This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1971
Page
2
Royal Commission on the Status of Women urges abortion on demand as a state service with broad support from statistics and arguments. Polls show 45 percent oppose, 44 percent favor, 11 percent undecided, with education level shaping views more than religion or ethnicity.
A Californian psychologist argues hate can be useful in life and should be taught to children as a disciplined emotion. He counters the trend toward perpetual happiness and warns against suppressing anger or righteous indignation. The piece satirically suggests mothers react firmly to misbehavior, campaigning for a harsher parenting approach.
Polish researchers report a breakthrough with an electronic eye for the blind. A photo electric camera, mounted on the head, scans scenes and translates images into pressure points on a mosaic skin. Users learn to sense light shapes and white forms for navigation and letter recognition.
International wheat talks collapsed as Canada insisted on revising its grading system, undermining a unified reference grade No. 1. The US pressed for more pricing flexibility, aiming for a fair market share while warning against a price war. The 57-nation meeting concluded without a new binding agreement, shifting toward a freer market with scarce coordinated controls.
The CAS Board directed an independent study on child raising costs and approved a per diem rate of 3.75 dollars for the next fiscal year. Current foster home rates range from 52 to 80 dollars monthly depending on the child’s age.
Conservatives assure constituents no impropriety in the CFI project and back a Royal Commission inquiry if called. Leadership candidates Enns and Spivak miss Portage meeting. Frank Johnston for Sturgeon Creek speaks for Enns and stresses unity to press the socialist government. Delegates named for Manitoba PC leadership convention in Winnipeg. several MacGregor and Por tage figures along with automatic delegates and proxies listed.
Verna Joyce Ostopowich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Ostopowich of Edwin Man, married Barrie C. MacEwen, son of Mrs. Russ MacEwen of Calgary. Ceremony October 17 at United Church Por k with 275 guests at Centennial Hall. Bride wore white French lace gown. groom’s party included Ushers Doug Bedford and Curtis Pogte. Out-of-town guests arrived from Calgary Sas katchewan Winnipeg Neepa wa McCreary and Alonsa.
The Maninopa government approved seven job creating public works programs in Thompson costing nearly $100,000. Trade and Commerce Minister Leonard Evans announced the approval in a Tuesday letter to the Thompson city council. The projects aim to employ 44 men for three months, including brush clearing and park equipment work and clearing of a 15 acre fire guard.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.