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	washingtonpost.com: Norris McWhirter Dies; 'Guinness Book' Co-Founder
		Norris McWhirter, 78, a co-founder of the "Guinness Book of Records," the best-known resource for mankind's most bizarre and punishing achievements, died April 19 after an apparent heart attack while playing tennis at his home in Wiltshire, England.
		Norris McWhirter was a longtime sports commentator for the British Broadcasting Corp. and a frequent guest on trivia programs.
		McWhirter was an international relations and economics graduate of Oxford University, where he also received a master's degree in contract law.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A29395-2004Apr20?language=printer (884 words)

	Norris McWhirter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		McWhirter was the son of William McWhirter, editor of the Sunday Pictorial newspaper, and Margaret Williamson ('Bunty').
		Norris McWhirter was a member of the Secretariat of the anti-communist European Freedom Campaign group, established in London at an Inaugural Rally at Westminster Central Hall on 10th December 1988.
		Norris McWhirter was made a CBE in 1980.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norris_McWhirter (809 words)

	Norris McWhirter
		Norris McWhirter (born December 8, 1925) is a writer and television presenter.
		Norris McWhirter worked for the BBC as a sports commentator.
		With his twin brother, the late Ross McWhirter, he founded the Guinness Book of Records, which became a worldwide best-seller.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/no/Norris_McWhirter.html (51 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Guinness Book of Records founder McWhirter dead at 78
		Ross McWhirter was murdered by the Irish Republican Army in 1975, but Norris McWhirter continued to edit the Guinness Book of Records until 1986, remaining as advisory editor until 1996.
		McWhirter, who was born in London, was granted a master's degree from Oxford University in 1948.
		McWhirter retained his love of athletics and from 1951 worked as a sports commentator for the British Broadcasting Corp., including as a broadcaster of Olympic track and field events from 1952-72.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040420-1314-obit-mcwhirter.html (507 words)

	Norris McWhirter
		Norris McWhirter, who has dedicated many years to speaking out in the cause of Britain's sovereign independence, and our right to choose and control our own destiny.
		They were born in August 1925, at Winchmore Hill, London, the sons of William Allan McWhirter, managing director of Associated Newspapers and Northcliffe Newspapers Group, and even allowing for the intrinsic closeness of twins their careers, talents and interests mirrored each other to an almost uncanny degree.
		Norris was dispatched by BBC radio to the other side of the world to cover the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia.
	www.maybole.org /notables/norrismcwhirter.htm (1085 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		Norris McWhirter, the founder of the Guinness Book of Records, has died aged 78 after suffering a heart attack.
		Mr McWhirter, a publisher, former athlete and founder of the Freedom Association, appeared regularly on the BBC children's show Record Breakers in the 70s and 80s.
		Mr McWhirter's family said in a statement: "Norris cared passionately about Great Britain, democracy and the rule of law and was always active in politics, but usually behind the scenes.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/04/20/unorris.xml (241 words)

	Norris McWhirter, 78; cofounder of the Guinness Book of Records - The Boston Globe
		LONDON -- Norris McWhirter, cofounder of the Guinness Book of Records, final arbiter on everything from the fastest climb of Mount Everest to the world's longest hot dog, has died.
		Ross McWhirter was murdered by the Irish Republican Army in 1975, but Norris McWhirter continued to edit the Guinness Book of Records until 1986, remaining as advisory editor until 1996.
		McWhirter retained his love of athletics, and from 1951 worked as a sports commentator for the British Broadcasting Corp., including as a broadcaster of Olympic track and field events from 1952-72.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/04/21/norris_mcwhirter_78_cofounder_of_the_guinness_book_of_records (511 words)

	Norris Mc Whirter \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		McWhirter was accosted by a machete-wielding cane-cutter, who claimed a record for cutting cane, he calmly requested documentation.
		He and Norris were outspoken in their conservative views on many political and social issues, with Norris in recent years becoming a leader of the opposition to Britain's forging closer ties with Europe.
		Norris continued to appear on a British Broadcasting Corp. television show on which he and his brother had starred, "Record Breakers." He answered any question the audience chose to ask from memory.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040425/news_1m25mcwhirte.html (691 words)

	Death of a man of records - Sport - www.theage.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Norris McWhirter, who died last week at the age of 78, made what was possibly the most famous announcement in world athletics.
		It was McWhirter who relayed the news to about 3000 people at Oxford University's Iffley Road track - and, via the BBC and newsreel coverage, the world - on May 6, 1954, that Roger Bannister had become the first man to run a mile in under four minutes.
		McWhirter and twin Ross also were joint founders and editors of the Guinness Book of Records, which has sold more than 100 million copies since 1956.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/04/23/1082616328048.html?from=storyrhs (331 words)

