Fraser Homestead Farmers Reflect on a Century of Work
The Fraser family near Minot North Dakota marked a hundred years on the homestead Ross Fraser works with Manitoba Crop Insurance while Doreen farms and manages household tasks Dennis Montague husband to Maxine and a plumber welder and their two daughters Michelle and Jennifer are part of the extended community News notes mention above average local crops with 80 bushels of barley per acre and malting grade and an era of reduced elevator activity as harvest winds down
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Ross and
Doreen Fraser
Maxine
Dennis Montague
Michelle
Jennifer
Montague
Minot
North Dakota
Dennis
Pat
Winnipeg
Investors Syndicate
Ross
Doreen
Fraser
Manitoba Crop Insurance
Super Thrifty Drug Mart
Reggies Ramblings Blasts Postal Service Over NS Letter
A Free Press letter blasts the Post Office for failing to deliver a letter to Nova Scotia Nebraska and returning it with a note English only. Per Holting explains the investigation blamed the sender for a misaddressed item lacking a postal code and misrouting to Nevada. Jane Fonda is praised yet criticized for political meddling and a South Africa snub.
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Post Office
Nova Scotia
Holting
Nevada
USA
Jane Fonda
South Africa
Janie
Senior Update on Social Security Changes in 1981
A reader letter urges protest against proposed Social Security changes under President Reagan. The piece argues funds may run out in 1981 and condemns shifting funds away from elderly benefits while highlighting calls to protect nutrition, housing, and medical support for seniors. It notes a Senate subcommittee in Washington listening to the President amid fears of broader cuts.
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Reagan
United States
Subcommittee On Social Security
Washington, D.C
Emperor Trudeau and the Canadian dollar crisis
A 1981 column recalls David Anderson challenging Pierre Trudeau in Ottawa. It argues the cabinet and insiders ignore the emperor’s invisible finery while the dollar tumbles due to policy. It questions deficits, tar sands projects, and spending with calls for balance and higher taxes.
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Ottawa
Pierre Trudeau
British Columbia
David Anderson
House of Commons
Trudeau
Senate
Anderson
Canada
Allan MacEachen
MacEachen
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Brandon
Gordon Killoh
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Niagra
Okanagan
Gertie
Bill MacMillan
Bill
Mick
George Fenn
Coombs
Ev Pittendrigh
Kelowna
B.C
Manitoba
Birtle
Pittendreighs
Pittendreigh Brothers
George
Harry
Annie Zak
Wimp
Charles
Toronto Sun
Reggie
Vivienne Bodeau
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