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Article: Guinness Book of Records founder McWhirter dead at ...
AP Worldstream;  April 20, 2004 ;     563 words ... ... Worldstream 04-20-2004 Dateline: LONDON Guinness Book of Records founder Norris McWhirter ... last." As founding editor of the Guinness Book of Records, McWhirter produced a publication ... Superlatives Ltd. of London; the first Guinness Book appeared in 1954, edited and compiled ...

Article: Weekend Feature: Two for the record books Here's a first for The ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  October 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Records and the 2000 edition of The Guinness Book of Records go head to head in what ... Projected sales for the new edition of the Guinness book are the highest ever at 800,000 ... First, Norris McWhirter edited the Guinness book from its first edition in 1954 until ...

Article: Nepali Mt. Qomolangma climber to make it to Guinness ...
Xinhua News Agency;  June 24, 2009 ;     503 words ... ... Qomolangma climber to make it to Guinness Book KATHMANDU, June 24 (Xinhua ... shocked in February to learn that the Guinness Book had recognized a Japanese climber instead ... the peak, will soon make it to the Guinness Book, an official at the Tourism Ministry ...

Article: Guinness Book of Records business is put up for ...
The Independent - London;  March 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... drinks giant Diageo, which owns The Guinness Book of Records, has brought in a merchant ... in acquisition opportunities. The Guinness Book of Records is a fine institution with ... RECORD BOOK'S RECORD The idea for The Guinness Book of Records came during a shooting party ...

Article: Guinness Book of Records co-founder McWhirter dies
Charleston Gazette;  April 22, 2004 ;     571 words ... ... Norris McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, final arbiter on everything ... spokeswoman said Tuesday. The first Guinness book appeared in 1954, edited and compiled ... Norris McWhirter continued to edit the Guinness Book of Records until 1986, remaining as ...

Article: Guinness Book of Records Comes to China
AP Online;  January 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... nation. Chalking up entries in the Guinness Book of Records at a steady clip, China ... purportedly seven hours. The idea for the Guinness Book of Records was born in 1951, when ... prove popular. By 1955, the first Guinness Book of Records was compiled; it topped ...

Article: Guinness Book of Records Co-Founder Dies
AP Online;  April 20, 2004 ;     521 words ... ... Norris McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, final arbiter on everything ... family spokeswoman said. The first Guinness Book appeared in 1954, edited and compiled ... Norris McWhirter continued to edit the Guinness Book of Records until 1986, remaining as ...