Britain’s 15 Percent Import Surcharge and Canada’s Trade Response
The piece examines Britain’s 15 percent import surcharge amid a payments crisis and Canada’s reaction. It notes three quarters of Canadian exports to the UK avoid the surcharge, while manufactured exports face impact. It highlights anticipated intensified British sales pressure on Canada and the need to reassess Canada’s own US trade deficit.
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Canada
Britain
United States
U.K
The Lucky Dollar and a Hollywood Dream
A young woman in midcentury Hollywood drifts through a lunch room and memory. She recalls Velma Swenson, a temptress who gave her a silver dollar for luck, and a childhood obsession that shaped her path to Miss Narragansett County and a future in cinema.
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Hollywood
Eddie Regal
Galaxy Studio
Eddie
Hidalgo
California
Velma Swenson
Mr. Proctor
Velma
Worcester
Hony
Narragansett County
Poor timing remarks by premier on Quebec split
The piece critiques a speech by Premier Thatcher suggesting Quebec might depart Canada and Saskatchewan join the U.S. The comments are deemed ill-timed and not representative of the province, with calls for unity after Her Majesty’s visit and warnings about the dangers of public rhetoric from leaders.
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Thatcher
Quebec
Canada
Saskatchewan
U.S.A
Ottawa defence shakeup trims 122 senior personnel
The Winnipeg Tribune notes Ottawa plans retirements or lay offs for 122 senior military staff and about 1,000 total from defence headquarters. It recalls Mr Hellyer inheriting a large headquarters staff with 86 percent of the defence budget on operations and 14 percent for equipment, a reorganization deemed necessary despite distaste.
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Ottawa
Defence Headquarters
Hellyer
National Defence
National Defence Headquarters
Winnipeg Tribune
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Royal Canadian Navy
Marlene Quibell
Joanne Schafer
Saskatoon
Patricia Martens
Rosthern
Lieut. E. Percival
RCN
Betty Coutts
Chaplin
Sandra Robinson
Shamrock
Marlene Buness
Carnduff
Ruth Goertzen
Robertson
A. 5
Packer
Qu’Appelle
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