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of it in of Low up 22. the to A2 RED DEER ADVOCATE, Monday, Aug. 31, 1998 Up Front IN Photos: Fate uncertain Continued from Page Al And there are pictures that Hughes wishes she had never seen. Most intriguing of all is a snapshot of a Caucasian officer, standing with a couple of Oriental soldiers outside a brick building. He's the only white person in the entire collection, leading Hughes to wonder if he is, in fact, the -fated boyfriend.

It's a question that's foremost in her and husband's mind as they seek information about the photos and the people in them. Ultimately, they'd like to see the pictures returned to people for whom they would hold the most value. "I'm not sure if I'll ever sell (the collection), it would depend where they were going to. "The most important thing is to find out who the soldier is and find out where the pictures belong." Hughes said she'd like to hear from anyone who may have information that might help lead her to the source of the collection. Anyone who has some interest in the photos can contact her at Box 305, 4752 Ross Red Deer, T4N 1X2.

Rodeo: Family affair Continued from Page Al Radford and her nine-year-old daughter were born into women's rodeo, raised by a cowgirl who was among the founders of the sport in Canada. Miller, who makes her living training horses and giving riding lessons, said she never forced it on them. They just took to it. There was no rodeo for women before 1957, when Miller and a number of other women formed the Canadian Barrel! Racing Association, forerunner of the Canadian Girls Rodeo Association. Yes, there were women's events at some of the earlier Calgary Stampedes, said Miller, 57.

"Those women then, they didn't compete per se in the events, they were sponsored by someone. They were more like a feature attraction West show." she said. Mantler said she'd like to compete for her entire life, just like her grandmother. Last year. Mantler, Radford and Miller all made Top 10 in the CGRA, and they're in the finals again this year.

And all three earn extra bucks riding stunts for movie companies. A major coup in women's rodeo has been the successful battle to get equal pay with the men at major rodeos, like the Calgary Stampede, said Robyn Strong of Spruce View. But that move affected barrel racing only, leaving the he women and girls in a different arena as far as professional rodeo goes. Strong, said women can compete right along with the men in some events from which they are currently excluded, such as calf roping. Women and men are on equal footing in non-rodeo events, like cutting and team roping, she said.

They ride by the same rules, they rope the same steers and they take home the same prize money. Good riders can do with finesse and horsemanship what the big men can do with muscles, said Strong. Getting a calf tied is more a matter of technique than brute strength, she said. But rodeo organizers aren't warm to the idea of mixing with the girls, and prefer to include baronly. rel racing "The rodeo committees will say: 'We don't want Most events in women's rodeo, such as goat tying and steer un-decorating, imitate the high action the men's circuit, said Strong.

Now taking management and psychology programs at the University of Lethbridge, she keeps a string of four or five mounts for the various events she enjoys. Scholarships, a good summer job and income from her share of the family cattle operation help finance the sport. Strong said she has found a high level of southern and southwestern Alberta, with plenty access to indoor arenas for winter practice. Strike: Full refund Continued from Page Al I' Air Canada can't get passengers to their destinations, a full refund will be issued but only in event of a strike, not in advance. Priority in placing passengers on other carriers will be given to special-needs passengers such as unaccompanied minors.

looking at additional flights and staffing," said Jeff Angel, a spokesman for rival Canadian Air- in the interest of both airlines (Canadian and Canada minimize the disruptions." though aviation is highly competitive, "it's practice in the industry to support other carriers in the event of a strike," said Siobhan Vinish of WestJet Airlines in Calgary. Meanwhile, prospects were bleak in a strike by pilots at Northwest Airlines in the United States. Both sides walked away from the bargaining table as that strike headed into its third day. Crash victim expected death Lacombe woman, man survive plane crash EDMONTON (CP) Even in the hush of a hospital ward, Ivy Fletcher can replay in her mind 15 grim minutes on the edge of a remote north Saskatchewan lake, lying bloody and broken by the wreckage of a bush plane. "I I really figured it was the that was it," said the 73-year-old woman.

Ivy and her husband, Robert Fletcher, 74, of Lacombe, were on approach to Pipestone Lake last Thursday when their home-built pontoon plane piloted by Robert cracked up on landing. "The water was very rough (Robert) was cutting cross-ways along the waves," said Ivy from Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, while waiting for surgeons to wire her shattered arm together. "He just lost control." The couple were spending a few days at a fishing lodge on the isolated lake about 500 km north of Prince Albert. Rescue officials said the plane flipped on the lake's surface, lost both wings and plowed three metres inland before skidding to a stop. "We believe (the pilot) may have misjudged the speed," said a spokesman with the Rescue Anniversary of Diana's death Royal Family expresses grief RATHIE, Scotland (AP) A year after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, thousands commemorated one of the most public lives of modern times, while those who knew her best marked the anniversary of a very private grief in the seclusion of their Scottish castle.

