Energy rationing and farming in Canada faces rising costs
Canada may need emergency energy rationing plans due to Middle East tensions and rising oil prices. Wheat production costs rise as OPEC negotiates 1980 prices, with Western farmers exposed to higher fuel costs and constrained energy inputs.
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Ottawa
Middle-East
Canada
Agriculture Canada
Iran
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Caracas
Middle East
OPEC
Venezuela
Saudi Arabia
Peter Warren Speaks on Publishers and Clubs
Peter Warren voices concerns about associations that work for publishers and the friction with book clubs private schools and mail order catalogs. The piece surveys how these groups influence reading choices and access to literature.
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Canada
Brampton
Ont
Montreal
Toronto
Warren
Mr. Warren
Winnipeg
Canadian Direct Mail Marketing Association
November Weather Rants On November Blues And Government
A columnist muses on a dreary November with rain and darkness, noting early snow, soggy lawns, malfunctioning storm windows, and a sour mood as the month drags on. He critiques government indecision and the creeping start of Christmas advertising.
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Santa Claus
Olden Days Chronology Passages From 1908 to 1969
A collage of short items from Russell area reminiscences noting boarding house ventures, acclamations in municipal elections, moves to Vancouver, new electric lighting on Angusville farms, a Union Bank house warming, nurse training, heavy snow halting winter travel, baptism days at Knox United, birthday celebrations for local citizens, moves and trades in Angusville and Russell, and a sports note on a wrist watch prize.
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Jas. R. Anderson
Vancouver
Milton McCauley
Angusville
Union Bank
Nora Coulter
St. Boniface Hospital
Henry Jon Pettitt
Russells
Willian
Metro Semochko
Russell
Semochiko
Winnipeg
November musings on costs and hope in a bleak economy
A reflective column laments rising gas and car prices, high mortgage rates, and the impact on homebuilding and industry while urging persistence. It mixes grim notes on politics and weather with sports cheer, small personal trials, and a surviving sense of humor amid November gloom.
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Joe ‘Stark
Stanley Knowles Proposes $350 Pension for Canadians 60 Plus
Parliamentarian Stanley Knowles urges the government to fund a monthly pension of 350 for all Canadians aged sixty and over. The plan, described as costly, faces political hurdles since the government currently does not provide a universal pension and relies on taxpayer funds.
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Stanley Knowles
NDP
Andre
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