Letter to The NEWS Defends funeral costs and Memorial Societies
A reader argues against the Bruhn piece on funeral costs, saying critics exaggerate greed and that lavish rites are not required by religion. The letter cites Calgary Memorial Society practices and asserts simple, devout funerals can honor the deceased without ostentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Bruhn
Com
Christaan
Calgary
Memorial Society
Florida
Calgary Cooperative Memorial Society
American and Israeli views of flexbility and peace hopes
A 1978 New York Times Service analysis argues U S policy pushes toward a PLO dominated Palestinian state while Israelis resist, fearing increased terrorism. It also critiques Western democracies aiding totalitarian regimes elsewhere and questions the impact on U S democratic values and Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Israel
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Palestine Liberation Organization
Gaza
Carter
Jordan
PLO
Begin
Middle East
Third World
Lebanon
Rhodesia
Angola
Jonas Savimbi
Agostino Neto
Aleksandr Solzenitsyn
N.y.times News Service
Only on Monday or any other day with a y in it
Pete Massey recalls reviving his column with a flurry of wry observations about city politics. He lampoons utility promises, press releases, and Mayor Milt Reinhardt, contrasting Hampden's spoof with Alberta history and urging candid vandalism reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Milt
Richard Nixon
William Aberhart
Socreds
Aberhart
New York
Ohio
B.C. Electric
B.C. Hydro
P.R
Broadway
Milton Berle
Medicine Hat
Miltie
Reinhardt
Quebec border barriers spark calls for reciprocal action
A letter to Ontario Premier Davis from Michael Cassidy argues that Quebec plans to bar Ontario and other province workers from jobs in Quebec unless they have 1,000 hours in Quebec. Cassidy urges symmetrical border restrictions to protect workers and questions Quebec politics. The writer signs as Jim Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumbers’ Union of
Toronto
Premier Davis
Ontario
Michael Cassidy
NDP
Quebec
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Support for Handicappers Letter to the News on Juvenile Justice
A reader endorses Norman Chabot of Parents of Handicappers of Southeastern Alberta, arguing youth hostels and detention centres divert funds from elderly and disabled needs. The writer recalls voting against a Youth Hostel project, condemns subsidies for affluent families, and urges focus on care for the physically and mentally handicapped and elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Chabot
Parents of Handicappers
Alberta
CRC
Chabot
Richardson’s Western Vision Fades in Trudeau Era
Ottawa profile of James Armstrong Richardson of Winnipeg, heir to a wealthy family and Liberal figure, who championed Western interests and English French equality but failed to rally Western voters. His defence tenure under Trudeau peaked briefly before erosion led to resignation from the cabinet in 1976 and eventual exit from the Liberal Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
James Armstrong Richardson
Winnipeg
Richardson
Nelson Rockefeller
Trudeau
Canada
Liberal
Manitoba
Otto Lang
Hellyer
Air Richardson
Assiniboine River
Jean Chretien
Southam News Services
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Norman Podhoretz
Veterans’ Act
Federal
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
C.V.A
D.V.A
U.S
Pete Massey
B.C
Jim Kennedy
Charles Lynch
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