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‘And zebras here think they have it tough? &

cated man was spotted by

AT a recent soccer game in
police on a street urinating on

Tripoli, Libya, a team spon-

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sored by the eldest son of
Moammar Gadhafi suffered a
questionable referee's call and
began beating the official and
the other team.

After spectators jeered,
Gadhafi and his bodyguards
opened fire on them, and
some spectators shor back.
The death toll was somewhere
between eight and 50, includ-
ing the referee, and Moammar
Gadhafi declared a period of
mourning, the hallmark of
which was that Libyan TV was
to be in black and white only.

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a car, but was let go with a
warning when he persuaded
police it was his own car.

A few minutes later police
returned and arrested the man
for DUE, having figured out
that he was urinating on the
car's door lock to melt the ice
so that he could get in and
drive away.

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Jack Petelui, 43, claiming
to hear God, stripped down to
his underwear, climbed the
omate facade of the Ansonia
Hotel in New York City,
resisted police eflorts for more
than an hour to talk him

down, and finally jumped.

Cynical New Yorkers were
said to be astonished at the
dozens of bystanders who
were actually yelling, *Don’t
jump!” (Petelui was spared
serious injury when he landed
on a police department rescue
airbag.)

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Allentown, Peansvlvania
— Police discovered that a
man who was recently arrest-
ed at the bus station with 280
small bags of heroin in his lug-
gage had chewed off the skin
of seven fingertips after being
jailed.

Said a police sergeant, “It
certainly is a strong indication

that somebody somewhere is
tooking for him.”

Guelph, Ontario — A man
recently robbed a variety store
wielding only a three-foot-
long trce branch.

And in Missouri in
December, Erie O. Criss, 31,
tortified only with a socker
wrench, failed in his alleged
attempt to rob 3° grocery
store.

And in Calgary a man
brandishing only a bottle of
household cleaner robbed a

Bank of Nova Scotia.
*# ¢@e

Roger Augusto Sosa, 23,
was charged with burglary
early on Christmas morning in
Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Scott Kane and his wife
had heard a prowler in the
house and called 911. Despite
the clamor of several squad
cars arriving and seven officers
rushing into the living room
with guns drawn, Sosa by that
time reportedly was seated
under the tree, blissfully open-
ing the Kanes’ presents.

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or more than five years federal public service workers have been
denied the right to collective bargaining.
On March 7th, we will begin negotiating with the federal government.
our employer.
When the Liberals were clected in 1993 they:
e promised to negotiate with government workers.
© promised to abide by the Canadian
Haman Rights Tribunal
ruling on pay equity.
© promised to treat government
; workers fairly.
Almost four years later, its time for the
Liberals to keep their promises.

After all, it’s only fair.

Liberal government downsizing has
resulted in 45,000 fewer jobs. This job loss
means fewer essential services that Canadians
can rely on. Services Unal Canadians have come
to depend on from their government such as
ensuring food and drug safely, caring for our
environment, our national parks and our her-
ilage, and providing a financial lifeline lo pen-
sioners and veicrans.

We believe in a strong national public
service. And we're going to fight for il at the
bargaining tabic.

You can add your support by calling
your Liberal Member of Parliament and ask-
ing hin or her to live up to their promises.

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