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Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells, the portly and pedantic hero or villain of a tense national drama, took time out from politics this week to pose wit(...)
Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells, the portly and pedantic hero or villain of a tense national drama, took time out from politics this week to pose wit(...)

Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells, the portly and pedantic hero or villain of a tense national drama, took time out from politics this week to pose wit(...)

Date6/14/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells, the portly and pedantic hero or villain of a tense national drama, took time out from politics this week to pose with wife Eleanor, a woman from his home town, outside their St. John's home.
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Premier states his case: Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells speaks at the University of Toronto yesterday, after he had sent a harsh letter to critics
Premier states his case: Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells speaks at the University of Toronto yesterday, after he had sent a harsh letter to critics
1/16/1990
Grey cup bound: Saskatchewan's Grant Devine, left, will be cheering for his beloved Roughriders, but Newfoundland's Clyde Wells, centre, and Manitoba's Gary Filmon want to talk
Grey cup bound: Saskatchewan's Grant Devine, left, will be cheering for his beloved Roughriders, but Newfoundland's Clyde Wells, centre, and Manitoba's Gary Filmon want to talk
11/10/1989
Meech Foes: Premier Clyde Wells, left, opposition leader Tom Rideout
Meech Foes: Premier Clyde Wells, left, opposition leader Tom Rideout
1/16/1990
Taking the bull by the horns appears the better part of Valor to portly visitor whose middle-age spread keeps him from getting out of the way in time. Prize is given to matador of the day
Taking the bull by the horns appears the better part of Valor to portly visitor whose middle-age spread keeps him from getting out of the way in time. Prize is given to matador of the day
6/2/1972
Leon Rooke: The novel is told mostly from the point of view of two characters: the hero and the villain
Leon Rooke: The novel is told mostly from the point of view of two characters: the hero and the villain
11/6/1989
Clyde Wells
Clyde Wells
2/16/1995
Police capture armed man on bus, Metro police played out tense 30-minute drama early this morning when a man believed to be armed with a machine gun s(...)
Police capture armed man on bus, Metro police played out tense 30-minute drama early this morning when a man believed to be armed with a machine gun s(...)
6/7/1990
Police capture armed man on bus, Metro police played out tense 30-minute drama early this morning when a man believed to be armed with a machine gun s(...)
Police capture armed man on bus, Metro police played out tense 30-minute drama early this morning when a man believed to be armed with a machine gun s(...)
6/7/1990
The tenth island: being some account of Newfoundland, its people, its politics, its problems, and its peculiarities
The tenth island: being some account of Newfoundland, its people, its politics, its problems, and its peculiarities
1897
Former Alderman Tony O'Donohue says being out of politics has its advantages, He can spend more time with his wife Aldona and 11-year-old son, Danny -(...)
Former Alderman Tony O'Donohue says being out of politics has its advantages, He can spend more time with his wife Aldona and 11-year-old son, Danny -(...)
10/30/1973
George Drew's home. House at 112 Dunvegan Rd. was the home of George Drew when he was elected premier of Ontario in 1943. Ill health forced him from politics in 1956
George Drew's home. House at 112 Dunvegan Rd. was the home of George Drew when he was elected premier of Ontario in 1943. Ill health forced him from politics in 1956
7/13/1981
No shortcuts: Singer Steve Earle took the long route with mixed bag of politics, American roots music and readings of Irish reels at the Concert Hall last night
No shortcuts: Singer Steve Earle took the long route with mixed bag of politics, American roots music and readings of Irish reels at the Concert Hall last night
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