Weather forecast for Thursday in town
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 20, 1987
Page
1
Bombs kill policemen at Johannesburg courthouse
Two bombs exploded outside a Johannesburg magistrate's court in the financial district, killing three policemen and wounding several others. A smaller blast hit the entrance, followed by a louder explosion in a car a minute later around 12 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Magistrate’s Court
Financial District
Air Canada seeks refund of £50,000 customs fine
Air Canada filed notice with British Customs to recover a £50,000 penalty tied to lax security blamed for cannabis resin smuggling. The fine, paid May 1 to secure release of a TriStar jet impounded at Heathrow after arriving from Bombay, followed a prior seizure linked to 331 kilograms of cannabis on an earlier Air Canada flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Air Canada
British Customs
Heathrow
Bombay
Alberta trims medicare services cuts to birth control and surgeries
Alberta Health Minister Marvin Moore announced Aug 1 cuts to medicare covering circumcision newborns birth control counselling sterilization and intrauterine devices. Eye exams for glasses will be limited to seniors and under 18 with other eye care prices adjusted. overall $40 million in savings aims and talks with medical groups planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Hospita
Marvin Moore
Tuesay
Moore
Alberta Medical Association
College of Physicians and Surgeons
City council debates tax hike and budget balance
Aldermen push for no tax increase next year while approving a 4.8 per cent rise in municipal services and a 5.6 per cent tax increase for residents. Budget officials cite inflation and higher wages, with council aiming to end 1987 with a surplus and hold 1988 steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Bill Bauman
Bauman
Council
Finance Committee
Ald. Lyle Flynn
Flynn
CIA chief Casey implicated in Contra arms network
Owen testified that former CIA director William Casey oversaw Oliver North's covert arms pipeline to the Contras. He said Casey agreed North would be the fall guy if the scheme surfaced, and noted middlemen boasted of up to 300 percent price markups to rebels. Calero argued the Contra cause mirrored foundingfather grit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIA
William Casey
Oliver North
Robert Owen
Casey
North
Owen
House
Senate
Jaskers
Adolfo Calero
Calero
U.S
Congress
Ronald Reagan
Iran
Ammonia spill risks as CP Rail derails eight cars
A morning collision in a yard off Industrial Avenue derailed eight CP Rail cars, including five carrying anhydrous ammonia. Crews will transfer the chemical to trucks or other cars. no leaks reported. Cleanup by cranes from Calgary and Moose Jaw expected to take four days.Authorities monitor for any transfer issues and maintain scene security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CP Rail
Industrial Avenue
Stephen Morris
Morris
Calgary
Moose Jaw
Dale Lawrence
Lawrence
Medicine Hat
Len Harty
Hat Salvage
Frank Webber
Canadians split over sexual content in new pornography definition
A Angus Reid survey for Southam News shows only 37 percent of Canadians approve using consenting adult intercourse in the federal definition of pornography. Disapproval runs 51 percent with 12 percent unsure, varying by region and demographics. The report notes strong opposition in Quebec and among certain groups, while men lean against more than women.
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Peter Maser
Southam News
Ottawa
Angus Reid Associates
Commons
Reid
Atlantic Canada
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
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