Oak River’s 50th class reunion a success with events and joggers
Oak River celebrated its 50th class reunion with a well organized schedule including registration, a welcome back show where Cam Henry met the program, and a dance drawing a capacity crowd despite rain. Jack McPhaden and his son Allan ran the Winnipeg Marathon for Mentally Retarded, finishing 22 and 18 miles.
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Oak River
Cam Henry Mee
Jack McPhaden
Jack
Winnipeg
Allan
Manitoba
Morden
Jim Menzies
Winnipeg Stadium
Portage Avenue
Maryland
Assiniboine River
Wellington Cress
Positively Negative Poem and Holiday Reflections
A fragment from a column notes a forest fire stretch on Number 6 highway near Penton and a cheerful Thompson holiday with a double feature. GEORGE CRIGHTON of Cardale sends a poem Positively Negative about drinking consequences from happiness to death, followed by a light Thought for the Week on confidence. Billie Rutherford tips in nuggets for future reading and a two week post holiday need to organize.
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Penton
Thompson
George Crighton
Cardale
Billie Rutherford
Italian-Davies bid eyed for Canadian warship contract
Canadian opinion notes Italy and Davies Shipbuilding in Quebec bid for six new Canadian Navy ships. Ottawa price cap is 1.578 billion dollars with five bids under review. If Italian-Davies wins, ships built in Canada to Italian design, boosting Canadian industry but raising concerns over U.S. tech dependence and civilian spin-off potential.
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Genoa
Italy
Italian Riviera
Canada
Davies Shipbuildings
Quebec
Ottawa
U.S
Clark
Nixon Visits Exiled Shah in Mexico Hideaway
A tongue in cheek item recalls former President Nixon visiting the deposed Shah of Iran at a Mexico hideaway with talk of experiences to swap. A separate brief notes a thief who steals pants leaving his old ones with his name inside.
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USA
Nixon
Iran
Mexico
States
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Luella Bowman
Dick Heapy
Terry
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Robertson
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Lou White
Harvey
Sharon
Burlington Beach
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