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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 2005
Page
1
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. High near 13 degrees and low around 1. Another line notes low near 3 degrees with continued unsettled skies.
On October 24 1260 Pope Alexander IV oversaw the consecration of Chartres Cathedral in France. The high Gothic structure, completed in under three decades, stood as a pure expression of the era’s architectural achievement.
A concise timeline notes the UN as a global association of governments, James Brown recording Live at the Apollo in Harlem, Nixon urging reduced explicit songs, Garth Brooks' No Fences topping $5 million in sales, Bryan Adams opening a world tour in Belfast, Elvis MasterCards by Leader Federal Bank, and a 2002 draft plan to meet Kyoto targets.
In Alberta, over a dozen trucks delivered cattle to Lakeside Packers amid a strike with little resistance. Tyson Foods says processing paused over the weekend but will resume Monday. Construction on a new road near the plant continues, with union leaders planning pickets at plant entrances Monday to halt entry.
The Liberal government schedules two Commons debates during Condoleezza Rice’s visit to spotlight cross border tourist traffic and the softwood timber dispute. An American proposal would require Canadians to carry passports to enter the United States starting 2008. A Halifax halt follows a smoke odor on an Air Atlanta Europe 747 diverting from Florida to London.
NDP Leader Jack Layton sings his address during the annual press gallery dinner in Gatineau Quebec on a Saturday. The event highlights Layton's remarks as reporters and dignitaries listen in a formal setting.
A strong quake near Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan destroyed mud brick homes and killed five. Six were injured as an army rescue team and doctors rushed to a remote mountainous area. Details were sketchy and time of impact unknown. officials cited possible Paktika or Zabul provinces.
Charlie Phares hangs a small mechanical spider beneath a large inflatable spider on his mother’s Donnersville, Ohio roof Sunday. The local scene shows a playful spooky display reflecting seasonal decorating in a residential neighborhood.
The United Nations says 800,000 people remain without shelter more than two weeks after the South Asia quake and urges aid before winter. US commander pledges long term relief. Ayman al-Zawahri calls for aid to victims. Pakistan and India move toward a Kashmir cross border aid deal.
GAMALIEL Ark AP two owners of an animal rescue operation were arrested after 400 to 500 dogs were found on one hectare lot in squalid conditions. Deputies reported a dead dog and a broken leg, with many in cages and some aggressive. About 75 dogs were loose, including 50 pit bulls rescued from Louisiana after Katrina.
Britain confirms the parrot in quarantine died from the deadly H5N1 avian flu. Imported from South America, the bird’s case follows the strain’s spread through Asia and into Europe. The virus, carried by migrating wild birds, has appeared in Russia Turkey and Romania as containment efforts intensify.
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