Australian lifesaver enters women beauty contest for Miss Winters
Damien Taylor, a 24 year old Brisbane lifesaver, enters a women’s beauty contest to be Miss Winters 1993, aiming to be the first male Miss Australia. A panel of three women and two men will judge him on beauty and personality. Contest chairman Jade Hurley says equal opportunity rules require acceptance.
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Brisbane
Australia
Reuter
Damien Taylor
Taylor
Hurley
Associated Press Today
Kidnapper Free After Alberta Hospital Escape
Edmonton police warn that Dean Frank Vickers, 33, an insanity acquitee, left Alberta Hospital Edmonton on Saturday morning while under a lieutenant governor warrant. He abducted 3 1/2 year old Huy Anh Sam from a downtown cafe on April 7, 1988. the child was found 13 hours later in Vickers apartment. Police issue a warrant as Vickers, who has schizophrenia, may be wandering Edmonton.
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Edmonton Journal
Edmonton
Alberta Hospital
Dean Frank Vickers
Vickers
Huy Anh Sam
Court of Queen's Bench
Robert Allen Cawsey
Campbell becomes Canada's first woman prime minister
Kim Campbell wins the leadership and becomes 19th prime minister, 46, from Vancouver. She vows to unite the party and meet premiers before a G7 summit, while critics say she inherits Mulroney's unpopularity. Charest supporters pledge unity as Canada heads toward an anticipated fall election.
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Ottawa
Kim Campbell
Canada
Campbell
Brian Mulroney
Vancouver
British Columbia
Mulroney
Andre Ouellet
National
Liberal
Ouellet
Paul Martin
Liberal Election Committee
New Democrat
Audrey McLaughlin
Tokyo
Nual
Jean Charest
Charest
Ampbell
Edwards shifts to Campbell in Tory leadership race
Jim Edwards crossed the aisle to back Kim Campbell after a brutal first ballot, triggering splits among supporters. Clark and Charest aides warned delegates their votes could be wasted, while Edwards cited unity as his motive and Campbell closed in on victory.
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Charest
Patrick Boyer
Garth Turner
Boyer
Turner
Jim Edwards
Campbell
Edwards
Fernand Jourdenais
Montreal
Quebec
Tories
Bloc Quebecois
Reform Party
Preston Manning
Manning
CBC TV
London
England
The
Evening Standard
Kim
Canada
Maggie
Edmonton
Ottawa
Tory
Kim Campbell
Joe Clark
Clark
Environment
Jean Charest
Calgary
Jim Hawkes
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Jim Horsman
Pamela Montgomery-Farrell
Bell
Norm Atkins
Jean Chretien
John Turner
Charest Pressed to Channel Tory Backing in Campbell Cabinet
Jean Charest faces a difficult choice after Tory leadership chose Kim Campbell. Once rejected for being Quebecer and young he now looms as a potential deputy prime minister. Charest signaled possible return to politics while facing family considerations and cabinet prospects.
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Warren Caragata
Ottawa
Tories
Jean Charest
Kim Campbell
Charest
Jean
John McDermid
Campbell
Alberta election polls show Tory lead with Liberal surge
New Democrat Leader Ray Martin keeps options open toward forming a coalition as polls place Ralph Klein's Conservatives at about 45 percent of decided voters and the Liberals at 26 percent. Decore pledges to push for a Liberal Conservative pairing but remains hopeful of victory. Klein campaigns vigorously despite poll pressures.
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Edmonton
New Democrat
Ray Martin
Liberals
Alberta
Martin
Laurence Decore
NDP
Tories
Gary Sun
Ralph Klein
Angus Reid
Conservatives
Yerxa
Phil Kreisel
Decore
Calgary
Klein
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City News
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Defence Minister
Edges Charest
Unity
Decore Alliance
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