Trudeau Apologizes for Blasphemy Remark in Commons
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau apologized in Parliament after saying to an opposition heckler Oh for Christ s sake shut up The incident sparked calls for his removal from the House with critics calling the remark blasphemous and highly adolescent The apology followed an unusual late night session after Speaker James Jerome gave Trudeau a Thursday deadline to withdraw the words.
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Mountain beer can monument near Jimtown Montana
In Jimtown Montana near the Rosebud River, a column of beer cans rises over an acre outside the northern Cheyenne Reservation boundary. Bob Edwards, 65, owner of the Jimtown Bar, describes the pile as begun when Prohibition ended and expanded through years of bar life and cleanup drives.
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Congress Curbing Turkey F4 Sale While Boosting Credits
Congress panels advance arms aid to Turkey with a $50 million increase in military credits but block the sale of 40 F4 jet fighters valued at about $380 million. They also limit Rhodesia funding and press easing aid to Indonesia and Thailand earlier than planned while debating nuclear nonproliferation measures.
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