Forward to Mars party launches manifesto in UK election
The fringe party proposes a manned Mars mission with Charles Seaton Cockell, 24, challenging Prime Minister John Major in Huntingdon. Cockell, Oxford genetic engineering student, says a Mars voyage could take about three years round trip and aims to spark an international network of like parties.
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Reuter
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Forward To Mars
Mars
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John Major
Huntingdon
England
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Oxford University
Barbara Frum dies at 54 Canadian broadcaster seen as CBC icon
Barbara Frum a pioneer of women in Canadian broadcasting died in Toronto General Hospital from complications of chronic leukemia at 54. The Journal host known as the most respected woman on Canadian television left a wife Murray and three children. Funeral planned for Friday. Bank of Canada cuts rate to 7.49 per cent in second weekly reduction.
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Barbara Frum
Frum
Cbc-Tv
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Journal
Alberta
Toronto General Hospital
Robert Fulford
CBC
Peter Mansbridge
National
Murray
David
The
Wall Street Journal
Linda
Matthew
Vancouver
Mordecai Richler
Canada
Quebec
Richler
Fulford
Police Encounter Cited in Driver's Confession
A motorist recalls realizing the driver ahead was a police officer, noting the moment in a Page A11 report by Vengroff. The account adds context to a police encounter and the subsequent handling of the incident.
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Vengroff
First ministers end meeting with no concrete relief plan
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and nine premiers wrapped up a talks on the economy with no firm proposals for the unemployed or recession weary Canadians. A communique noted focus on a national highway program and reforms to health care while lacking decisive action.
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Toronto
Brian Mulroney
British Columbia
Mike Harcourt
Manitoba
Canadian Construction Association
John Halliwell
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
Alberta
Don Getty
Mulroney
Ontario
Ottawa
Getty
Tyson sentenced to six years in prison for rape case
Mike Tyson received six years for rape of Desiree Washington in Indianapolis. The judge cited risk of reoffending and ordered concurrent six year terms plus 30 000 in fines and four years probation with therapy. Tyson will serve prison time with bail denied and faced protesters outside the courthouse.
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Mike Tyson
Indianapolis
Superior Court
Patricia Gifford
Gifford
Tyson
Mike Tysons
Mike
Iron Mike
Brooklyn
Washington
Greg Garrison
Supreme Court guides flexible speedy trial delays in Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada with a 6-1 ruling endorses flexible guidelines for trial delays in criminal cases. Judges may consider 8-10 months from charge to trial in provincial court and 6-8 months after a preliminary hearing, while noting these are guidelines not hard limits. Deviation of several months may be justified by case-specific factors.
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Supreme Court of Canada Today
Ontario
John Sopinka
Sopinka
Supreme Court
Report Blames Fragile Links in Air Safety After Dryden Crash
A government inquiry says Air Ontario, regulators, and the flight crew shared responsibility for the Dryden crash that killed 24 on Flight 1363. The four volume report cites staff inexperience, un-deiced wings, and prior icing investigations as factors, with 191 recommendations to tighten safety culture.
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Air Ontario
Canada
Virgil Moshansky
Dryden
Ontario
Thunder Bay
Ont
Winnipeg
London
Fokker
Moshansky
New York
la Guardia
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Transport Canada
The
Safety Board
Procter and Gamble Strategy Mentioned in Alberta Ad Context
A fragment notes Procter and Gamble involved in a strategy discussion linked to Alberta advertising along the Wapiti River. The text suggests corporate branding activity or market approach but lacks full detail.
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Procter and Gamble
Alberta
Roma Wapiti River
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