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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1967
Page
2
Our nation faces new independence trends globally while Canada celebrates its 100th birthday with praise for gradual self‑government, continued ties to Britain, and a strong Canadian identity rooted in resilience, culture, science, and sports.
Dr Benjamin Spock, famed for child guidance, now says studies show a direct link between viewing violent films and increased belligerence in children. He notes industry resistance and cites rising teen rioting blamed in part on home screen violence.
Walter Gordon named a minister without portfolio will study foreign control over the Canadian economy. Prime Minister Pearson asks him to lead confidential cabinet assignments, including assessing foreign investment in key industries and feasibility of measures to preserve Canadian control. Gordon to supervise Carter royal commission taxation study. cabinet changes and Lamontagne return discussed.
Prime Minister Pearson announced that with Walter Gordon’s reappointment there will be no further federal cabinet appointments. He cited no plans for additions and noted Gordon would work with the same team as before. He did not confirm Gordon’s tasks but said a Carter Royal Commission report will be influential and watched by the cabinet.
The Red River Exhibition Association plans to ask the provincial government to amend the Lord's Day Act to permit Sunday operation of rides and stage attractions. Harold Wainwright, association president, told the city finance committee that Sunday operation is badly needed. The exhibition runs June 23 to July 1, including Sunday June 25. The committee will recommend no objections to the application, though Mayor Stephen Juba noted it will face careful Legislature scrutiny.
A Rainy Lake cabin fire killed Ruby Council Jor, 76, and her son Eddie, 40, residents of the Northwest Bay Indian Reserve. The blaze occurred at Porter's Inlet, about 30 miles northeast of the northern Ontario community. The cabin belonged to a Rainy Lake fisherman employed by a Councillor.
Manitoba Liberal Leader Gil Molgat says he will wait and see on the potential reappointment of former finance minister Walter Gordon to the federal cabinet. He doubts the move signals a return to restrictive trade and investment policies and suggests Gordon could be useful if assigned a portfolio outside finance and trade.
The Industrial Conference Board projects Canada’s economy will grow about half as fast in real terms in 1967 as 1966. Consumer spending rises about 6 percent real growth four percent. capital spending slows to near flat. Exports rise less than 10 percent, imports grow slower, services gain $200 million helped by Expo 67.
In Pembina on January 8 1814 Miles Macdonell signed a document blocking export of pemmican to Lord Selkirk's Assiniboia triggering a clash with the North West Company. The Pemmican War saw sabre rattling and skirmishes as American and British forces intersected with fur interests, ending in 1815 with limited decisive outcome. The colony endured, with settlers offered free land and later development beyond the fur trade.
New payroll tax deduction tables reflecting Sharp's early 1967 income tax rise won’t reach employers until mid February. Most employers will keep paying at last year’s rates. employees must cover the difference when filing 1967 taxes in 1968. The higher tax adds 120 to 240 annually for higher income, with thresholds $3,000 single and $5,700 married with two children. Officials cite readiness and convenience for small companies and two months needed to prepare, print and circulate the tables.
An inquest jury ruled last week that oversize electrical fuses caused a Christmas Day fire in a Winnipeg home, killing Alfred Hector Bowser and his wife Ethel. Coroner Dr Athol Gordon called the deaths a sad tragedy, and Arthur Jonassen noted the wrong fuse sizes triggered a short that fed the blaze between the basement and main floor. The jury urged the fire department to continue its safety program.
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