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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1969
Page
2
An Ontario or federal minister vows to crack down on smoking by others while mulling a US style requirement that cigarette makers warn buyers of health harms. Discussion includes limiting cigarette ads on television and questions why government hesitates to ban tobacco despite moralizing.
A National Geographic Society view notes Britannica began in 1771 by three Scots as a practical Scottish project. It grew from nine pages on England to 24 volumes with 36 million words, influencing readers from Budapest mayors to a man naming his daughter Encyclopaedia Britannica.
A federal housing inquiry led by Transport Minister Paul Hellyer proposes floating mortgage rates to replace the current CMHC tied system. The plan targets boosting housing supply by 1 million units in four years and attracting private investment, including heavier private pension-plan reserves in mortgages.
Prime Minister Trudeau announced Canada will renew its NATO commitment for one year, contingent on Defence Minister Cadieux at a Brussels meeting January 16. He noted ongoing Rhodesia sanctions, warned against Commonwealth fixation on issues, and said Canada may reassess long term NATO ties, with renewed commitment through January 1970. He stressed minority voices and cautioned Rhodesia’s regime on sanctions.
The National Fire Protection Association said 1968 fires killed about 12,100 people and caused nearly $2.2 billion in property losses. Deaths in dwelling fires rose to 600, while total fatalities declined by about 100 from 1967. The fire loss was a record high, up $68.8 million from the prior year.
Robert W. Hicks of Souris and Alvin Goetz of Bluffton Alberta win Nuffield Foundation traveling farm scholarships through the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. They will study farming and agricultural organization in Britain for six months, joining 1968 recipients R. Haves of Eston Sask and R. Reschke of Sanford Man. The scholarships cover travel and living expenses with a living allowance amid ongoing foot and mouth concerns in Britain.
A stash of letters captured by Germans in 1940 were found in Munich by former officer Josef Keller and sent to Col. William Cal. He began mailing them to traceable addresses in Suffolk. Messages to widows and families describe hope and endurance, including a man writing to his mother before four years as a prisoner, and a foxhole code letter to a wife named Ada.
Manitoba Hydro laid out an aid plan for 600 Indians and Metis whose southern Indian area settlements would flood to make room for a multi million dollar power project. The plan, announced at a public hearing 450 miles north of Winnipeg, accompanies Hydro’s proposed 36 foot rise of Southern Indian Lake in 1972. The crown corporation would move buildings, provide docking facilities, replace flooded fish camps, and cover residents’ moving costs. The project would divert 80 percent of Churchill River flow and boost Lower Nelson River energy potential by up to 50 percent.
Liberal leader Gil Molgat outlined an active role for the Manitoba Development Fund to spur industrial growth and fund training as part of the party's byelection campaign. He urged reorganizing the industry and commerce department, tax reform, user taxes, and limiting late taxes while criticizing civil service size and Manitoba taxes as costly with insufficient gains in quality of life. The Liberals seek to win in four ridings on February 20, challenging the Progressive Conservative government which currently holds 28 seats to 57.
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