Atlanta Wins Bid for 1996 Olympics
Atlanta has been awarded the 1996 Olympic Games by the IOC on the fifth ballot, beating Athens and four other cities. The announcement in Tokyo followed long campaigning by bid committees, with Athens facing criticism after a tense news conference.
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Tokyo
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International Olympic Committee
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Los Angeles
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Belgrade
Manchester
Melbourne
Toronto
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National Olympic Committee
Lambis Nikolaou
Spyros Metaxa
Metaxa
Paul Henderson
George
Winsee
SkyDome
Wilson forecasts slow growth and higher deficit
Ottawa Finance Minister Michael Wilson warned of little growth in the rest of the year and a deficit potentially $1 billion to $15 billion above the budget. He cited higher interest costs and a possible shallow recession as Canada’s economy contracted in the second quarter.
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Eric Beauchesne
Southam
Ottawa
Michael Wilson
Wilson
Edmonton
Tdget
Chamber of Commerce
Statistics Canada
McLeod Reaches 156000 Settlement With Medicine Hat
Former Medicine Hat police chief Norman McLeod settles suit against the Medicine Hat Police Commission and the City for wrongful dismissal and damages. He will receive 156000 in the agreement announced by Police Commission chairman Gary Folkerts. Details to be released by McLeod.
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Cam McCulloch
the News
Medicine Hat
Norman McLeod
McLeod
Police Commission
Gary Folkerts
City and Commission
Folkerts
Mohawk talks at Kahnesatake stall with forces
Negotiations between about 50 Mohawks at Kahnesatake and the Canadian Armed Forces are at a standstill. An Indian spokesman said no talks are occurring while the army claims the talks are at a crucial stage to end the Oka standoff.
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Montreal
Kahnesatake
Bob Antone
Six Nations
Oka
Armand Roy
Serge Quenneville
Europeans back US push to expand Iraq embargo
European governments join the United States in widening the UN embargo to include air corridors. They expel Iraqi diplomats and restrict others amid anger over Baghdad’s treatment of western diplomats in occupied Kuwait. Refugees report harsh acts by Iraqi troops and the stripping of Kuwait’s identity as the al Sabah family faces exile. Britain inflames tensions by expelling eight Iraqi embassy staff and deporting 23 others.
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United States
Iraq
Kuwait
Ottawa
Saudi Arabia
Khafji
Mubarak Al-Noor
Saddam
Reyat Ties to Tokyo Blast in Major Narita Trial
Crown prosecutor Jim Jardine says more than 200 witnesses and hundreds of exhibits connect Inderjit Singh Reyat to the 1985 Narita airport explosion that killed two baggage handlers and injured four. Reyat pleads not guilty to two counts of manslaughter and five explosives charges as the B C Supreme Court trial opens.
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Vancouver
Inderjit Singh Reyat
Tokyo
Narita
Jim Jardine
Jardine
Reyat
B.C
Calgary youths plead in infant abandonment case
A Calgary sister and brother, ages 16 and 17, admit leaving a newborn girl in an alley after fearing their father would discover the pregnancy. The girl pleaded guilty to infanticide and the brother to manslaughter. sentencing is set for next month.
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Calgary
Sibs
Ann Brown
Shay
Peter Leveque
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Hideo Asano
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Talwinder Singh Parmar
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Sherell
Hilford
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