Rumours from Toronto for Late September 1997

Richard Wyler, CEO of Wyler Family Industries and Nakatomi Corporation died at the age of 38 at 3pm on Monday, September 15th. Doctors at Toronto General, where Wyler had been in a coma, are still investigating the cause of death. Wyler had been expected to recover. It is unknown what will happen to Wyler's shares in both companies. He had no family. Richard Wyler will be buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery next to his wife Rebecca who died on April 18th of this year in a freak automobile accident.

A display of rare Venezuelan Emeralds is scheduled to be put on display at the Royal Ontario Museum later this week. Museum management says security for this exhibit is the most extensive of any security precautions taken by the Museum to date.

City Council is being petitioned to drop two Bills currently being considered. These two bills would legalize soft narcotics and create a red fight district for legal prostitution. The petition is being led by a newly formed organization, the Coalition for Public Morality. It is still unclear whether this organization has any religious affiliations. However, its founder Amanda Fitzgibbon is known to be a fundamentalist Baptist.

Camarilla Elders on the West Coast are calling for more harsh measures to be taken against the Anarchs in California after two Toreador were killed in an Anarch attack in San Francisco. The attack was led by a Kindred known only as Chuck. It has rumoured that Chuck has been very influential in the Anarch movement for many years. There has been no comment from the Prince of San Francisco.

Arkady Fontaine's North American Tour has been delayed. No explanation has been given by either Mr. Fontaine or the Tempest Agency. Rumour has it that Mr. Fontaine may be having some logistical problems in regards to his plans to build the Fontaine Studio for Dance and Movement.

The Art Gallery of Ontario unveiled a stunning new exhibition early last week. The exhibition by Joseph Laclos, includes 12 stone sculptures. Critics are saying that Laclos is not only an artistic genius, but also a brilliant engineer. Visitors to the Art Gallery comment that they have difficulty believing some of them even remain upright, as many of the sculptures appear to defy gravity. The exhibition will be on display until Christmas.

The Financial world was sent reeling this morning as the price of Nakatomi Corporation stock plummeted. Most of the stock was picked up at bargain basement prices by private individuals. A New York based company, the Cromwell Foundation, stayed completely out of any transactions involving Nakatomi stock, much to the surprise of Financial analysts. There has been no comment from the foundation, which up until this point had been buying up any Nakatomi stock that became available.

Marty Phelps, one of Toronto's most influential Stock Brokers and Financial Analysts, shocked the Media with his first public interview since the disappearance of his wife. Mr. Phelps was interviewed on CBC Radio's Afternoon Business Report.

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