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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1962
Page
2
The piece argues the welfare state, funded social security and pensions are not socialism but enlightened free enterprise. It cites Elizabethan England and Shaftesbury as precedents, noting state aid to enterprise aims to elevate national well being through health care housing and family allowances, reasserting capitalism at its best.
An editorial argues for a comprehensive nation wide medical health program funded by taxes. It notes Canadians favor welfare schemes for security, warns government expansion risks liberty and bureaucratic overreach, and insists public participation is needed to keep government strong and free.
The piece notes how past cigarette ads shocked with women smoking and hints at a shift toward cigars among Canadian women, drawing a comparison with Swedish women who favor fuller cigars over slim mild varieties. It implies a broader change in social norms and product choices.
The district's pioneer era around 1891 is recalled with families such as Cook, Loves, and Ferris settling lands in sections 34, 109, and 22 1 10. Early mills, a flax of schools named Loveville then Elmwood, a CNR siding Lelant, and a growing community with churches, a skating rink, elevators, a boarding house, and a store shaped Rossendale by 1950s hydro and telephone expansion.
Notes on thought by Samuel Crothers and Ralph Waldo Emerson reflect on how thinking opens access to the world, with lines about gates of thought appearing slowly yet always offering truth when revealed.
In Ambrose Hills debates, business gains popularity as a driver of employment and lower living costs. Critics call for less taxing of business and moderating union wage demands, while some workers advocate labor law reforms to curb strikes and boost productivity. Strong figures advocate boosting business incentives amid rising government action and union pressures.
The piece argues Manitoba Premier Roblin will push labour reform despite union opposition, citing the Bran don Packers strike. It questions union leadership and dues use, urging rank-and-file workers to demand accountability, commissions, and reform within organized labour. Canadian workers should unite to push reforms inside unions.
A barber offers practical insights on people and politics, noting that barbers know humans well from cutting hair. He observes teens today are respectful when listened to, while adults often avoid debate. He trusts his own experience over pundits and urges critics to test ideas against human nature.
The piece critiques a surge of peace groups seeking funds, warns against wasteful proliferation, and urges support for the United Nations as the best chance to achieve lasting peace. It muses that nuclear weapons, while terrifying, may deter major war and calls for prayer that the war’s new reality guides humanity to peace.
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