	Norris McWhirter - Co-founder of the Guiness Book of Records
		McWhirter, whose identical twin brother Ross was murdered by the IRA in 1975, had also been a successful athlete and worked as a BBC sports journalist.
		Together he and Norris wrote the best-selling Treason at Maastricht, which has gone into three editions and warns of the threat posed to the British constitution in particular and the nation state in general by moves towards integrating Britain into a European superpower.
		Mr McWhirter, whose identical twin brother Ross was murdered by the IRA in 1975, had also been a successful athlete and worked as a BBC sports journalist.
	www.norrismcwhirter.com (2007 words)

	Guardian \| Norris McWhirter
		Norris McWhirter edited the Guinness book for many years and made it a world bestseller with more than 100m sales.
		Norris was born at 7.40 pm on August 12 1925 and Ross 20 minutes later.
		The murder of Ross McWhirter by the provisional IRA in November 1975, after he had offered a £50,000 reward for information on terrorists, caused Norris great grief, but at the same time prompted him to say that the murder had made him feel "not half a man but two".
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4906107-103684,00.html (859 words)

	Norris McWhirter: an obituary - World - www.smh.com.au
		Norris McWhirter, who died while playing tennis on Monday aged 78, was best known as the co-founder, with his identical twin brother, Ross, of the Guinness Book of Records, the best-selling work of non-fiction after the Bible; more than 75 million copies sold in 37 languages by the time Norris McWhirter's involvement ended in 1996.
		Norris Dewar McWhirter was born at Winchmore Hill, north London, on August 12 1925, the middle son (and the elder of twins) of William McWhirter, managing director of Associated Newspapers and the Northcliffe Newspaper Group, and the former Margaret Williamson.
		McWhirter was also a BBC television athletics commentator, covering every Olympics from Rome to Munich, and for three years from 1970 served on the Sports Council.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/04/21/1082395889184.html (1712 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Obituary: Norris McWhirter
		Norris McWhirter, who has died aged 78, was joint founder of the Guinness Book of Records with his identical twin brother Ross.
		Norris McWhirter was born in London on 12 August 1925, the son of a distinguished journalist - his father was, among other things, editor of the Daily Mail, Sunday Despatch and Sunday Pictorial.
		More recently, McWhirter campaigned assiduously against UK entry into the EU single currency and was among a number of people who contributed to a fighting fund to support the former Conservative MP, Neil Hamilton, in his unsuccessful libel action against Mohamed Al Fayed.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/3643133.stm (626 words)

	Norris McWhirter \| Times Online Obituary
		Individual freedom was their obsession, and after Ross’s murder by the IRA in 1975, Norris launched the Freedom Association, campaigning for the strictest possible rule of law, which he believed to be the only basis for a free society.
		McWhirter continued to resist the bureaucratising and standardising of schools, becoming vice-chairman of the Parental Alliance for Choice in Education.
		Ross McWhirter was murdered on his doorstep by the IRA in November 1975, after he had offered a £50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a bomber or gunman.
	www.timesonline.co.uk /tol/comment/obituaries/article830295.ece (1569 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| TV and Radio \| Record Breakers' McWhirter dies
		McWhirter's family said in a statement: "Norris cared passionately about Great Britain, democracy and the rule of law and was always active in politics, but usually behind the scenes.
		Ross McWhirter, an outspoken critic of the IRA, was shot dead by the group after offering a large reward for information leading to the capture of IRA bombers.
		McWhirter is survived by his wife Tessa, daughter Jane and son Alasdair.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3643039.stm (672 words)

	Obituary: Norris McWhirter - 24 Apr 2004 - Arnold Pickmere
		Norris McWhirter and his identical twin brother Ross (who was murdered by the IRA in 1975) founded the Guinness Book of Records in 1955.
		The tragedy in the life of Norris McWhirter was the death at the hands of the IRA of Ross, the younger of the twins by just 20 minutes.
		Norris McWhirter is survived by his second wife, Tessa von Weichardt, and a son and daughter by his first wife, Carole Eckert, who died in 1987.
	www.nzherald.co.nz /author/story.cfm?a_id=65&ObjectID=3562349 (1040 words)

	Norris McWhirter found of Guinness Book of Records dies Feature Story
		According to the BBC, Norris McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records died in Wiltshire, England on Tuesday at the age of 78.
		Norris along with with his with his identical twin Ross McWhirter cofounded the book together in the mid-1950s.
		Norris McWhirter was also an athlete like his brother and worked for some time as a BBC sports journalist.
	thecelebritycafe.com /features/1332.html (203 words)

