Editorial 1980 A Year of Change Across Canada
The piece notes 1980 as a year of change with bread price rises and high interest rates as Canada faces a new government after the February election. It cites disasters from Mount St Helens to an Italian earthquake and Canadian floods, plus harsh weather hitting farmers and a hopeful note on Terry Fox raising funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.
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Joe Clark
Trudeau
Mount St. Helen
B.C
Canadian Cancer Society
Terry Fox
One Legged Hero Sparks National Canadian Cancer Drive
The piece honors a disabled Canadian runner whose fight against cancer united the country and boosted donations for cancer research. It notes funds exceeding Fox's hopes stay in Canada, shifting focus to domestic research and the 1981 Year for the Disabled. It remarks on Manitoba politics and the looming provincial election under Premier Sterling Lyon.
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Canada
Fox
Sterling Lyon
Manitoba
Ottawa Prime Minister Set for World Tour
Ot tawa reports claim the Prime Minister plans a trip to several so called Third World lands to assess conditions and seek improvements. The columnist argues he should focus on improving conditions at home. The piece ends with a remark about the value of being worthy of success.
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Ottawa
New System Urged to End Public Sector Strikes
A column argues Canada needs arbitration replacing public sector strikes to curb union power. It links Air Canada wage talks and Chrysler Canada concessions to call for tying salaries to private sector pay and ending public employee walkouts. It notes legal cautions about connivance and condonation in divorce law while questioning future political praise in throne speeches.
Hospital Pharmacist Herb Dixon Faces Change and Growth
The interview profiles Herb Dixon a Calgary Alberta trained hospital pharmacist and university department manager. It traces his path from 1959 Alberta graduate to hospital director in 1965 and later manager balancing business duties with drug information teaching. Dixon notes pharmacists should publicize their value and warns pharmacy rewards are solid but not wealth. He urges more people oriented focus and less routine work early in careers. He invites career information requests via the newspaper or Reed Career Service.
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Herb Dixon
Herb
University of Alberta
Everyday Law: The Three C’s of Divorce
This column explains that divorce petitions can fail if the parties commit collusion connivance or condonation. Collusion involves fabricating grounds to hasten separation and may expose both spouses to perjury charges.
Words to Live By: Was Jesus Truly Human
Reverend Rex R. Dolan argues Jesus was both divine Son of God and fully human. He rejects perfect faultlessness, urging balance between Jesus' humanity and his unique discipleship to be our daily Saviour. Readers can share comments with the Westdale United Church minister in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Jesus
God
Rex R. Dolan
Westdale United Church
North Oval
Hamilton
Ontario
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