in Zambia Botswana and Zimbabwe left several dead and sparked regional protests and global condemnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
South Africa
Joe Clark
Brian Mulroney
African National Congress
Zambia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Mulroney
Clark
Ted Lee
Lee
Commonwealth
Congress
Pretoria
Kenneth Kaunda
ANC
Robert Mugabe
Harare
Quett Masire
Parasiuk resigns as Manitoba energy minister over impropriety claims
Winnipeg Manitoba energy minister Wilson Parasiuk announces he will resign from cabinet citing allegations of impropriety and conflict of interest. He calls for an independent inquiry to clear his name after a Winnipeg Free Press report tied a $40,081 Limestone project consulting contract to a former partner. Hydro officials say he had no direct dealings and learned of the contract after it was signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg (Cp
Manitoba
Wilson Parasiuk
Parasiuk
Winnipeg Free Press
Doug Davison
Winnipeg
Jefttoba Hydro
Marc Eliesen
Oil prices climb above 17 as demand drives rally
Oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose to 17.16 a barrel for June delivery, marking the first time above 17 since February. Analysts attribute the rally to heavy gasoline demand, tight crude supplies, market bullishness, and refinery buying cited by Merrill Lynch Energy Futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
U.S
New York Mercantile Exchange
West Texas
Madison Galbraith
Merrill Lynch Energy Futures
US barley subsidy move alarms Canadian farmers
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool spokesman Gary Stevenson says the US Export Enhancement Program to boost barley sales to Saudi Arabia could cost Canadian farmers millions. Saudi Arabia buys about a quarter of Canada’s barley, while the US targets 500 000 tonnes and faces past failures in retaking markets. Canadian Wheat Board plans a June Vancouver meeting with five major exporting nations as prices adjust worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
United States
Saudi Arabia
Saskatchewan Wheat Poo
Gary Stevenson
Canada
European Economic Community
Stevenson
U.S
Australia
Canadian Wheat Board
Charles Mayer
Vancouver
United States Department of Agriculture
Fire fears ease amid New Brunswick forest fire crisis
The worst forest fire week in New Brunswick history left millions in damage as 100 plus blazes raged across the Atlantic region. Fire crews battled 11 major fires, with nine under control and two still serious in New Brunswick while Newfoundland saw seven fires out of control. About 700 evacuated in Brown's Arm and Porterville, 5,000 more on alert later lifted. No deaths reported. 115,000 acres burned, largely due to human carelessness and arson. 27 camps and cottages destroyed and six houses. Kenneth Banks evacuated near Jagetown after a base firing incident sparked a blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Beltrame
Southam News
New Brunswick
Wee 'K
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Brown's Arm
Porterville
Filion
David Clark
RCMP
Kenneth Banks
Peroanel
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