Doo Dah Parade In Pasadena Skewers Roses Spoof Tradition
Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena features toilet plungers on tortilla strewn streets and pink flamingo hats as Rocky Horror and Pee Wee Herman parodies headline the oddball event. Roller-skaters reenact Rodney King beating as M C Pee Wee and His Scandalous Posse mock Pee Wee Herman. The parade began in 1978 as a Roses spoof and has grown into a local institution.
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Pasadena
Calif
Church of the
Rodney King
Los Angeles
M.C. Pee Wee
Pee Wee Herman
the Law
Florida
Reform wave expected to sweep Alberta says Ray Speaker
Ray Speaker, Alberta municipal affairs minister and longest serving MLA, predicts Preston Manning's Reform party will win all 26 federal seats in Alberta. He notes his own Reform membership since 1987 and cites a strong provincial momentum after a Reform rally in Edmonton.
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Edmonton
Reform Party
Alberta
Ray Speaker
Reform
Preston Manning
People Power
Speaker
Alberta Social Credit
Provincial Representative Party
Don Getty
Tories
Tory opposes Quebec distinct society status in Alberta
Ron Moore, a Lacombe backbencher, says he would oppose his government's backing of a distinct society status for Quebec if necessary to reflect constituents. A legislature committee studies Ottawa’s constitutional proposals and plans a January report, amid Moore’s view from the district survey that most constituents reject such recognition.
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Lacombe
Alta
Alberta
Quebec
Ron Moore
Moore
Ottawa
It's still very depressing to walk into this room every day
Quote from Hatfield on entering the room, describing the atmosphere as depressing and haunted by ghosts each day. The remark appears in Page B3.
Last U S captives freed as hopes rise for others
The 61 year old captor released hostage Cicippio arrived in Damascus after a long Lebanese journey with Syria and Iran signaling potential further releases. UN and Israel voiced optimism that remaining hostages including Terry Anderson and Alain Steen may be freed soon amid ongoing swap talks.
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Waauhal Alyy Ywus
Wuepus Vally
Cicippio
U.S
Christopher Ross
Farouk al- Sharaa
Damascus
Lebanon
Chippio
Terry Anderson
Sharaa
United Nations
Anderson
Alain Steen
Israel
Sheik Abdul- Karim Obeid
Uri Lubrani
Iran
Tehran
Middle East
Associated Press
Islamic Jihad
Alberta water clash grows as south seeks damning reform
Alberta debates the Water Resources Act as southern farmers push for irrigation rights while northern residents demand river protection from pollution and industrial else. Public workshops gather input for a proposed update to balance supply and use across the province.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Environment
Ralph Klein
Red Love
Klein
Peace
Athabasca
Slave Rivers
North
Catherne Rostron
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Martha Kostuch
Oldman River
Bob Bogle
Taber-Warner
Bogle
Blue Bomber Halts Suspect In Sex Assault Case
Winnipeg defensive back Rod Hill tackled a man accused of 15 sexual assaults after the suspect fled from a trap set at a restaurant. Chris tine Phillips, 25, who lured him there, is hailed as the key figure in the capture. Antonio Sousa, 20, is charged with 15 counts of sexual assault.
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Winnipeg (Cp
Winnipeg Blue
Rod Hill
Winnipeg
Canadian Football League
Christine Phillips
Phillips
Hill
Saults
Antonio Sousa
Ukrainians Vote for Independence as Kravchuk Wins Presidency
Ukrainians overwhelmingly backed independence from the Soviet Union with preliminary results showing more than 80 percent support and Leonid Kravchuk winning the presidential race. Voter turnout stood at 83.7 percent as celebrations began in Kiev and abroad observers reported no irregularities. Canada and Poland signaled early recognition while the United States welcomed the vote and pursued recognition.
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U.S.S
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Leonid Kravchuk
Canada
United States
Kravchuk
Ukrainian Supreme Soviet
Communist Party
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vitaly Boyko
Election Commission
Boyko
Crimea
Ross Harvey
Kremlin
Gorbachev
Union
Andrei Grachev
Poland
British Columbia logging dubbed massacre by London Observer
The Observer denounces B C logging as a Canadian chainsaw massacre amid a campaign by a British environmental group. It warns most of the province’s ancient forests could be cleared in 15 years, prompting reaction from forest industry president Mike Apsey who calls the tactics scare-driven and damaging.
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London (Cp
British Columbia
London
Industry Sunday
the Observer
B.C
Mike Apsey
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Joseph Chippico
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White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Lenin
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