Santa Helps Calgary Man Propose at Mall
Dave Place asked Santa Roy Benson to help propose to his girlfriend Netta Bust. Benson says Bust gleamed with happiness as he popped the question with an engagement ring during Christmas shopping at the Calgary mall. Place, 34, conceived the idea while at the mall and decided to act that day.
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Calgary
Dave Place
Santa
Roy Benson
Renetta
Benson
Place
St. Nick
Albertans to weigh in on Quebec referendum
Premier Ralph Klein announced public hearings or a 1 800 hotline to gather Albertans opinions before Quebec voters decide on separation. Rostad seeks grass roots input across Alberta with a provincial consultative process. Klein left open whether Alberta will release a position before the referendum, urging Parizeau to rethink the plan.
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Edmonton Journal
Quebec
Canada
Ralph Klein
Klein
Ken Rostad
Rostad
Alberta
Parti Quebecois
Jacques Parizeau
Parizeau
White House rocked by a string of incidents near grounds
Washington AP reports three separate White House incidents escalated Friday after two men were arrested before dawn with a handgun and bomb claim while a third man gained White House grounds Wednesday night. Authorities say incidents are unrelated and not aimed at President Clinton. Clinton jogs as first lady comments on threat.
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Washington
White House
Secret Service
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Tainted turkey scare disrupts holiday shopping
Health Canada found no contaminated turkeys as two chains halted sales after a typewritten note from the Animal Rights Militia claimed injections with rat poison. Stores rushed fresh and frozen stock, selling one customer per unit to reassure shoppers. Customers faced meal substitutions amid shortages.
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Canada Safeway
Save-On-Foods
Greg Smith
Health Canada
Health Protection
Safeway
Don Bell
Wayne Bergh
Kitsilano
Lower Mainland
Bergh
Dale Miller
Miller
Animal Rights Militia
Ceasefire at noon in Sarajevo met by sniper fire
Seven minutes after a noon ceasefire began in Sarajevo three sniper bullets were fired near the Holiday Inn leaving no injuries. UN official Yasushi Akashi announced the truce brokered with Carter’s help aims at prisoner exchange and peace plan talks, while Radovan Karadzic warned Serbs to fire only if attacked.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Holiday Inn
Former
Yugoslavia
Yasushi Akashi
U.S
Jimmy Carter
Bosnia
Radovan Karadzic
Indiana town banks on Jimmy Stewart tie to boost tourism
Indiana Pennsylvania adopts a Bedford Falls theme to lure visitors echoing Its a Wonderful Life. The town honors Jimmy Stewart with streets, a statue, plaques, and a planned museum expected to raise annual tourists from 34,000 to 54,000 and add about eight million dollars in revenue.
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Indiana, Pa
Bedford Falls
Jimmy Stewart
Indiana County
Stewart
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Bill Morehead
Los Angeles
Jimmy Stewart Airport
Jimmy Stewart Boulevard
George Bailey
Syracuse
Rochester
N.Y
Bailey
Jay Rubin
Rubin
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Lynn Tschritter
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Robert Gehrlich
Santa Scovile
Dan Moore
Mary
Joseph
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Joe Kiamar
Turkey
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