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Press, 27 July 1989, Page 1

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Surgery on ‘giant’ tree A bid has been made to save a giant madrone tree is believed to be one of the oldest and largest of its, • species. —Page 4. Crump’s place Suzanne Keen visits the writer and humorist, Barry Crump, on his ‘‘sheep station” and finds him very much, at home. —Page 5, Miners return to work Soviet miners are returning to work after a two-week strike, but the Soviet leadership is still confronted by ethnic turmoil at opposite ends of the country. —lnternational, page 8. BNZ’s ‘foolish years’ The outgoing chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, Mr Frank Pearson, gives shareholders another public airing of the bank’s “four foolish years.” —Business, page 35. Stallion makes limelight Stock by the littie-known stallion, Silver Blaze, had a big day at the Devin Racing Club’s meeting yesterday winning two feature races. —Racing and trotting, page 38,

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