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Anonymity Anonymity Halima Badkuf, 70, of the seaside village of Tizgirt in Algeria, was refused a war veteran widow’s pension because photographers were unable to get a picture of her. Algeria’s official news agency APS reported that in all attempts to photograph her, including group pictures, the space she occupies is = - always replaced by a dark Swords into Ploughshares A meeting of the Supreme Soviet in Moscow announced that the Soviet factories where the scrapped SS-20 Medium mist. ee. . range missiles were built _ Sorry we can’t bring you a would be stripped of their Ee = | military purpose. From now FNL « NS Ys J Mars Sale on these plants will manufac- \S 4} aS % { ture baby carriages, bicycles, [ew a p washing machines and Blessed Are The A U.S. TV writer has regis- refrigerators, according to the Cheesemake rs tered a legal claim to the Soviets. planet Mars. pa Richard Griffing, of Mesa, The town of Jarle, which is about 200 kilometres west of Stockholm, has used a little- known statute to declare war on France in protest against nuclear testing in the Pacific. The Swedish statute, promulgated in 1642, allows towns to make unilateral declarations of war against any nation. The Mayor Jarle, Mr Elof Elinder, is a staunch anti- nuclear campaigner. He urges 0 2 all Swedes to boycott French Voting With ds, ially wi id ° — ly wine an Their Feet The Twilite Zone urges all The Prime Minister of Australasians to do likewise. | Canada, Mr Clark, arrived by Arizona, is planning the biggest resort development scheme of the 21st century called “Mars - a Planned Community”. It will include an $80 million hockey arena and greyhound race park. The development of the resort- city, called Ralphsburg, will start in the year 2024 near the Martian equator. He has banned mobile homes because of the 600km an hour surface winds. There will be no restrictions on race, creed or religion, but for some undisclosed reason, he has banned TV evangelists. Griffing has an official hovercraft at the Canadian dade signed and You Take the ; Open Sandcastle Competition numbered - from the Mari- H 4 h R d Toilet-Computer but he proved to be too i i 4 0a popular. copa County Registrars Office In terfzeces in Arizona to prove his title. A Scottish university team has As soon as he stepped off He says he has already unearthed evidence from the The Japanese are leading the _ the hovercraft, the crowd sold almost 100 square bottom of a lake showing that world in medical technology surged forward, trampling kilometres of land at Ral- the Scots grew cannabis 700 with the invention of the most of the exhibits in the phsburg. “If the deed is years ago. computerized toilet. rush. One of the finest sand disputed there will be no Cannabis pollen was found The invention, called models destroyed was that of refunds,” he added. under the peat bed of Loch “intelligent toilet first-thing- the Canadian parliament The entrepreneur-philoso- Kilconquhar in Eastern in-the-morning,” provides buildings, which had taken pher declared, “No Earth Scotland, dated to the 12th sitters with a computer 27 hours to build. government can own land. A and 13th centuries. readout of their heart rate, Alderman Joan Warbridge, Constitution will govern the Dr Graeme Whittington, a blood pressure and tempera- _ chairperson of the competi- laws of the planet.” geography lecturer, said he ture. The intelligent toilet can tion, had to award the first The Martian constitutional did not know what the plants also do a urine analysis and _ prize to the man who built a convention will probably take were used for in ancient transmit the data to doctors mode} of the White Rock place some time in 1992. Scotland. with compatible computers. lunatic asylum. NEXUS New Times Six - Spring 1988 Halima Badkuf, 70, of the seaside village of Tizgirt in Algeria, was refused a war veteran widow’s pension because photographers were unable to get a picture of her. Algeria’s official news agency APS reported that in all attempts to photograph her, including group pictures, . the space she occupies is '= .- always replaced by a dark mist. : . Sorry we can’t bring you a picture. 2° ‘© S » > SS SS VSL ' Blessed Are The Cheesemakers The town of Jarle, which is about 200 kilometres west of Stockholm, has used a little- known statute to declare war on France in protest against nuclear testing in the Pacific. The Swedish statute, promulgated in 1642, allows towns to make unilateral declarations of war against any nation. The Mayor Jarle, Mr Elof Elinder, is a staunch anti- nuclear campaigner. He urges 0 2 all Swedes to boycott French Voting With ds, ially wi id ° — y wine an Their Feet The Twilite Zone urges all The Prime Minister of Australasians to do likewise. | Canada, Mr Clark, arrived by Swords into Ploughshares A meeting of the Supreme Soviet in Moscow announced that the Soviet factories where the scrapped SS-20 Medium range missiles were built would be stripped of their military purpose. From now Mars Sale on these plants will manufac- ture baby carriages, bicycles, washing machines and AUS. TV writer has regis- refrigerators, according to the tered a legal claim to the Soviets. Ploughshares Mars Sale A U.S. TV writer has regis- refrigerators, according to the tered a legal claim to the Soviets. planet Mars. Richard Griffing, of Mesa, Arizona, is planning the biggest resort development scheme of the 21st century called “Mars - a Planned Community”. It will include an $80 million hockey arena and greyhound race park. The development of the resort- city, called Ralphsburg, will start in the year 2024 near the Martian equator. He has banned mobile homes because of the 600km an hour surface winds. There will be no restrictions on race, creed or religion, but for some undisclosed reason, he has banned TV evangelists. Griffing has an official You Take the document - signed and numbered - from the Mari- High Road copa County Registrars Office in Arizona to prove his title. A Scottish university team has He says he has already unearthed evidence from the sold almost 100 square bottom of a lake showing that kilometres of land at Ral- the Scots grew cannabis 700 phsburg. “If the deed is years ago. disputed there will be no Cannabis pollen was found refunds,” he added. under the peat bed of Loch The entrepreneur-philoso- Kilconquhar in Eastern pher declared, “No Earth Scotland, dated to the 12th government can own land. A and 13th centuries. Constitution will govern the Dr Graeme Whittington, a laws of the planet.” geography lecturer, said he The Martian constitutional did not know what the plants convention will probably take were used for in ancient place some time in 1992. Scotland. Voting With Their Feet The Prime Minister of Canada, Mr Clark, arrived by hovercraft at the Canadian Open Sandcastle Competition but he proved to be too popular. As soon as he stepped off the hovercraft, the crowd surged forward, trampling most of the exhibits in the rush. One of the finest sand models destroyed was that of the Canadian parliament buildings, which had taken 27 hours to build. Alderman Joan Warbridge, chairperson of the competi- tion, had to award the first prize to the man who built a model! of the White Rock lunatic asylum. High Road A Scottish university team has unearthed evidence from the bottom of a lake showing that the Scots grew cannabis 700 years ago. Cannabis pollen was found under the peat bed of Loch Kilconquhar in Eastern Scotland, dated to the 12th and 13th centuries. Dr Graeme Whittington, a geography lecturer, said he did not know what the plants were used for in ancient Scotland. Interfzeces The Japanese are leading the world in medical technology with the invention of the computerized toilet. The invention, called “intelligent toilet first-thing- in-the-morning,” provides sitters with a computer readout of their heart rate, blood pressure and tempera- ture. The intelligent toilet can also do a urine analysis and transmit the data to doctors with compatible computers. Swords into Blessed Are The Cheesemakers You Take the Toilet-Computer 56 NEXUS New Times Six - Spring 1988