First Phil Campbell Convention Draws 17 Phil Campbells
Phil Campbell of Evanston Illinois launched the first annual Phil Campbell Convention after discovering a town by his name in Alabama. Seventeen Phil Campbells and one Phyllis traveled nationwide to Franklin County for the gathering sparked by Hee Haw and a university dorm chat.
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Phil Campbell
Ala
Phils
Phyllis
Franklin County
Evanston
Northwestern University
Alabama
Campbell
Phil Campbells
United States
Nine killed in Sarajevo amid Serb siege and hill capture
Sarajevo suffered shelling and sniper fire with nine dead including four children and 30 wounded as government forces reportedly capture the 1,250 metre Golo Brdo hill. UN and Canadian peacekeepers monitor movement around Visoko as a long campaign to end the siege continues.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Gerard Dubois
Golo Brdo
Visoko
Cmdr
Jeff Agnew
Zagreb
Croatia
Hat liquor store plan hinges on bylaw approval
The Real Canadian Superstore seeks a Hat liquor outlet in a C-4 district. An amended land use bylaw is required. planning staff may approve once passed. Nearby merchants fear market saturation as Edmonton Calgary Red Deer and Grande Prairie also plan stores.
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Kathy Mandeville
Municipal Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Edmonton
Calgary
Red Deer
Grande Prairie
Hat
Dorothy Bosch
Corona Cold Beer
Dennis Vickery
Medicine Hat
Vickery
Bosch
Mubarak Escapes Assassination in Addis Ababa Summit
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived for an African leaders' summit in Addis Ababa when seven unidentified gunmen opened fire on his entourage near the Palestinian embassy. Mubarak escaped unharmed as his armored car withstood bullets, returning to Cairo within minutes amid reports of casualties among attackers and security personnel.
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Ap-Reuters
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Hosni Mubarak
Egypt
Mubarak
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Anwar Sadat
Jerusalem
Israel Radio
Cairo
Safwat el Sherif
Palestine Liberation Front
Yousef Rajeb Radi
PLO
Ethiopia
Blaze Forces Evacuation Of Leaf Rapids Manitoba Town
A forest fire in Leaf Rapids Manitoba forced the evacuation of about 1 200 residents. Fifteen to twenty mobile homes and a church were destroyed as police and firefighters battled the spread, sending 125 people to Lynn Lake and Thompson for safety. Fifty water bombers and around 100 firefighters fought the blaze amid shifting winds and low humidity.
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Manitoba
Leaf Rapids
Gordon Bankmore
Lynn Lake
Thompson
Rankmore
God’s Lake Narrows
Fires rage across Prairie provinces with thousands battling blazes
As of Sunday, 68 fires in Saskatchewan with 8 out of control involve about 2,700 firefighters and a largest fire over 140 hectares costing 1.3 million. Alberta reports 9 fires, none out of control, with 1,150 firefighters and 30 million spent to date. Northwest Territories has 25 fires, 19 out of control, 200 firefighters, and a largest blaze over 250,000 hectares. Manitoba lists 135 fires, 29 out of control, 700 firefighters, largest 6,000 hectares. Northern Ontario near 400 fires, most out of control, over 3,500 square kilometres affected. Evacuations total about 2,200 in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and over 1,700 in Northern Ontario. many evacuees flown by Hercules aircraft, return ongoing with smaller planes.
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Ontario
Askatchewan
Alberta
Yellowknife
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Hercules
Portage la Prairie
Chaos marks Haiti's first vote in five years amid chaos
Ballots counted after an election day that devolved into confusion and protests. Many polling stations failed to open, forcing authorities to promise a second chance for those who could not vote and to reschedule votes at rural sites. The chaos raises questions about a free forthcoming presidential contest.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Provisional Electoral Council
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Michel Soukar
Unser Jr. loses Budweiser-GI Joe's 200 win on rule failure
Al Unser Jr. initially won the Portland race before IndyCar disqualified his Penske Mercedes for insufficient ground clearance. Jimmy Vasser inherits the victory in his 48th start, as Emerson Fittipaldi misses the Indy field and Unser drops from the lead.
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al Unser Jr
Unser
Portland International Raceway
IndyCar
Jimmy Vasser
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Penske
Kirk Russell
Penske-Mercedes
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