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HAPPY SIXTY FIVE CONCLUDING YEAR OF 1964
The year 1964 closed with reflections on global calm amid Cold War tensions and political shifts in Russia Britain and Canada. Winston Churchill's 90th birthday and De Gaulle's stance featured alongside Red China entering the nuclear sphere and astronautic progress by the Soviets. In Manitoba politics Roblin Molgat Paulley Froese and others critique tax policy and spending while forecasting a push for change to 1965. The piece looks back at sports and cultural events, including Canadian Olympic medals, Winnipeg sports teams, and the Grey and Allan Cups, ending with a hopeful call for improved governance in the new year.
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U.K
Khrushchev
Goldwater
Johnson
DeGaulle
South America
France
Red China
Des
England
Winston Churchill
Canada
Quebec
Winnipeg
Bonnycastle
Steve
Tokyo
Russkys
St. Louis
New York Yanks
Hawks
Wings
Canadiens
Leafs
Winnipeg Maroons
Vancouver Lions
Hamilton
Hill
Blue Bombers
Bud Grant
Duff Roblin
Gil Molgat
Roblin
Thatcher
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
River Heights
Russ Paulley
NDP