Christmas Message and Local Notes from Brandon 1979
Readers receive a festive message and thanks to contributors from across Canada including Mel Cochran of Montreal and Mary Bull of Brandon. The piece also honors Art O Flinz and Bill Davidson for lodge awards, notes family quips, and includes brief items from Trailer Court and FEA Facts along with tax act update and a thought for the week.
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Canada
Mel Cochran
Montreal
Mary Bull
Brandon
Fred Asselstine
F.E.A
Bruce Lemon
Cochenour
Ontario
Wimp
Ross Sheardown
Neb Curll
Rae Castle
Jack Houck
Gordon Killoh
Trailer Court
George Crighton
Cardale
L.L. Brown
Allan Cumming
Big al Stevenson
Ernest Youngson
Winnipeg
Echo
Marlene
Sterling Brown
Yuma
Arizona
Brown’s
Rapid City
Art O. Flinz
Oak River
Bill Davidson
Bob Newton
Neepawa
I.M.P.G.M
C.0.f
Bill Hutchings
Homer Henry
Bert Baldwin
Harvey Pangman
Art
Sensationalization becomes a new word in local debate
A letter-writer mocks commercialization of Christmas music and lights while a Winnipeg note mentions a new term sensory sensationalization. Winnipeg plans over 91000 for two drop in youth centers to curb street presence and boost fitness and social action with a question about pinball machines. A Ottawa minority government remark notes anything can happen. Bill Blaikie comments on Liberal and Conservative ties to business elites.
Quebec Referendum Debate Seen as Half-Truths and Manipulation
Peter War critiques Rene Levesque's referendum tactics in Quebec, accusing the PQ of misrepresentation and aiming to polarize Canada. He notes Prime Minister Joe Clark's cautious stance and calls for firm federal positions against sovereignty association despite election rhetoric.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Canada
Claude Ryan
Clark
Joe Clark
Levesque
Perha
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Joan Darlie Lang
Stu
Edmonton Eskimos
Alex
Nora Kirk
Pentons
James M. Barrie
Donato
Reggie
Bill Blaikie
NDP
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Calgary
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