Word: canadas
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...roughly 300 maritime boundary disputes, and last week a special panel of the International Court of Justice reduced that number by one. From The Hague, the World Court's headquarters in The Netherlands, the panel announced the settlement of a 20-year-old case between the U.S. and Canada over the Gulf of Maine, which lies between Massachusetts and Nova Scotia. The decision awards the U.S. about two-thirds of the gulf and Canada the rest. The 30,000-sq.-mi. area includes the Georges Bank, one of the world's richest fishing grounds, which may also contain...
...claimed all of the gulf, on the grounds that Americans had historically dominated fishing in the area and that the adjoining U.S. coastline was longer. Canada wanted half, arguing that it had vital economic interests in the area and that any boundary should be equidistant from the two shores. In essence, the court split the difference. Both countries said that they will abide by the verdict...
...accomplished, NASA insists that the shuttle "is now a fully mature space-plane." That may be an exaggeration, but the 13th shuttle flight, the sixth by Challenger, can boast at least one notable achievement. Although Crippen, Sullivan, Leetsma, Jon McBride, Sally Ride, Paul Scully-Power and Marc Garneau of Canada were crammed into an area the size of a small studio apartment, they made it through eight days without any noticeable clashes or even displays of temper. Marveled Crippen of the largest space crew ever, "You really can fit seven people in here...
...throwaway pen and razor markets. While Bic's pen outsells Gillette's Write Bros, model, the Gillette twin-blade disposable Good News shaver holds an edge over the Bic single-blade entry. Gillette is also the leading producer of blades and razors in the U.S. and Canada and most of the rest of the world. In the bathroom battle at least, the American company continues to clean...
...cabs since September and plans to raise the number to 4,000 next year. He charges individual advertisers up to $10.29 a month for each cab that carries one of the 2-ft.-long $300 signs, and gives part of the fee to fleet owners. Chipman is also eyeing Canada and the rest...