Jeanne Calment Dies at 122 Oldest Person in Modern Times
Jeanne Calment of Arles France died at 122 ending the era as the world’s oldest person. She witnessed the Eiffel Tower completion in 1889 and lived through three French republics into the fifth. Calment credited olive oil and port wine for longevity and released a rap CD at 121 while still active and sharp.
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Jeanne Calment
Eiffel Tower
Jacques Chirac
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At a loss for love under the gaze of amnesia
A 64 year old engineer in London experiences transient global amnesia during sex, asking his wife what they are doing and not recalling the act or its timing afterward. Doctors report bouts last 30 to 60 minutes, with normal overall health aside from irregular brain signals. The case raises a medico legal question if TGA could be a defense in rape cases.
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London
Russell Lane
Neurosciences Centre
Charing Cross
Lane
Call to reopen Suffield death probe prompts renewed questions
Christina Wheeler, widow of Master Cpl. Rick Wheeler, lobbies Canada’s military to reexamine the April 1992 Suffield training death. Brig. Gen. Bob Meating urges new inquiry, saying the prior probe was insufficiently rigorous and that safety violations could warrant court martial.
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Christina Wheeler
Cpl
Rick Wheeler
Ercise
Canadian Forces Base
Suffield
Bob Meating
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Meating
Wheeler
Diamond in his honor at McDonnell Diamond park
Medicine Hat renamed Strathcona Ballpark to R L Lovell McDonnell Diamond in a ceremony during the Canadian Major Little League Championships. Lovell McDonnell, a longtime Little League leader and park architect, expressed humility while praised for turning the facility into a top western baseball park. Mayor Ted Grimm lauded his drive and hands-on work improving local facilities.
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Medicine Hat
R.L. (Lovell
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McDonnell
Strathcona
R.L. (Lovell) McDonnell
Ted Grimm
Grimm
Lovell
Unity not on the agenda at premiers meeting in New Brunswick
Canadian premiers arrive in St Andrews New Brunswick for a three day gathering to discuss regional disparity youth unemployment and other issues. Unity debate is urged by business groups and some federal politicians but Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard declined to participate. Reform Leader Preston Manning supports a uniqueness resolution insisting it include other provinces and clarify tools to protect language culture and civil law.
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Canada
St. Andrews
N.B
Frank McKenna
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Quebec
Lucien Bouchard
Reform
Preston Manning
Dog reunites with family after 28 years
In Edmonton Tamber the American cocker spaniel, lost when movers left a gate open, is found years later through his ear tattoo. Amanda Shortt, 18, says he looks the same though much hairier, as the family celebrates the return after decades.
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Edmonton
Tamber
Amanda Shortt
Reform Party eyes Saskatchewan for first provincial wing
After a decade of resistance to provincial expansion Reform Party officials consider Saskatchewan for the party s first official foray into provincial politics. The executive council backed a survey of rank and file members in the western province to gauge support for the idea. Local push led by national chairman Harry Meyers with cautious support from Preston Manning.
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Preston Manning
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