Presidential campaign rides into NASCAR at South Carolina race
Stock car fans face a mix of speedway pageantry and politics as the Southern 500 in Darlington, South Carolina draws 95,000 spectators. Dan Quayle is expected to lead the Saturday parade and Bill Clinton serves as grand marshal for the main race on Sunday.
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U.S
Nascar
Claibourne Darden
Atlanta
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Darlington
Dan Quayle
Bill Clinton
UN compound hit in Sarajevo as Bosnian capital quiets
The UN Protection Force headquarters in Sarajevo was heavily shelled for 40 minutes after midnight with no immediate casualties. A mortar attack on a nearby UN camp injured five Egyptian troops, three seriously, and fuel depots caught fire. France says the Security Council will grant more freedom to defend peacekeepers as more troops may arrive. Officials warn of potential famine or freezing for up to two million Bosnians this winter.
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Security Council
Bosnia-Herzegovina
France
Bosnia
Quake Kills 56 and Leaves Thousands Homeless in Nicaragua
A powerful earthquake and ensuing tidal waves hit Nicaragua's Pacific coast killing at least 56, injuring about 500 and leaving thousands homeless. Red Cross reports 122 missing as rescue work continues. President Chamorro appeals for international aid.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Red Cross
Alvaro Ramirez
Health Ministry
Lazaro Garcia
Violeta Chamorro
Latin America
Air Canada and Canadian Airlines propose holding merger plan
Air Canada offers a plan to merge with Canadian Airlines International under a single holding company with both brands operating separately. Each common share would exchange for one share in the new company, giving Air Canada about 60 percent. A joint board would ensure equal representation and a committee to minimize regional job losses. Deadline for Canadian Airlines to approve is September 9.
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Air Canada
Canadian Airlines International
Hollis Harris
PWA Corp
U.S
Canadian Airlines
Harris
Calgary
Western Canada
Canadian
PWA
Europe
First Ministers scrap PR Senate plan in Canada
Alberta minister Jim Horsman says plans to elect senators by proportional representation have been scrapped after first ministers cut eight seats per province to six. Bert Brown argues for six and favors a Triple-E Senate with PR. Women’s groups wanted guaranteed seats but Horsman opposes quotas.
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Canada
Alberta
Isters
Senate
Bert Brown
Brown
Horsman
Brazil Faces Impeachment Bid as Congress Probes Collor
Hundreds of Brazilians storm Congress to back impeachment of President Fernando Collor de Mello after a two month corruption probe. A congressional panel urged indictment on charges including corruption tax evasion criminal association malfeasance and false statements. The report now goes to the attorney general to decide whether to file charges.
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Brasilia
Fernando Collor de Mello
Collor
Sociation
Brazilian Press Association
Ibsen Pinheiro
Chamber of Deputies
Aristides Junqueira
Congressional
Canadians back referendum on constitutional deal poll shows
An Angus Reid/Southam poll of 1500 Canadians across provinces finds 61 percent outside Quebec would approve the new constitutional deal and 20 percent would reject it while 18 percent are undecided. Support varies by region with Ontario at 66 percent and British Columbia at 52 percent. Quebec tilts toward opposition 38 percent with 13 percent undecided. The public expresses little enthusiasm for the package and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s personal fortunes lag. Liberal support leads at 41 percent with NDP at 17 percent.
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Angus Reid
Southam News
Brian Mulroney
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Reid
Mulroney
New Democrats
Paroled killer found dead after second murder attempt
Waldemar Benjamin Lesniewski on parole for stabbing his wife to death in 1977 was found dead in the St Lawrence River near Gananoque. His new wife Lorinda Lesniewski, 38, was found stabbed to death in Gloucester Ontario, police saying she likely died Wednesday.
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Waldemar Benjamin Lesniewski
Lesniewski
St. Lawrence River
Lorinda Lesniewski
Gloucester
Ont
St. Lawrence
Gananoque
Fred Dekker
Lorinda
Don Brennan
Jacoba
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