The Sears Catalog Changes and Rural Memory
A reflective piece on old Sears catalogs now solo without Roebuck, noting evergreen red underwear, new gadgetry like hair stencil kits, and a shift from farm to city mailings. It recalls rural youth, sex education, and altered imagery in catalogs with provocative underwear replacing sober depictions.
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Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Roebuck
America
Montgomery Ward
Exams spark debate over province wide standardized tests
Liberal Leader Sharon Carstairs warns January province wide math exams may discriminate against semester students who lack material guidance and face a 50 percent grade weight. Education Minister Len Derkach defends pilot testing and notes flexible rules for this year with upward or unchanged term marks.
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Sharon Carstairs
Cials
Len Derkach
MTS supports Crime Stoppers decals in provincewide push
The Manitoba Telephone System teams with Manitoba Crime Stoppers to place decals on outdoor pay phones. The signs show the Crime Stoppers number 1 800 782 8477 and instruct callers to dial 0 to reach a free operator. The goal is to boost tips to RCMP through Crime Stoppers while highlighting anonymity.
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Manitoba Telephone System
Manitoba
Manitoba Chamber of Commerce
RCMP
Briany Kelly
Manitoba Chamber of
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Bill Hall
MTS
R.D.H.C
Rossburn
Rossburn Game & Fish Association
Ernie Antonow
Sec.-Treas