Glow-In-The-Dark Toilet Seat Wins National Prize
Ten year old Clint Lenz of Lake Mills Wisconsin has earned a place in America's Smithsonian Institution with a glow in the dark toilet seat. The idea came from his plumbers family and his mother Candice Lenz inspired it. Clint and his father Fred installed glow paint on a heated toilet seat and won first in the household division of the Invent America contest.
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US ship aborts hostile action threat to Qantas flight
A U S Navy warship on Pacific maneuvers warned Qantas Flight QF12 to leave local airspace or face fire. The pilot diverted and landed safely in Sydney. The U S Defense Department blamed a mistaken distress frequency during an exercise near Hawaii.
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Associated Press
Environmental groups face $250000 legal bill over Daishowa case
Edmonton environmental groups Alberta Wilderness Association and Sierra Club of Western Canada warn they cannot pay the Alberta government and Daishowa Canada’s combined $250,000 bill including $22000 for photocopies. Justice McDonald will rule on about $207000 plus $43000 legal costs.
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Daishawa Canada
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Edmonton Chanter
Eric Groody
Court of Queen’s Bench
David McDonald
Peter Reese
Daishowa
Daishowa Canada
Edmonton
Jennifer Klimek
The
Sierra Club
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Klimek
Code Hunter
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Andrea Moen
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Protester Delivers Dead Fetus to Clinton in NY
An anti abortion activist says Operation Rescue delivered a dead fetus to Bill Clinton to protest his stance. Clinton ignored the package and continued jogging after the incident outside a midtown hotel. George Stephanopoulos confirmed the event.
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Reuter
Bill Clinton
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George Stephanopoulos
Arkansas
Robert Schenck
Assembly of God Congregation
Buffalo
Operation Rescue
Big money fuels federal parties in 1991 donations
Elections Canada figures show corporations in Canada remained major funders for the Conservatives Liberals and Reform with banks donating about 240000 to the Tories and Liberals each while Reform drew about 20000. Irene Dyck of Calgary led individual gifts at nearly 127000 to the NDP.
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Calgary
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Imasco Ltd
UN approves more peacekeepers for Sarajevo amid shelling
The UN Security Council unanimously votes to add 500 peacekeeping troops to Sarajevo airport to aid relief for trapped residents as mortar rounds strike near UN headquarters injuring no one. Milan Panic becomes Yugoslavia’s prime minister urging an end to fighting and democratic reforms. Britain invites Bosnia leaders to London peace talks as violence persists.
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Bourassa under fire over native self government deal
Cree leader Matthew Coon-Come says Premier Bourassa may torpedo a constitutional package on native self government. He cites ambiguous statements on division of powers and a Senate role, warning federal responsibilities could shift to Quebec and affect Cree lands in the North. The Cree say they could choose to separate from Quebec if Quebec secedes from Canada.
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