Settlers Seek Jungle Start in Brazil's Rondonia Frontier
Thousands of homesteaders stream into Rondonia as farms sprout across the newly formed Brazilian state. Gov. Jorge Teixeira promises vast potential to feed Brazil and the world while development schedules push roads schools and a hydroelectric plant. By Bruce Handler.
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Bruce Handler
Porto Velho
Brazil
Rondonia
Amazon Jungle
Jorge Teixeira
Bolivia
Rio de Janeiro
Ji-Parana
Teixeira
World Bank
Luiz Carlos Coelho de Menezes
Menezes
Amazon Region
Rent-A-Book Offers Fresh Bestseller Rentals in Winnipeg
Two Winnipeg booksellers join forces to launch Rent-A-Book a seven day $4.95 rental service for bestsellers to satisfy readers who want a new title now. Joanne Thibault of Books and Volumes and Al Dutchesen of Book and Brief Patch say libraries have long waiting lists while their rental offers fast access to hot releases.
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Winnipeg
Joanne Thibault
al Dutchesen
Thibault
Winnipeg Public Library
Halifax shipyard in trouble cuts jobs and faces decline
The Halifax shipyard once a major local employer with a 1000 plus workforce now has about 70 workers left. The facility, renamed Halifax Industries Ltd and focused on ship repair after shifting from building, has few contracts and warns of more job eliminations. The plant’s history includes wartime destroyer work and later semi submersible oil rigs before the downturn.
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Halifax
John Buchanan
Quebec
Royal Canadian Navy
Angus L. Macdonald
Canada
National Sea Products Ltd
Sedco 706
Newfoundland
Hawker Siddeley Canada Ltd
Halifax Industries Ltd
Panama Canal
CN Marine
Europe
Yarmouth
N.S
Bar Harbor
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Alberta
Cascade Fire Road
Banff National Park
Parks Canada
Medicine Hat News
Bonanza
Gov't
Fletchers
Potatoes Ranch
B.B.Q
Bologna Fletchers
Club
Co-Op Mall
13Th Ave. S.E
Farm Petroleum
Medicine Hat Co-op Limited
Ctiargen
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