Costumed pizza war turns violent in Independence
INDEPENDENCE MO AP A Domino’s owner Bob Briggs 24 says a rival in a red rabbit costume knocked him unconscious while a clown named Bobo held a Pizza Hut sign across the street. Briggs says police filed a report but he won’t press charges. He admits starting the battle offering freebies for Pizza Hut coupons.
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Independence
Bob Briggs
Domino’s Pizza
Bobo the Clown
Bobo
Pizza Hut
Briggs
Grocery price gap narrows between U S and Canada study says
A Canada Agriculture study finds groceries cost 16 percent less in the United States, but excluding nonfood items reduces the gap to around 10 percent. Food prices are not as favorable as cross border shopping would imply and duties could erase any savings.
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Toronto
U.S
United States
Agriculture Canada
Jennifer Davidge
Postal workers walk out at six plants in Canada
Canada Post workers from Halifax to Victoria began rotating strikes at six plants as talks failed. About 45 000 mail staff planned a legal strike. Toronto incident saw a worker hospitalized after a truck roll onto her foot as tensions flared at picket lines.
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Canada Post
Halifax
Montreal
Toronto
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Ont
Victoria
Crown Corporation
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Gail MacEwen
East End
Post Office
Jean-Claude Parrot
Gorbachev to dissolve party and step down today
Interfax reports Mikhail Gorbachev will resign as head of the Communist Party and dissolve the party. A presidential spokesman offered no confirmation. The move follows a failed coup and mounting calls for reform as Yeltsin seizes authority and power-sharing details remain unclear.
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Interfax
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Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Kremlin
Yaakov Sverdlov
Lenin
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KGB
Russia
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Soviet Union
Cowboys Allowed Hats at Red Deer Legion Hall
Country musicians say they may wear cowboy hats on stage but not entering or leaving the Red Deer legion, while Sikhs were barred for turbans. The World Sikh Organization plans to push for rule changes, citing ongoing integration debates.
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Alta
Ross Krawece
Royal Canadian Legion
Canada
Ram Raghbir Singh Chahal
Alberta Liberal Party
Central Alberta Legion Hall
Chahal
Legion
Red Deer Legion
Nap Wyshynski
Wyshynski
Gian Singh Sandhu
World Sikh Organization
Sandhu
Williams Lake
B.C
Mulroney backs federation council for regional input
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney proposed a permanent council of the federation to give provinces a greater say in federal decisions. He stressed harmony of policies across regions and denied plans to cede culture and communications control to Quebec. The council idea dates to 1978 and was tied to a broader constitutional package by Joe Clark.
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Quebec
Allaire
British Columbia
Quebec Liberal Party
Pierre Trudeau
Joe Clark
National Unity
Kelowna
B.C
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Tday Mikhail
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Felix Dzerhinsky
Legion Hall
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