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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 01, 1981
Page
2
The report notes oil industry, Ottawa, and Ontario tax regimes shifted per gallon margins since 1978. Independent gas and oil dealers kept a 9 cent margin while refiners and governments gained large increases. Calls grow for oil firms to boost dealer shares after three years without a raise.
Peter Warren argues over conflicting government figures on May price changes for food. He cites StatsCan and AgCan data, notes beef farmers' claims of high markups, and asserts farmers and housewives bear the costs while middlemen profit. He urges direct questions to farmers and housewives to expose the rip-off.
Bill Smiley argues that repeated reforms in Ontario education strip away core values. He criticizes U S borrowed methods, Dewey influence, and “whole child” teaching as harmful. Smiley condemns grade inflation, reduced standards, and SERP-like plans that squelch excellence and push bright students toward diluted university experiences.
The article notes Reggies Defenders of Rights protest government limits on selling certain sex books to protect public morals and oppose bans on lotteries. They argue freedom of choice includes reading material and gaming, while DA opponents may have inconsistent moral grounds.
A compilation from Olden Days spanning June 27 1903 to July 3 1931 records local contracts, partnerships, building projects, and community events. Highlights include McDonagh Bros. erecting a slanery for David Dunn on section 19, shellmouth boardership and pool room construction, Tingley and Wilson partnership, teacher exams during vacation, a Crystal Reach Lodge dance disrupted by a storm, crop prospects, a Ruby Cochran party, Elks memorial visit to Grenfell, and Lorne Tyndale leaving Angusville for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Farmer's Day picnic at the McLeod farm. Judy Kieper’s public speaking wins.
The Neepawa Press notes unidentified locals who alerted the RCMP to a robbery, aiding two suspects. Articles from Bow Island to Hanna discuss Rural Crime Watch programs, volunteer patrols, and farm security. Highlights include 427 members in Didsbury, 150 Range Patrol volunteers in Brooks, and reductions in incidents in Hanna.
A ceremony at 3 p m on Sunday July 12 marks the unveiling of a historic plaque for Dr Frank Leith Skinner horticulturalist and plant propagator from Dropmore Manitoba. The event on Skinner's Nursery property 1 2 kilometres east of Highway 83 and 33 kilometres north of Russell is hosted by the Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba and Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources Minister Norma Price.
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