Princes find parties at Edmonton barbecue
Four Jacks played country and western for Prince Philip and Prince Andrew at a government host barbecue outside the Hotel Macdonald. Band leader Joe Supple called it an honor and said the group had discussed the gig for over a week. The princes chatted with about 200 guests as Philip prepared to officiate at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremonies before flying to London and Andrew returning home by Royal Air Force transport.
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Four Jacks
Prince Philip
Prince Andrew
Jules Leger
Joe Supple
Supple
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Macdonald
Commonwealth Stadium
Calgary
Air Canada
London
Royal Air Force Andover
Van Houten given life terms in Tate-LaBianca case
Former homecoming princess Leslie Van Houten, aged 28, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Gordon Ringer to three concurrent life terms for her role in the 1969 Tate LaBianca murders and related killings. She had pleaded for mercy and claimed rehabilitation over the past nine years.
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Los Angeles
Leslie van Houten
Tate- LaBianca
Miss van Houten
Leno
Rosemary LaBianca
Sharon Tate
Gordon Ringer
Ringer
Final tribute paid to Pope Paul VI
Vatican crowds witness outdoor funeral for Pope Paul VI on St. Peter's Square with 100 cardinals, 100000 mourners, and live global television. Burial in the grotto follows a will requesting a simple, poor burial and the confiscation of personal writings. College of Cardinals to begin sequestered voting to elect his successor.
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Hilmi Toros
Vatican City
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Basilica
Paul
St. Peter’s
Castel Gandolfo
Vatican
Holy See
Chistendom
St. Peter
Paulus P.P
Rome
Allan MacEachen
College of Cardinals
Government seizes Vancouver General Hospital trustees
The British Columbia government dismissed the Vancouver General Hospital board and appointed Peter Bazowski as public administrator with full authority over decisions. Health Minister Bob McClelland cited ongoing management breakdowns and safeguarding public confidence at the province’s largest hospital amid nursing staff resignations and a coroner inquiry into three patient deaths.
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Charles Laverty
Victoria
British Columbia
Vancouver General Hospital
Bob McClelland
McClelland
Peter Bazowski
RCMP
Vancouver General
B.C
Bazowski
Larry Truitt
Vancouver
Martial law in Isfahan as riots threaten city
Iran imposed martial law in Isfahan, a major industrial and tourist hub 320 kilometres south of Tehran, after Thursday rioting left four dead and more than 60 injured. A curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. and bans on gatherings were imposed amid uncertain causes and rising unrest linked to earlier protests.
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Tehran
Reuter
Iran
Isfahan
Here
Shiraz
Senate death threat seen as potential boost for reform
Senator Richard Stanbury says the threat of Trudeau's constitutional reform could be the best thing for the Senate in years. He argues reform may transform the chamber into a more credible and trusted part of the legislative system, despite mixed feelings among colleagues about the plan.
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Ottawa
Senate
Trudeau
Richard Stanbury
Stanbury
House of the Federation
Jack Marshall
Pc— Newfoundland
Azellus Denis
L— Quebec
Longest delay for new Pope signals strategic conclave start
Cardinal leaders in Rome set August 25 for the conclave opening after a 19 day interim since Pope Paul VI's death. The move lengthens pre conclave bargaining, aims to involve under 80 voters while letting older cardinals lobby. Debate splits pro and anti Vatican II and favors both conservative and foreign candidates amid informal discussions.
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Dennis Redmont
Vatican City
Paul VI
Rome
Sistine Chapel
Leo XIII
Pius X
Pius XII
John XXIII
Carlo Cardinal Confalonieri
College of Cardinals
John
Paul
Alfredo Ottaviani
The
Holy Office
Pietro Cardinal Parente
Curia
Joseph Cardinal Cordeiro
Pakistan
Angelo Cardinal Rossi
Church of Christ
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