Hamiota Rink Triumph Sets Curling Scene in Manitoba
Congratulations to Garth Strachan and his Senior Rink Ross Fraser Clare Hunter and Nelson Woods who defeated Bruce Hudson in Brandon last Sunday. The Manitoba Champion Senior Curlers will compete in St John New Brunswick March 9 16 with full Brandon Club crowds backing the team.
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Garth Strachan
Ross Fraser
Clare Hunter
Nelson Woods
Bruce Hudson
Brandon Club
Hamiota
Province of
Manitoba
St. John N.B
Brandon Curling Club
Canada’s Election Costs Far Beyond the Price Tag
Peter Ward argues the 1980 election drained public funds beyond the $65 to $100 million estimate. He cites added costs from delayed warship bids and fighter plane decisions, totaling hundreds of millions, and criticizes bureaucrats for not using campaign periods to advance policy reviews. He praises Mazankowski Chretien and Peters while urging better conduct from politicians.
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Ottawa
Canada
Don Mazankowski
Jean Chretien
Arnold Peters
Tories
Liberals
NDP
Reggies Ramblings and Odds and Ends
A Yellowknife note reports a woman buying a one dollar Western Express ticket and winning five dollars, then using the prize to buy a Provincial ticket and netting one thousand dollars. her husband quips about effort and luck. Quotations touch on leadership and stuttering cures, with remarks attributed to Demosthenes, Truman, and Jean Chretien, reflecting a humorous, fragmentary column.
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Yellowknife
Nwt
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Jack Coombs
Betty White
Down Under
New Zealand
Ian
Val Blakemore
Susan Stevenson
McKinnon
Val
Susan
Alan
Bonnie Scott
Niaga
Killarney
Boissevain
N.Z
Bonnie
Burt
Rose Nesbitt
Thornhill Ontario
Oak River
The
Echo
Marlene Hayhurst
Rose
Lyle Henry
Hudson
Mary Bull — Brandon
L. L. Brown
Wimp
Bruce Lemon
Kae
Lewis E. Lawes
Peter Ward
Reggie
Harry Truman
USA University
Demosthenes
Liberal
Winnipeg
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