Amaranth project starts with local goals and support
The Amaranth Work Activity Project began after months of planning. Three staff hired, a renovated chicken building serves as offices six miles south of Amaranth. About one million dollars in grants will fund three years to train residents, develop social and work skills, identify aptitudes, and provide counselling to participants and families around Amaranth Alonso and Silver Ridge.
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Amaranth
George Stanley
Manitoba Social Development Division
Portage
Kelly Armstrong
Alonso
Silver Ridge
Department of Manpower and Immigration
Department of Education
Amaranth Chamber of Commerce
Department of Health and Social Development
Portage la Prairie
Frontier College
Global push for cigarette warnings and ads bans grows
AP survey finds Britain Canada Japan Mexico and Australia adopting health hazard warnings similar to U S packages since 1966 while Norway bans tobacco advertising. Smoking rises in Britain Canada and Japan despite warnings and Canada reports higher per capita use.
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United States
Britain
Canada
Japan
Mexico
Australia
U.S
Norway
Israel
$400000 Offered In Derby Sweepstakes Details
Manitoba Lotteries announces a $400000 Derby Sweepstakes linked to the Manitoba Derby at Assiniboia Downs Winnipeg on July 15 with three early-third draws on April 19 May 24 and June 21 plus a final draw July 13. Top prize $100000, with multiple consolation and fourth prizes, and shared prize rules for tied horses.
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Assiniboia Downs
Winnipeg
Manitoba Lotteries Commission
Sask May Face Another Drought
Saskatchewan farmers face potential drought this spring unless heavy snow or rain arrives. R C Whitton of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration warns livestock could suffer if dugouts remain unfed. Snowfall has been below average, with Regina receiving 27 inches this winter and most snow soaking into the ground.
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Saskatchewan
R. C. Whitton
The
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Regina
Qu’Appelle Valley
Meadow Lake
Melfort
Southey
Mr. Whitton
Haircut Rates Set by Toronto Barbers Union
The Metro Barbers Hair Stylists Association announced new pricing in Metropolitan Toronto including a minimum $6 for styling with wash and set and a general haircut at $3.50. Treasurer Laury Alexis said about 4,000 barbers would follow the rates, with some services capped at $15. He noted weekly earnings target of $130 for stylists and cited Montreal and Vancouver as having similar rates.
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Toronto
Metro Barbers-Hair Stylists Association
Laury Alexis
Mr. Alexis
Montreal
Vancouver
Speed limit cuts eyed to curb fuel shortage
A federal official proposed lowering highway speeds to 50 mph to conserve gasoline amid potential shortages. Darrell M. Trent, acting director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, warned shortages could arise from low inventories and urged states to act. He noted gasoline savings of 15 to 20 percent per car with a 20 mph reduction and urged car pooling and reduced unnecessary driving. He said OEP lacks authority for local rationing, while Nixon moved to ease shortages by boosting oil imports.
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Darrell M. Trent
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Trent
OEP
Nixon
U.S
Girard Speaks on information gaps in school grants
Conservative MLA Gabriel Girard criticized Manitoba’s government for withholding grant details from local school divisions. He called the timing and lack of funding clarity a lack of confidence in boards, arguing divisions cannot plan budgets without advance information before March 15. He pressed Education Minister Ben Hanuschak and Universities Minister Saul Miller in the Legislature and outside.
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Gabriel Girard
Manitoba
Girard
Emerson
Ben Hanuschak
Mr. Hanuschak
Universities
Saul Miller
Man Harness Buffs Get 61 Racing Days
The Canadian Trotting Association lists 1973 harness racing dates across provinces. Ontario Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba totals show 2100 days in Canada wide schedule, with Manitoba at 61 days, Assiniboia Downs hosting most meets, and British Columbia no harness racing this season. Wagering hit a record 395.76 million in 2488 days, with projection near 450 million for 1973 across 2728 days.
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Canadian Trotting Association
Quebec
British Columbia
Toronto
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Southdale
Assiniboia Downs
St. Boniface
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Portage
Maritime Provinces
CTA
Employees Set Own Hours at Manufacturers Life in Toronto
Manufacturers Life Insurance Co introduces OP Time giving 90 branches in North America flexibility to choose eight hour day blocks between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. with options for four ten hour weeks or eight day cycles. In Toronto head office over 1,300 staff will start April 30, seeking efficiency and reduced congestion.
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Toronto
Manufacturers Life Insurance Co
Bill Lomax
Optime
Lomax
Earl M. Hyman
North American
Licence plate message craze spreads across North America
The drive to personalize license plates expands from California to Ontario with $25 initial fee and $10 yearly renewal. Drivers showcase initials, slogans, or jokes like NO LOSS and SECRET PAYOFF, while bans and objections arise over offensive terms and three-letter words in the plates.
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Howell
California
Los Angeles
Jan F. Krajewski
Empire State Building
Lawrence Welk
Alan
Ontario
Winnipeg Sees 15 Mill Increase in 1973 Tax Plan
Winnipeg city council learned of a 20 million dollar rise in 1973 municipal spending. A 15 mill property tax hike would cover the increase, with calls for provincial growth tax revenue sharing to avoid higher taxes. The council backs a public campaign on tax sharing after the province rejected the plan last November.
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Winnipeg
Fiinance Committee
Richard Winkling
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Christianson
Berton
Isgerly WA
Dresortee
Lamont Travel Services
Sask. Ave. E. P.lap
Kuscoll
Mary Maxim
Ralph
Sask
McMaster
Amaranth Project
John Thompson
Ruben Oswald
Zenith
Christianson Ltd
John Deere
Austin Credit Union
Austin, Magregor and
Gladstone
Austin
P. B. Ewen
Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers’ Council
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