08 Sep 1992
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 08, 1992
Page
1
Al Smith and Heidi Evans married in Memphis Michigan and fled in a garbage truck the same model Smith drives. The couple, both garbage haulers, shared a playful exchange about taking out the trash as they posed on the decorated back of the vehicle after the ceremony.
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced Canada will send electrical linemen and about 90 military experts to Dade County Florida to assist with roof and hospital repairs and power restoration. A navy supply ship will join the aid effort as teams from Ontario Hydro and Hydro-Quebec aid electric power restoration.
Heavy snowfall hit central Alberta delaying the Big Valley rock festival. Rocky Mountain House saw 12 centimetres, Edson and Whitecourt 10 each, as up to 50 000 fans faced travel woes and delays. Bryan Adams Waking Up the Nation tour was called off until Monday if weather allows.
South African and Ciskei troops opened fire on ANC demonstrators near King William's Town at the Ciskei border. Death toll reported up to 28 with nearly 200 wounded. Desmond Tutu was due to arrive and join a walk back toward the border amid calls for Gqozo’s dismissal.
Parliament resumes with a referendum question as the main item. The final wording will be tabled in the Commons on Wednesday for approval by both houses before a Oct. 26 vote. Leaders from Liberal and NDP back the referendum while Bloc Quebecois signals its stance.
A March 1992 Angus Reid poll for the government shows Canadians view the GST and free trade as major recession drivers and distrust the Tory effort to boost competitiveness. Unemployment at 11.6 percent aids pessimism. protectionism gains support as NAFTA talks polarize opinion with only 29 percent backing a deal.
Canadian Wheat Minister Charlie Mayer said Australia and Canada ally with Argentina against the United States in a WTO GATT dispute over Bushs subsidies to sell US wheat. Mayer urged joint action to pressure for a GATT agreement and warned of harm to smaller economies.
Fierce fighting around Sarajevo airport continues with mortar strikes on the runway and tank attacks on the Dobrinja district. Water supplies were cut again after a brief restoration as UN mediators push for relief flights and a larger peacekeeping force to escort aid to the besieged city.
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