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edit RIGETS TIDENDE — Thursday 19.02.2004

SR SPACE PROGRAM

GJØTEBORG — Amidst the current crisis facing the European Space Consortium (ESC), the SR Chanceller, Åge Ovesen Høgh-Guldberg (Høgre Party), announced yesterday plans to start SR's own space program together with Germany. "It has been almost two years since Germany, which includes the SR states of Oldenburg and Holstein, sent the first artificial satellite in orbit. But nothing more has come of it.  Read More...

CRUZAN PLANS TO LEAVE THE REPUBLIC

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Cruzan Stateminister, Karl Wesley Johansen Turnbull, has suggested yesterday to the Cruzan Parliament to pass an act to dissolve the union with the Republic of Florida-Caribbea (F-C). In a speech to the Cruzan Parliament yesterday, he said: "Clearly, this union with Florida is no longer working. Florida has violated our sovereignty again by sending the Guardia Nacional to these islands and thereby violating the mutual defense terms of the condominium agreement.  Read More...

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