Prince William, 16, and Prince Harry, 13, were with the rest of the Royal Family at Balmoral Castle, where their father woke them last Aug. 31 to tell them of their mother's fatal car crash. The pile of flowers at the gates of the princess' former home at Kensington Palace in London grew to about 1,000 bouquets this morning. Messages in many languages, photographs taken from newspapers, and paper hearts adorned the black and gold palace gates. Scores of wellwishers held an all-night candlelit vigil, and public memorial services were planned at the city's cathedrals.

grethe Union Jack flew at half mast on government buildings and royal residences, as an official symbol of the personal and public remembrance of Diana. The Queen was criticized after Diana's death for not lowering the royal standard at Buckingham Palace in her memory. But for Diana's family it was a day for quiet reflection private prayers for her sons at the tiny stone church of Crathie parish, just outside Balmoral Castle's gates and across the rushing waters of the River Dee, and a private service near her island grave at her family's ancestral home, Althorp, for her brother and sisters. The Queen today thanked people who have sent messages of sympathy, through the royal web site as well as in the mail. "The Queen and the Royal Family, particularly the Prince of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry, would like to thank people for their messages and kind gestures of sympathy at this sad time and for sharing their remembrance of the Princess of Wales," said a statement.

Crowds and congregations in London, Paris and at Balmoral remembered Diana Sunday and early today with tears, flowers and prayers. But there were no repeats of last year's huge crowds just a constant stream of people visiting Kensington Palace, Althorp and to the scene of the Paris car crash a year a ago. When the royal party left for Crathie church this morning, there were only about 20 spectators and half a dozen bouquets against the wall. "I feel disappointed for the Royal Family that more people aren't said Tim Bunday, 31, who was on vacation from southern England and brought his two-year-old son, Toby, to see the royals. "Mavbe people think it's more respectful not to be here today." At the Crathie church Sunday, the Royal Family heard Rev.

Robert Sloan pray for them. "Hear our prayers for those grieving the loss of a loved one in circumstances known to the world but only experienced by a few," Sloan said, as William and Harry sat on either side of Prince Charles in the front pew. Murder hearing postponed The trial of a man charged with murder after a wedding last summer has been postponed. Andrew James Klassen, 21, of Calgary is awaiting trial, accused in the Aug. 3, 1997 murder of Christopher Klam, then 20, also of Calgary.

Klam's body was found early that morning at the Gilby Community Hall, where family and friends had gathered to celebrate the wedding of Klassen's sister. A three-week trial scheduled to start at the end of September was postponed Friday after Klassen fired his lawyer, Will Willms. Klassen's new lawyer, Chris Archer, asked in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench for a postponement, stating that his client needed more time to build a defence. Archer told Justice John MacKenzie that he and his client were having difficulty communicating because of the rules at the Red Deer Remand Centre, where Klassen is being held. MacKenzie scheduled a new bail hearing for Klassen.

The accused and his lawyer are back in court on Oct. 5 to argue for bail and to set a new trial date. Co-ordination Centre in Trenton, Ont. Ivy said she could remember sliding in and out of lucidity after she and her husband crawled through the smashed windshield of the plane. "My husband, he stayed focused he used to be a doctor and a commercial bush pilot," she said.

He had a broken upper jaw his face was all over cuts and bloated. I couldn't have recognized him. "I was all cut up and my arm was broken." The couple spent 15 pain-filled minutes huddled on the lake shore, far from help, before the lodge owner arriving at the lake spotted the wreckage from his plane. Photo by ASSOCIATED PRESS Prince William arrives at church at Balmoral for service today Diana: Subdued, respectful Continued from Page Al The ticket entitled Yeldham to an afternoon of touring the grounds, the stables and the house itself. Only the small island where Diana is buried is off limits.

There was more than enough time to take in all the sights, including a collection of gowns, from Diana's wedding dress to the special shield she wore while touring minefields. Yeldham estimated there could have been as many as 500 people there the day he visited. But it wasn't crowded and the atmosphere was quite subdued and respectful, he said. "Everyone is really quiet. It's very peaceful and calm there." Assistant manager of an Innisfail department store, he characterized Diana as a generous and warmhearted woman who reached out to help people in any way she could.

