08 Sep 1999
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 08, 1999
Page
1
A powerful earthquake struck Athens causing extensive damage and at least 30 deaths with around 100 people unaccounted for. Rescue teams used cranes and tools to reach those buried under rubble as many victims were caught in collapsed buildings and factories. Civilian fear kept many indoors while aid from neighboring Turkey influenced relief efforts.
A concise moral notice urges steady, unconditional support for a child in hardship, emphasizing that affection and care are crucial during moments of misbehavior or neglect. The anonymous message underscores compassion over judgment in family and community responses.
City council reversed plans to charge residents a tipping fee at the dump to curb waste. Alders voiced concerns about illegal dumping, costs to close the landfill, and community backlash while some supported recycling incentives. Mayor Grimm warned against broad anger.
RCMP report two Lethbridge men were charged with theft after mistaking 1.8 kilograms of industrial hemp for cannabis. Matthew Hemperek and Travis Morgan, both 18, face theft charges for taking the crop south of Lethbridge.
Regina witnesses the Tax Cut Guarantee event where Liberal Jim Melenchuk and Saskatchewan Party’s Elwin Hermanson pledge to honor tax-cut promises or resign. Premier Roy Romanow avoids the pledge but touts a tax plan, while the Canadian Taxpayers Federation promotes accountability.
DILI streets empty as some 30,000 East Timorese flee the capital amid siege conditions and looting. A UN spokesman reports communications cut off with the Dili compound while Indonesia faces international pressure to rein in the militias and military violence.
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