	[Deathwatch] Norris McWhirter, Guinness World Records founder, 78 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		McWhirter suffered a heart attack on Monday after playing tennis at his home in south-west England, the spokesman said.
		The London-born son of a newspaper director, McWhirter was a writer, sports commentator, athlete and political activist but will best be remembered for co-founding the "Guinness Book of Records" -- now known as "Guinness World Records" -- in 1955.
		The killing shocked Norris, but he maintained a high public profile with appearances on the BBC children's show "Record Breakers," and later wrote a book criticizing the European Union.
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2004-April/000714.html (383 words)

	Gnostical Turpitude: Norris McWhirter, R.I.P.
		Norris McWhirter, R.I.P. Posted by Ed Norris McWhirter, a co-founder of the Guiness Book of World Records, has died at 78.
		Norris had found an avocation as well as a highly remunerative vocation.
		McWhirter apparently loved to spend time in court, and tried really hard to have Douglas Hurd (Britain's foreign minister) tried for treason for signing the Treaty of Maastricht.
	gnosticalturpitude.org /archives/000134.html (444 words)

	Norris McWhirter, 78, Dies; A Matchless Record Keeper - New York Times
		McWhirter was personally unenthusiastic about pop music because it was ephemeral and Greek mythology because it was made up, but did not totally bar these subjects.) After all, new and updated categories meant new editions for people to buy.
		He and Norris were outspoken in their conservative views on many political and social issues, with Norris in recent years becoming a leader of the opposition to Britain's forging closer ties with Europe.
		Norris continued to appear on a British Broadcasting Corporation television show on which he and his brother had starred, ''Record Breakers.'' He answered any question the audience chose to ask from memory.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE3DA1F3BF932A15757C0A9629C8B63 (662 words)

	Amazon.fr : Norris McWhirter's Book of Millennium Records: The Story of Human Achievement in the Last 2,000 Years: ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Both books, however, are creations of Norris McWhirter, a man who has spent 40 years researching firsts, biggests, and mosts.
		With this book, McWhirter seeks to honor a privilege afforded only to one generation in 35--the chance to welcome a new millennium.
		In the introduction, McWhirter provides an outstanding millennium time line showing "How it was" in 1000 B.C., AD 1, and AD 1000; "How it is" in AD 2000; and "How it will be" in AD 3000, a format followed more or less in the sections that follow.
	www.amazon.fr /Norris-McWhirters-Book-Millennium-Records/dp/1852278056 (693 words)

	Ross McWhirter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alan Ross McWhirter (12 August 1925 – 27 November 1975), known as Ross McWhirter, was, with his twin brother, Norris McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records.
		On November 27, 1975, Ross McWhirter was assassinated by two Provisional IRA gunmen, members of the infamous Balcombe Street gang.
		The IRA unit who killed Ross McWhirter and carried out dozens of other attacks in London throughout 1975 was apprehended two weeks later.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ross_McWhirter (731 words)

	Norris McWhirter 1925 - 2004
		Maybole notable Norris McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, has died aged 78, his family announced on Tuesday From the BBC April 20th, 2004.
		Norris McWhirter traced his McWhirter ancestors back to the town of Maybole.
		His sudden death is a loss felt by all those with connections to the McWhirter family.
	www.maybole.org /notables/McWhirters/norris/rip.htm (294 words)

	The Blog of Death: Norris McWhirter
		Norris Dewar McWhirter, the co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, died on April 19 from a heart attack.
		McWhirter also produced "The Guinness Book of Amazing Animals," "Guinness: The Stories Behind the Records" and "Norris McWhirter's Book of Millennium Records." In his spare time, he contributed articles on athletics to the Encyclopedia Britannica and regularly appeared on the British television show, "Record Breakers."
		Ross McWhirter was murdered in 1975 after offering a reward of £50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Irish Republican Army bombers.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000903.html (298 words)

	Noris McWhirter dies. \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A childhood hero, Norris co-created The Guiness Book of Records and was a knowledgable fixture on the BBC's Record Breakers for many years.
		Norris was also a rabid UK monarchist and anti Euro federalist and he and his brother were active in some of the dodgy explicitly racist and Uk nationalist-aligned political groups that festered during the 1960s and 1970s in UK politics.
		Actually, what Norris was up to, as is the strategy of Imperially minded UK nationalists, is to periodically visit and re-visit all of the UK's many island possessions, thus reaffirming their "inhabitability" and maintaining their usefulness as anchors of exclusive economic exploitation zones in the seas around them.
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