Manitoba May Get Hockey After All
Plan to bring all 14 NHL teams to Winnipeg for an invitational tournament discussed by Maitland Steinkopf of the Manitoba Centennial Corporation. He cited a 75 percent chance of realization, aiming for late September or October with a week plus of play and 13 knockout games and prize money.
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National Hockey League
Winnipeg
Maitland Steinkopf
Manitoba Centennial Corporation
NHL
Clarence Campbell
Montreal
Stockholm
Canada
Manitoba
Steinkopf
Gymkhana Honors Retiring President and Buck Rogers Gift
Buck Rogers received a cheque of appreciation at the final show for years of support as an announcer. The retiring president Clarence Sedgwick was thanked for three years as president and for his board service in prior years.
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Buck Rogers
Clarence Sedgwick
Wheat Cut Not Answer Jorgenson Wheat Crisis
Warner Jorgenson Conservative member for Morris says cutting wheat production won’t solve farmers’ problems. He reacts to Otto Lang of the Canadian Wheat Board urging reductions for stocks beyond sales. Jorgenson warns against shifting the crisis to other crops and calls for isolation and targeted action.
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Warner Jorgenson
Morris
Otto Lang
Canadian Wheat Board
Lang
Mr. Jorgenson
Ottawa
Manitoba
Canadians Keep Higher Taxes for Broad Social Welfare
Canadians have chosen a broader welfare system and higher taxes, a Commons committee heard. Deputy Finance Minister R B Bryce said Canada’s more extensive welfare plus lower productivity keep tax rates higher than the United States.
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United
Commons Finance Committee
R. B. Bryce
Canada
U.S
Bross
Bryce
United States
La Riviere To Host Canadian Junior Nordic Ski Champs
Manitoba hosts the Canadian juniorNordic ski championships February 12 to 15 at Holiday Mountain Ski Resort La Riviere marking first national ski meet in the province. Junior boys and girls will compete in cross country and relay events with jumping and a boys combined title. Teams from across Canada invited with provincial qualifiers underway.
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Holiday Mountain
la Riviere
Man
Manioba
Manitoba
Canada
Nex
CFA Approves Compensating Incomes for Canadians
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture backed a negative income tax plan at its annual meeting to guarantee a minimum taxable amount for low earners via tax system extensions. The CFA urged immediate school lunch and milk programs, food stamps, and similar aids, plus tariff and quota reductions and abolition of beef and hog movement tariffs with the United States.
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Canadian Federation of Agriculture
CFA
Federation
Senate Committee On Poverty
U.S
Canada
Prefontaine Appointment Heads New Language Branches
The government announced three senior public servants to lead new branches under the official language policy. Rene Prefontaine, Myer Belkin, and Paul-Emile Larose will head the official action, research and planning, and language administration branches respectively.
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State Secretary
Rene Prefontaine
St. Pierre
Man
Myer Belkin
Montreal
Paul-Emile Larose
Vercheres
Que
Edwin News Community Club Whist Drive Planned
The community club hosts a whist drive on Friday February 6 with hopes for a good turnout. Jack Ferguson is out of hospital and feeling better. Mr and Mrs Van Hill had supper and visited the G Dalton home. Ross and family of Winnipeg visited Edwin for a birthday. Get well wishes go to Mrs Walter Adrain who is a Winnipeg General Hospital patient.
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Jack Ferguson
van Hill
G. Dalton
Portage
Ross
Winnipeg
Edwin
Walter Adrain
Winnipeg General Hospital
Bilingual Centenary Welcome Signs Approved in Manitoba
Manitoba cabinet approved a plan to erect Centennary Welcome signs at border points costing about 15 dollars each. The 260 foot high six foot wide signs will feature English and French text, vertical stripes, Manitoba name on the center, Centenaire at the bottom, and heraldic symbols like the fleur de lis crest and a red maple leaf.
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Manitoba
Joe Borowski
Centenaire
Proposals Consider Tripling Vacation After Five Years
Manitoba government weighing extending minimum vacation from two to three weeks after five years. Industry minister Len Evans noted proposals are at the stage, with Labor Minister A R Paulley confirming plans to introduce Vacations with Pay Act amendments after cabinet approval.
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Len Evans
Manitoba
Labor
A. R
Russ) Paulley
Paulley
Local M P Speaks on Farm Aid and Wheat Market Pressure
Western Canada faces a grave agricultural squeeze as farmers sell grain at below Wheat Board prices while costs rise. The speaker urges immediate government action and proposes acreage payments to tide farmers over, criticizing slow policy and inflation impact. The letter from a constituent underscores the distress in farming communities and calls for practical cash support rather than long term reforms.
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Canada
Expo
Ford Motor Company
Otto Lang
Western Canada
Quebec
You Have a Date Whist Drive at the Manor
A whist drive will be held in the Manor on Thursday February 5 at 8 p.m. Proceeds go to the Lion's Club. St Pauls J A will hold a Valentine Tea on Saturday February 7 from 3 to 5 30 p.m. in the MacGregor United Church. One MacGregor UCW will meet in the church hall on Thursday February 5 at 8 p.m.
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Lion's Club
St Paul's J. A
MacGregor United Church
MacGregor U.C.W
ST. Paul's
J.A. Valentine
MacGregor United Church Hall
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