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27 May 1986
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 27, 1986
Page
1
Fires rage near Slave Lake and High Prairie in Alberta
Two forest fires near Slave Lake and High Prairie remain out of control. A 40 hectare blaze northeast of Slave Lake was sparked by last week’s lightning, while a 15 hectare fire 55 kilometres north of High Prairie was started last night. Fire conditions are rated very high to extreme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slave Lake
Alta
Edmonton
Ted Cofer
Cofer
High Prairie
Diplomats Defy East Berlin Passport Rule Crossing Wall
United States British and French diplomatic cars crossed from East Berlin to the West defying East German orders that diplomats show passports. At three border points along the Berlin Wall the cars passed after East German guards permitted entry using red diplomatic cards. The move appeared to ease East West tensions for the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
Reuter
United States
Berlin Wall
Berlin
Tories take aim at tariffs
The Mulroney cabinet weighs options to retaliate against U S tariff increases on shakes and shingles from British Columbia. Ottawa faces possible tariffs on U S products and considers cedar subsidies to aid affected mills and workers in Vancouver area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Whittington
Outham New
Ottawa
Mulroney
Washington
Brian Mulrohey
United States
British Columbia
U.S
Canada
Clark
Canadian Forest Products
Vancouver
Four Vancouver Sikhs face bail on attempted murder charges
Four Surrey and Vancouver area Sikhs were in custody pending a bail hearing on charges of attempting to murder Punjabi state planning minister Malkind Singh Sidhu who was ambushed and shot near Gold River on Vancouver Island. Sidhu remained in stable condition in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell River
B.C
Malkind Singh Sidhu
Vancouver Island
Victoria
Armjit Singh Dhindsa
Vancouver
Jasbir Singh Atwal
Jaspar Singh Atwal
Sukhdial Singh Gill
Surrey
Sidhu
Gold River
Tahsil
Sharma
Punjab
Akali Party
Ex Mountie James Morrison jailed for Soviet agent betrayal
Former Mountie James Morrison was sentenced to 18 months in provincial jail for selling a Soviet double agent in 1955 to cover personal debts. Justice Coulter Osborne condemned the act as a deterrent and a sign of public disgust, noting Morrison’s age and finances while recalling the agent codenamed Gideon who vanished. Morrison’s family defended him as a devoted husband and father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
James Morrison
Morrison
John Nelligan
Tice Coulter Osborne
Gwynneth
Stuart
William
The
Mounties
RCMP
Gideon
Moscow
Renegade Spanish Trawlers Close in on Canada
Two Spanish trawlers and their escort patrol boats neared the Canadian coast near St. John’s Newfoundland as a tense maritime confrontation unfolded. The Fisheries Department vessels shadowed the ships amid growing international attention and uncertain outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John’s
Mfld
Fisheries Department
Spanish vessels try to block Canadian fishing procession
RCMP team aboard the Leonard J. Cowley pursued two Spanish trawlers Amelia and Julio Molina into Canadian waters after reports of a blockade. Eleven ships faced charges of unauthorized entry and unlicensed fishing with possible fines up to 150000 dollars each. The Cowley intercepted after a long Atlantic chase using inflatable craft and armed officers without firing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inso
Jack Lavers
RCMP
Leonard J. Cowley
Canada
Gerry Traverse
Amelia
Julio Molina
Cape Roger
Azores
Atlantic
PLO faces bankruptcy as funds dwindle
Forbes reports the Palestine Liberation Organization may go broke after expenses of 310 million last year outpaced income of 154 million. The group relies on Western securities returns and Saudi aid, while losses from Lebanese contracts shrink cash flow and long term pledges falter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yasser Arafat
The
Palestine Liberation Organization
New York
Reuter
Forbes Magazine
Forbes
Middle East
United States
Europe
PLO
U.S
Arafat
Israel
Beirut
Tunis
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
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