Clowns Decry Shakes the Clown Film Fallout
The clown community denounces the film Shakes the Clown and cites a wave of clown-bashing. Joe Barney, a veteran clown, says makeup entails strict behavior and rejects portrayals linking clowns to debauchery. Bob Goldthwait defends the controversial comedy and its impact on performers.
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Shakes the Clown
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Shakes
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Major announces general election date in Britain
Prime Minister John Major announced Britain will hold a general election on April 9. The campaign pits his Conservative government against a resurgent Labour led by Neil Kinnock. Polls show a tight race as Major seeks a swing against the incumbent.
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Quote of Threat Sparks Alarm at Mulroney Page AQ
A threatening remark attributed to Mulroney Page AQ emerges, with authorities responding to potential violence among readers or attendees. Police investigate the dispute and advise caution while monitoring for further threats.
Quebec minister damns Beaudoin Dobbie report in unity dispute
Defence Minister Marcel Masse, a leading Quebec nationalist, said the Beaudoin Dobbie report fails to grant Quebec enough powers. He argued the plan is not sellable in a province that sees itself as a nation and urged a broader approach to Quebec’s demands. The report suggests expanding Quebec influence over culture, broadcasting, energy and regional development. The prime minister called it the most generous offer to Quebec. Masse stressed cabinet unity remains intact.
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Beaudoin-Dobbie
Marcel Masse
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Beaudoin- Dobbie
Brian Mulroney
All-Party Committee
Albertans to vote on constitution changes plebiscite urged
Deputy Premier Jim Horsman told Medicine Hat News Alberta should vote on constitutional changes. The report from the all party committee on reform proposes an elected Senate and national standards for education health and welfare. Ministers plan talks with federal authority Joe Clark as spring session opens.
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Visions of Unity
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Ottawa
Federal Constitutional Affairs
Joe Clark
Medicine Hat
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All Party Committee On
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Bob Warner
New Democrat
Senate
Garth Vallely
Alberta to create francophone school boards in Alberta
Premier Don Getty will back legislation giving francophones control of their own school boards in response to a 1990 Supreme Court ruling. Education Minister Jim Dinning said the bill will go to the Tory caucus within weeks with a hoped spring passage during the legislature's March 19 start. Denis Tardif called the move important for national unity despite opposition from some backbenchers. The 6,000 francophones in Alberta retain rights to manage schools where numbers warrant.
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Supreme Court
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Rotary Club
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Canada
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Supreme Court of Canada
South sweeps Super Tuesday boosting Clinton bid
Clinton posts landslides from Florida to Hawaii to surge ahead in the Democratic race while Tsongas wins in Rhode Island and Delaware. Bush defeats Buchanan in eight Republican contests and closes in on renomination as Duke and Buchanan highlight a persistent protest vote.
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Bush
Patrick Buchanan
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Milgaard case: Fisher denies killing Gail Miller
Serial rapist Larry Fisher testified at the Supreme Court of Canada denying any involvement in Gail Miller’s 1969 Saskatoon murder. He spoke amid threats and calls for respect for due process as Milgaard's conviction is reviewed. Fisher acknowledged investigations and offered blood and DNA samples, while denying jailhouse confessions and other alleged attacks.
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Gail Miller
Supreme Court of Canada
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David Milgaard
Saskatoon
British Columbia
Federal Justice Department
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