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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1970
Page
2
The Red Cross warns wars have killed about 90 million this century and armaments expenditures near $2 trillion. With 130 conflicts worldwide, nations push toward the 1970s with mass destruction looming as superpowers stockpile nuclear weapons and missiles. If reckless, future generations may face far worse than 90 million.
A newspaper note reflects on slips in production and everyday errors from recalled autos to supermarket faults. It attributes many issues to human and machine factors, acknowledging reader confusion and promising stricter checks with six new products assembled weekly.
Derek Sanderson of the Boston Bruins defies the stodgy NHL image with long sideburns and bold fashion. Maclean's notes his barbed ambitions for the season include white skates, a men’s boutique, and co owning a Boston branch of Joe Namath’s restaurant while aiming to settle grudges with rivals.
The newly named city of Thunder Bay, population about 107,000 on Lake Superior, was officially launched Friday night with a New Year inauguration at Unity Arch where Port Arthur and Fort William once divided. Mayor Saul Laskin and 12 councillors took oath as federal provincial and civic officials attended.
Miss Hoggan Vailla Hoggan a 21 year old Canadian water skiing champion from Brandon was named Western Manitoba Sportsman of the Year. She received the Howard Leslie Krug Crawford Memorial Medal named for the Brandon Sun’s late managing editor.
Albert Kosack 44 was fined the minimum after being convicted of illegal liquor sale. A police agent bought liquor with marked money on New Year’s Day, leading to Kosack’s 300 fine and costs. Seized were three vodka bottles and 23 beer bottles. Kosack had aided a policeman last year and suffered injuries. He claimed the sale was to celebrate the compensation award.
Canadians donated an estimated 558 million dollars in 1959, averaging 25 per person, says G. A. Bakeley and Co. Ltd. Corporate gifts reached 75 million, about triple the level two decades earlier. Arthur R. Magee notes corporate giving runs about one percent of pretax net profits.
The public separate and collegiate boards of Yorkton would form a single school board to improve administration. Spokesmen for the three boards said the move aligns with a committee’s August recommendation.
A London Evening Standard front page reports that the city’s drinking water may be contaminated by trace hormones from the birth control pill. Government officials deny a confirmed cause for concern, noting investigations show no definite link.
Dver men Gvishiani, son-in-law of Premier Kosygin, said he may visit Canada in the first half of the year for preliminary talks on a broad science and technology exchange. He cited a Polymer Corp deal and hinted at an April timeframe for a visit, with Canadian pulp, steel and mining sectors among potential cooperation areas.
In western Manitoba the Manitoba Distillery in Minnedosa buys rye from about 300 farmers, with more than 1,000 samples on file and purchases widening within a 200 mile radius. The plant, started last year, plans to expand with warehouses and a bottling facility, employing over 200,000 yearly and projecting rye purchases above 500,000 bushels in 1970. Farmers receive daily prices plus a local premium, and the venture is praised as stabilizing the regional economy.
Manitoba Hydro places a 62 mile transmission line from Vermilion near Dauphin to Raven Lake south of Shoal Lake. The line serves western Manitoba with growing demand and cost about 1.6 million dollars after over a year of construction.
Bernad R. Bralove of Washington reports two separate robberies on New Year’s Eve. Jewelry, cash, and other items worth about 4,100 dollars vanished from his home between 9 and 11 p.m. After the first theft, robbers then took around 7,200 dollars from the Shoreham Hotel, owned by Bralove, within hours as the new year began.
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