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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1965
Page
2
The piece analyzes how packaging, not nutrition, drives purchases through eye catching designs. It notes that in cosmetics packaging costs can exceed seventy five percent of wholesale price and questions whether buyers must be swayed by looks over value.
In the 1930s mood of economic strain families resort to home clippers as barber prices soar. A Atlanta department store notes hair clipper sales up five hundred percent in two years, driven by rising barbershop costs and widespread thrift. Baby Bayer quips that Beatle luck echoes the era.
The All Canada Insurance Federation cites burglaries as a major part of Canada’s $1.5 million annual theft loss with spikes in vacation months. It urges canceling milk and newspaper deliveries, police notice, neighbor checks, depersonalizing valuables in safe storage, avoiding lights left on, and immediate police contact if a break in occurs.
Four Buckinghamshire men announce a movie about the region's legendary spectral residents promising only real ghosts will appear. The piece mocks a TV show featuring Margaret Rutherford and notes her lack of ghostly success, joking about her comical appearance and the audience's reaction.
Long passage recalls Premier Roblin’s 1952 debt remark and Liberal party criticisms. It notes rising provincial debt from 80 million to 185 million and budget expenditures, with Molgat calling the budget a Goose Egg Budget. Despite high per capita debt, growth is lacking as taxes rise and Ottawa funds increase.
Misplaced discussion on a sub judice matter led to a ruling upheld 41 to 12 as Molgat condemned the situation a black day for Manitoba. The debate moved to a no confidence bid over tax hikes and stalled economic growth, with backbenchers increasingly replying to opposition criticisms amid a school tax rebate controversy labeled gimmickry by opponents.
Visitors filled the Speakers Gallery as Canada hosted Foreign Minister and Finance Minister from a new Commonwealth country. Prime Minister Diefenbaker noted Richard Nixon’s presence calling him almost a president and stressing mutual understanding. Debate over Sibley and a promised overhaul of the Immigration Act followed with hints of a June election unlikely.
Former Premier Campbell accused Winnipeg newspapers and officials of meddling with justice after a Winnipeg couple, Mr and Mrs Clifford Carver, were sentenced for child neglect. Retrial acquitted him while she received a six month suspended sentence. Campbell warned public attention harmed victims and justice, citing rising social aid funds but missing results.
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