Giant Killer Without the Scalps Editorial Review
Vancouver World editorial critiques Premier Oliver’s refusal to answer charges and his campaign promises. It likens his defenses to comic opera, notes his silent stance on past allegations, and recalls the Elliott and Hanes episodes, ending with the giant killer in war paint but missing scalps.
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Vancouver
Oliver
Macdonald
R. T. Elliott
Elliott
Mr. Elliott
North
Mr. Hanes
Electors Demand An Administration With Backbone In British Columbia
The editorial condemns the Oliver Government for a costly pre election sentiment poll and portrays it as out of touch with public wishes. It predicts the government will be discarded on December 1 and expresses hope that Bowser supporters will form a capable, decisive new administration.
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Olvier
Oliver
Irony and public notices across a busy isle road
A collage of jokes and samplings from local life. John Vanderwal recalls a comical misbuy of nightgowns at a sale and a remembered hammer, while beauty parlor chatter, a toupee barber and a tuberculosis patient headline lighter notes. Delegates recount an Island Highway rut scandal after 11 November Campbell River gathering. The piece notes provincial debt and tax hikes under Oliver's government and ends with a quip on Americans and Canada.
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John Vanderwal
John
Hillsboro Argus
Campbell River
Island
North America
Oliver
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