Briton Pulls Jumbo Jet for Heathrow Record
Dave Gauder of Birmingham set a pulling record by dragging the Boeing 1747-400 jumbo jet 7.6 centimetres on a Heathrow runway. He moved the plane with a ladder bolted for traction and required oxygen to recover after the feat. Gauder had earlier pulled a Concorde, a B-52 bomber, and a Japanese Bullet train.
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London
Reuter
Heathrow
Dave Gauder
Gauder
Birmingham
England
Exports surge as deficits rise spark recession fears
The Canadian economy shows mixed signals with exports hitting a March record of 128 billion while imports reach 11.9 billion as the Conference Board warns of recession risks. Deficit totals mount to 33.4 billion for the year’s first 11 months, with growth trimmed to 1.0 percent for 1992. In Alberta, Premier Don Getty warns of old boundaries affecting an upcoming vote unless a new cross party map is created, amid stalled electoral boundaries talks and party positions on preserving or changing lines.
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Conference Board of Canada
Statistics Canada
Conference Board
Edmonton
NDP
Ray Martin
Menopause Myths Erode as Modern Attitudes Shift
A Page Bi feature notes menopause and related conditions are increasingly understood as natural phases rather than taboos. Experts say open discussion improves awareness, reduces stigma, and supports both women and men in navigating hormonal changes and health implications.
Bangkok Flares as Protests Demand Suchinda Resign
Thousands of demonstrators clash with security forces along Suchinda Rajdamnera Avenue in Bangkok. Soldiers move in with M-60 guns after a curfew is declared, while Crown Princess Sirindhorn appeals for peace and Suchinda calls for drastic measures to end the violence.
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Bangkok
Prem Tinsulananda
Suchinda Kraprayoon
Suchinda
Democracy Monument
Sirindhorn
Murder charges in McDonald's shootings in Sydney River
RCMP charged three men with first degree murder over the point-blank shootings of four McDonald's employees in Sydney River. Derek Wood 19 Darren Muise 18 and Freeman MacNeil 23 face six murder counts and seven other charges plus conspiracy to commit robbery.
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Sydney
N.S. (Cp
RCMP
McDonald’s
Sydney River
Derek Anthony Wood
Joan Aileen MacNeil
Donna Alecia Warren
Neil Burroughs
Darren Richard Muise
Burroughs
James Patrick Fagan
Warren
Freeman Daniel MacNeil
Donna Warren
Fagan
Azerbaijan Likely to Quit CIS Says Popular Front Leader
Abulfaz Elchibek of Azerbaijan's Popular Front predicts the republic will leave the Commonwealth of Independent States. He states that any agreements signed by ex President Mutalibov are void and hopes for a peaceful Nagorno Karabakh settlement. A withdrawal timetable was not given.
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Moscow
Azerbaijan
Commonwealth of Independent States
Abulfaz Elchibek
Popular Front
Nagorno- Karabakh
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Elchibek
Ayaz Mutilabov
Soviet Union
Mutalibov
Rafael Gusseinov
Clark Pushes Unity Deal With Seven Province Backing
Montreal constitutional ministers meeting hears Joe Clark claim he can secure seven provinces representing 50 percent of the population to send a framework for a national unity deal. Quebec distinct society aboriginal self government and Senate overhaul could fit a seven eighty model. Newfoundland's Clyde Wells doubts May conclusion though optimistic after talks with Robert Bourassa.
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Montreal
Joe Clark
Clark
Canada
Quebec
Senate
Benoit Bouchard
Brian Mulroney
Ottawa
Jim Horsman
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Unity
Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
Wells
Robert Bourassa
Abortion Clinic Bombing Blamed on Activists
Dr Henry Morgentaler and anti abortion leaders in a Toronto news conference blamed US anti abortion activists for blowing up Ontario’s first private abortion clinic. Police confirmed arson with a gasoline bomb and investigated a security video as witnesses recalled a man and woman fleeing the scene.
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Toronto
Henry Morgentaler
Ontario
Morgentaler
United Church
George Mullin
John Boyce
Jenny Mendelsohn
Ken Campbell
Choose Life Canada
Government to impose campaign spending limits for referendum
Ottawa report notes the government will amend the bill to cap spending by individual committees in a constitutional referendum. Opposition seeks umbrella committees and formal limits, while the Liberals push for limits akin to party rules. The plan faces Charter rights scrutiny and no binding vote is pledged.
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Ottawa
Harvie Andre
Andre
Andre Ouellet
Ouellet
Quebec
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