Cornell Lasagna Appeal After Guinness Record Ruling
Sponsors behind Cornell University students’ 1565 kilogram lasagna vow to appeal Guinness recognition naming it the second largest. The 19 by 2 meter dish fed 300 volunteers and raised funds for Ithaca’s South Side Community Centre. The Dublin team’s lasagna weighs 1625 kilograms, with its cooked weight higher.
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Kerrey quits race in Democratic presidential contest
Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey ends his bid for the Democratic nomination after a string of setbacks. He bows out with pride and says the contest remains between Bill Clinton Paul Tsongas Tom Harkin and Jerry Brown as important southern industrial states vote next two weeks. Kerrey won only South Dakota on Feb. 25.
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Virus set to erase data on PCs this Friday
Reports from Toronto describe a second coming of a destructive Michelangelo virus aimed at IBM PC type machines. The virus would trigger after midnight, potentially affecting millions, with University of Toronto security chief warning about infected computers. Ottawa notes the Bank of Canada rate rising to 7.71 percent from 7.50 percent.
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I don't have a problem with the blacks. I have a white right wing.
A Page A9 column quotes Gotkin articulating a partisan stance, asserting a white right wing identity rather than racial animus. The brief reflects ongoing political debate and speaker’s emphasis on white political solidarity amid broader racial discourse.
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Clark calls Beaudoin-Dobbie offer best since Confederation
Canadian UN context meets Quebec demand as Joe Clark presents the Beaudoin-Dobbie report as a generous balanced path to power sharing. He warns that Quebec must compromise for national unity and that the alternative is breakup, while urging observers to keep momentum in constitutional talks.
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U S pushes for access to protected sectors in NAFTA talks
The Financial Post reports a draft NAFTA expansion plan seeks to open Canada’s protected sectors beyond the Canada U S trade pact. It mentions a North American Trade Commission and a minimum ten year tariff phaseout, but energy and auto disputes remain. Trade Minister Wilson cautions the material is partial and out of date and no deal exists yet.
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Edmonton therapist guilty of sex assault on patient
A Calgary jury found Nasir Ahmed Figia, 53, guilty of a single sexual assault charge involving a teenage patient treated at his Edmonton clinic from 1985 to 1989. The trial included a videotape of alleged abuse and testimony about “gamma profile” therapy.
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Reformers vie in Alberta Little Bow byelection
In Little Bow, six candidates vie for the provincial seat with five aligned to Reform party roots. Ray Speaker left the legislature to run federally as a Conservative. Liberal and Alliance contenders also claim Reform links while Ruth Scalplock remains with the NDP.
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