Dollar strength confounds early Meech fears and crisis talk
Analysts note the Canadian dollar remained resilient near the Meech Lake deadline. Despite warnings by Bank of Canada Governor John Crow and Finance Minister Michael Wilson that a failed accord would hurt the dollar and raise rates, markets steadied as investors questioned government crisis rhetoric.
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Micahel Wilson
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Mulroney Cancels First Ministers Meeting Over Quebec Absence
The Prime Minister calls off the Winnipeg gathering citing Quebec Premier Bourassa’s refusal to attend. Officials say the move signals no real chance of constitutional reform without Quebec and offers Canadians a summer relief from the debate.
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Brian Mulroney
Winnipeg
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Confederation
Chretien faces uphill start after leadership win
Ottawa reports Jean Chretien won the Liberal leadership convincingly but without strong Quebec support. He faces intense grassroots and provincial tensions amid Meech Lake fallout and fear of eroding Liberal standing in Quebec as he begins a demanding caucus session.
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Canada
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Quebec
Meech Lake
Liberal Party
Chretien Faces Quebec Rift As Bourassa Aligns With Mulroney
In a deepening Franco English divide Bourassa and Mulroney cement a Quebec alliance while Chretien grapples Meech Lake backlash. The Liberal leader must rebuild Quebec ties and win over francophone voters amid rival Parries from Martin and Copps.
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Quebec
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Montreal
Copps
Population growth must be curbed before billions die
A United Nations population survey warns of rising poverty hunger and environmental damage as world numbers climb from 5.3 to 11.3 billion or more. It criticizes the Bush administration for low aid to family planning and calls for decisive action to slow growth protect the environment and reduce poverty.
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United States
United Nations Fund For Population Activities
U.N. Agency
China
Europe
Nafis Sadik
U.N
Bush
Reagan
Cathy Williams triumphs in Hank Williams inheritance case
Cathy Stone Devpree Mayer Adkinson, now Jett Williams, gains recognition in country music and wins a Supreme Court ruling confirming her rightful inheritance of Hank Williams’s personal effects. She plans a book Ain’t Nothing Sweet As My Baby and discusses a film deal while facing past battles with Hank Williams Jr and others in Nashville.
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Jett Williams
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Jett
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Roy Acuff
Wesley Rose
Hank Williams Jr
Bocephus
Cathy Jett seeks Hank legacy amid legal challenges
Rhetal Grimsley Johnson notes Junior weighs more lawsuits as Cathy Jett, born Antha Belle Jett and adopted through Hank’s estate, pursues birthright. Cathy, raised in Alabama and Mobile, later learned of Hank and $2000 bequest at 21. She now stages a life in Washington with Keith Adkinson, planning public performances and a country record.
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