Winnipeg strike dispute sparks hostile scenes at picket line
A readers letter condemns the Letter Carriers Union of Canada Post for disruptive picketing in Winnipeg. The writer likens protests to militant acts, compares them to terrorist tactics, and urges mass firings and rehires to end strikes, citing Reagan era air traffic controller lessons.
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Africa
Korea
Iran
South America
Winnipeg
Union of Canada Post
Reagan
Canada
Words to live by End or Beginning
A reflective piece urges graduates to view education as ongoing growth. It contrasts ending formal study with lifelong learning and service, emphasizing courage, perseverance, and faith in guiding the future for the common good. Rev. Eric Pullam Glenboro United Church.
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God
Eric Pullam
Glenboro United Church
Where Is Our Faith
A poem by Annie Martens laments moral decline in modern society. It catalogs issues from immodesty and abortion to drugs and AIDS, urging personal responsibility and change before a feared apocalypse.
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Eveyone
English language quirks and a Manitoba unemployment survey
A 1907 Gazette style poem highlights English plural oddities ending with a humorous view of language. The Brandon and Area Unemployment Help Centre invites surveys from Brandon and Westman residents who faced U S claim issues in 1986.
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Brandon and Area
Province of
Manitoba
Department of Employment Services and Economic Security
U.S
Brandon
Westman
Centennial Library
Princess Avenue
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Annie Martens
U.1. Claims Survey
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
CCNA
Gazette
Glenboro
Glen & Agnes Witherspoon
Mark Witherspoon
Glenboro Gaiety Theatre
Walt Disney Animated General
Sat. & Son
Mel Gibson
Danny Glover
John Deere
Christianson
Treherne Ltd
Treherne
K & M Enterprises
9Th St
al Young
Holland
Tibute
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