"For the people especially, she made the Royal Family a lot more open than they used to be. She wasn't above herself." The treasures themselves, said Yeldham, are not for sale. "They're not to be sold for now. It's just something I'm interested in." Errant balloon defies military might OSLO, Norway (Reuters) A rogue Canadian weather balloon drifted into Russian air space from Norway today in spite of efforts by planes from three countries to shoot it down, Norwegian aviation authorities said. The balloon, as tall as a 25-storey building and regarded as a hazard to air traffic, entered Russian air space about 7 a.m.

local time over the Barents Sea just north of the Arctic island of Spitzbergen. "The balloon entered Norwegian air space at around 10 p.m. last night passing south of Bear Island and moved into Russian air space at seven o'clock this morning," Stein Erik Finnevolden, supervisor at the Bodoe air traffic control centre, told Reuters. "It is moving in a constant northeasterly direction at between 27,000 and 37,000 feet (8,230 to 11,280 metres)," he said. The balloon would cover an area equivalent to five soccer pitches if deflated.

The unmanned, 100-metre-high balloon has travelled cross the North Atlantic over Iceland and Norway. It went out of control after being launched Aug. 24 in Saskatchewan to measure ozone levels. Commercial air traffic over the North Atlantic had to be re-routed to avoid the helium-filled balloon, which has defied attempts by jet fighters from Canada, Britain and the United States to shoot it down. The Norwegian Air Force made no attempt to shoot down the balloon.

Finnevolden said Russian aviation authorities and airline companies had been told of its position. "We have been told by Icelandic air controllers that the balloon has a flying time of a few more days judging by the amount and temperature of the gas in said Oeystein Kroghseter, controller at Bodoe. The wandering research balloon was launched Monday from just outside Saskatoon. It was sent up to measure ozone levels over Canada. CENTRAL ALBERTA'S DAILY NEWSPAPER prepaid, 6 months yearly $135.21 Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Motor and mail delivery available IT Weather Temperatures are today's highs REGIONAL OUTLOOK TODAY TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY I TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY and tonight's lows.

Red Deer, Ponoka, Olds, Red Deer CROSS-CANADA HIGH 26 LOW 6 0.0 PREC. Ft. McMurray Three Hills, Rocky Moun- Rocky Mountain House 24 8 0.0 House: Today, mainly Three Hills 28 13 0.0 tain Sundre 25 5 0.0 sunny. Light east wind High Drumheller 29 11 00 Calgary 28 0.0 Tonight, clear. Light wind.

Low 9 Tuesday, mainly sunny. Lethbridge 32 Edmonton 25 0.0 0.0 Grande Prairie Medicine Hat 33 16 0.0 Light wind. High 30. Wednes- Vancouver 24 15 0.0 day, partly cloudy. Low High Victoria 26 00 7.

Edmonton 26. HIGH 25 LOW 9 HIGH 30 HIGH 26 Regina 34 0.5 Thursday, mainly sunny. Saskatoon 33 05 7 High 25. Friday, mainly Winmpeg 28 0.0 Jasper Banff: Today, mainly sunny. High Jasper: Today, partly cloudy.

High Toronto 28 0.0 7. High 25. Ottawa 23 12 04 Calgary: Today, mainly 26. Tonight, clear. Low 6.

Tuesday, 26. Tonight, partly cloudy. Low 7. Tues- Montreal 23 0.5 Red Deer High 26. Tonight, clear.

partly cloudy; chance of showersy. day, partly cloudy; chance of show- Fredencton Charlottetown 22 20 0.0 0.0 Banff 15 Low 8. Tuesday, mainly sun- at High 30. ers or High 27. Halifax 19 15 00 Southwest wind 20.

thundershowers. ny High 31 Lethbridge: Today, mainly sunny. Grande Prairie: Today, partly St. Whitehorse John's 13 15 07 0.0 Calgary Rural Calgary, High 28. Tonight, clear.

Low 12. Tues- cloudy. High 23. Tonight, partly cloudy. Yellowknife 16 8 13.2 Drumheller, Coronation, day, mainly sunny.

Light wind. High 34. Low 10. Tuesday, partly cloudy; chance Stettler: Today, mainly sun- Edmonton: Today, partly cloudy. of afternoon showers.

High 25. SUNLIGHT ny. High 26. Tonight, clear. High 23.

Tonight, few clouds. Low 8. Fort McMurray: Today, mainly sunRed Deer UV forecast: 5.2/Moderate Lethbridge Average time to sunburn: 30 minutes: 12 to 4. Low Tuesday, mainly sun- Tuesday, partly cloudy. Southeast ny.

High 21. Tonight, mainly clear. Low Sunset tonight: 8:26 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday: 6:47 a.m. Light wind.

High 32. wind 20. High near 27. risk of frost. Tuesday, partly cloudy.

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