05 Sep 1986
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1986
Page
1
Alderman Green announces candidacy for the city council in a race that will shape local governance. She vows to focus on transparency, public safety, and neighborhood development as she seeks votes.
Mainly sunny conditions with a 20 percent chance of precipitation. High near 16 and low around 2. Map on Page B3.
PORT ELIZABETH AFP reports Nyanisile Moko a 60 year old ambulance driver killed himself after his seven detained children aged 18 to 33 were denied permission to attend his funeral under South Africa's state of emergency. His seven relatives were detained as Alexandria Youth Congress members allied with the United Democratic Front amid mass arrests.
Four gunmen hijacking a Pan Am Boeing 747 opened fire on passengers at Karachi airport. Reports say at least 100 wounded, with 345 to 389 passengers aboard and Pakistan Army commandos rushing to the scene after a deadline set by the hijackers.
In Edmonton CP reports Peter Pocklington and the United Food and Commercial Workers union held a five hour bargaining session with 1,080 Gainers workers on strike. Both sides expressed optimism about a settlement as talks resume, with the union sticking to wage and benefit parity while exploring new concepts to boost competitiveness.
Two sea captains are detained as authorities disclose the midnight sinking of the Admiral Nakhimov in the Black Sea. 1,234 aboard. death toll 116 with 282 missing. no survivors since Monday. Officials blame carelessness by crews. radio exchange cited.
About 140 rail workers are laid off as a grain handling dispute at Thunder Bay's port expands. CP Rail trims 89 Thunder Bay yard staff and CN Rail 50 to 60 as grain cars queue. up to 1,000 workers could be affected as the 1,200 grain handlers strike enters a third day. The cabinet debates back to work legislation while farmers urge action on a bumper crop.
Industry leaders warn up to 30 ships, each with 22 to 27 crew, could join layoffs within two weeks as a rail workers walkout disrupts shipments. Government weighs back to work legislation and a possible special session to end the stoppage.
The South African Tourism Board promoted a $2,894 fact finding tour to see what it terms the real South Africa including Soweto and other areas. The ad promises seminars on political reforms and conversations with officials, amid Canada's earlier voluntary ban on promoting South African tourism. The Globe defended printing the ad on free speech grounds.
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