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Local notes from Russell and area highlight rebroadcast outlet opening
Items include CKX-TV Brandon rebroadcast launch proclaimed by A G Smellie, Russell Cafe opening with Mayor Burgess, district reunions at Pyatt Beach, Angusville Cardinals tournament wins, and a safety warning about a Winnipeg youth biting into a tiger cage incident.
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Ckx-Tv
Brandon
Manitoba
Manitoba Legislative Assembly
John Mark
Tommy Mark
J.A. Burgess
Club
Russell
Castleavery
Pyatt Beach
Angusville Cardinals
Ebb and Flow
Rhein
Jetburgh
Dennis Buelin
Small Business Under Taxes Dominates Manitoba Debate
Peter Warren argues that rural Manitoba relies on small business, not unemployment insurance, with many owners facing bankruptcy. He highlights CFIB’s 64 000 members, calls provincial wage and other taxes crippling, and warns governments risk driving activity underground amid wage taxes and income support cuts.
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Manitoba
Canada Pension Plan
R Ddscover
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
CFIB
John Bulloch
CCFIB
Manitoba Ndp
Howard Pawley
Vic Schroeder
Pawley
Canada
Itc
Europe
Spain
Italy
Germany
Worried couple seeks rural Indiana living option
A late 1980s letter to the editor from Jim and Susan A to Box 304 Rosedale Indiana describes a desire to stay close to land and avoid urban growth. They seek information on remote areas with strong farming values and community help while avoiding modern utility and social pressures.
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Jim
Indiana
James A
Susan m
Rosedale
Profit Motive Sparks Mixed Community Voices
A compilation of local editorials argues profits drive employment and economy while criticising public payrolls and political perks. It notes support for enterprise and warns against profit taboos, with varied stances on crime, liquor boards, environment, and waste disposal debates across Hanna, Edson, Carman, Steinbach, and Stettler communities.
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Chambers of Commerce
Dauphin Herald
Edson
Alberta ‘Liquor Control Board
Peace River Record Gazette
Carman Valley
Canada
KGB
CLA
Carillon
Steinbach
Australia
Pinawa
Hanna
Hanna Herald
Stettler Independent
Westman Co-operative faces Cancom switch for 15 towns
A Brandon reader letters accuse Westman Media Co-operative of adopting the Cancom satellite system approved by the CRTC for 15 towns instead of the US Satcom signal. They question the study by Currie Cooper and Lybrand and potential overbilling and financial risk, urging scrutiny of the board’s choice and the transregional plan.
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Westman Media Co-operative
Westman
Cancom
CRTC
Satcom
Brandon
Currie, Cooper and Lybrand
C.C.L
Coop
C.C
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Une
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Whitmore
Milline
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Donna Smellie
Margaret Eaton College
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Bar Association of the ‘Northern Judicial District
Minnedosa
Winnipeg
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Russell School
Joyce Seh
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Lois Cochrane
Dorothy McLeod
Pat Smele
Ed‘mond Ostapowich
Jack Wilson
Herb Gillies
Bruce Farquharson
Don Keating
Lamb Bros
Len Margetts
Archie ‘Alexander
Russell ‘Transfer
Peter Warren
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NDP
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Fred McGuinness
Parkside Place
Brandon Sun
Rosser Avenue
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