Canadian chemist urges scientists to improve public image
Dr N S Grace, national president of the Chemical Institute of Canada, spoke at Lakehead University about Russia’s respect for scientists seen on a 1968 voyage aboard the Alexander Pushkin. He urged better public communication, public relations use, and clearer language to raise Canada’s scientific standing.
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Canadian National Modernizes Track Walking
Canadian National Railways with about 25000 miles of track has adopted computer aided track checking. A converted passenger car houses a computer that at speeds up to 100 mph reads electrical impulses from steel wheels to print rail condition and profiles. Maintenance teams learn exact repair needs and costs, a far cry from traditional track walking.
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Canadian National Railways
Moose Jaw Junked Cars Buried in Sanitary Landfill
Civic Administration Magazine reports Moose Jaw faces an overflow of old autos, trucks, refrigerators, and bulky items. Officials crush and bury bodies after Regina mill rejection, citing space and gas risks. A wheel loader and six refuse trucks service the site six days weekly. Junk cars are collected semi annually in spring and fall with private haulers paid five dollars per head. Moose Jaw may offer a model for other cities wrestling with vintage trade‑in junk.
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Morton to Chair Brandon University Mid-Winter Seminar
W L Morton famed historian and author of Manitoba history will chair Brandon University 1970 Mid-Winter Seminar on Manitoba in the New Century. The event January 30–31 at Evans Theatre features sub themes on climate language culture north underprivileged and market with a program led by a committee including R B Inch and others.
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Manitoba to Launch $9 Million Medical Education Plan
Premier Ed Schreyer announced a provincial program to develop medical education and research facilities in Manitoba worth 9 million dollars. A health sciences coordinating council will be formed, with Universities Grants Commission Chair Scott Bater representing the agencies. The plan, begun in 1966 and to run 15 to 18 years, faces reduced federal grants and will be funded partly by the province with reimbursement later.
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Brandon Proposes Intern Teacher Program for Division 40
Division 40 asks provincial Education Minister Saul Miller to approve a three year intern teacher plan. Trustees seek permission to hire 24 interns annually and have the government underwrite half of intern salaries to 1500 dollars each. Program aims to cut substitute needs while letting grads gain classroom experience before university.
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Hearing Aid Controls May Come Legislation
Manitoba lawmakers may consider licensing and bonding all hearing aid salesmen plus a committee to regulate sales and equipment standards. Rene Toupin, minister of consumer affairs, says controls are long overdue after numerous complaints about faulty equipment. The proposal will go to cabinet and be introduced at the spring session.
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Reinson Sharp Vous exchange vows in Souris ceremony
The wedding took place at St Pauls United Church Souris Manitoba on Saturday November 15 1969 at 5 p.m. Gay Sharp eldest daughter of Reg and Mrs Sharp Swift Current Sask married Mervyn Reinson Winnipeg son of Mr and Mrs Revison of McCreary Man Reverend R Hetherington officiated organist Mrs Gertrude Adair accompanied Mrs Jean Dornican as she sang The Wedding Prayer and Whither Thou Goest Bride wore full length Kafton velvet gown with mink trim a cathedral train and a four tier silk illusion veil. Attendants wore two toned purple mauve velvet gowns with matching headpieces. Reception at Oddfellows Hall and couple to reside in Winnipeg.
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Swift Current
Sask
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Winnipeg
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R. Hetherington
Gertrude Adair
Jean Dornican
Beverley Blanchard
Barbara Wood
Beverly Barber
MacGregor
Norma Bryer
Boissevain
Manitoba Trustees Seek Uniform School Entrance Age
The Manitoba Association of School Trustees will push amendments to the Public Schools Act to fix December 31 as the uniform eligibility date for starting school. A resolution passed at the annual meeting proposes that children entering grade 1 must be six years old by December 31 of the starting year, standardizing the current varied dates such as November 30.
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Indians complain relocation harms life near Lake Winnipeg
Indian relocation to the north Lake Winnipeg area has disrupted hunting and traditional life. Chiefs say moose are hard to find and church attendance drops as alcohol and distance to supplies strain the community. The northern task force heard calls for liquor outlets, more credit, better telephone service, and a Grand Rapids high school.
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Great Contrast In John 8 21 And John 14 6
A devotional contrast discusses John 8 21 where ye cannot come and John 14 6 where ye may be also. It notes the differing uses of ye, meanings of going to heaven, and identifies the small group of believers as those included in ye. The piece ends inviting interested reader Jim Webb of Brandon Manitoba to respond.
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