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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 26, 1967
Page
6
Rossendale 4 H Beef Builders held its January meeting with Mr Muir presenting a calves report for members. Debus Sepths discussed transfers in the 421 draw. Nell Jorgeson showed four films to members, parents and friends. Lunch followed. Reporter Kathy Schroeder.
Louis Leakey told the Israel Academy that man did not descend from the ape as once thought. He described 20,000,000 year old remains on Rusinga Island as proto man and said Africa was the dawn center with migrations to the Middle East, Far East, India, China, and Europe.
The Air Transport Board granted a specialty licence to Ranier Development Corp to operate ice and hail suppression air services in southern Alberta. The Calgary firm forecasts growing demand and about 400 aircraft hours annually. The board also approved Thomas Lamb Airways for a Gillam to Thompson service, permitted Mel Air Ltd to charter flights outside Canada, and rejected a base protection bid by Iiford Airways at Iiford, Manitoba.
Public health nurse Margaret Bates, 32, has spent a decade in the Arctic overseeing a 160000 square mile duty area with 5357 potential patients and seven stations. She recalls canoeing 50 miles through shifting ice for 15 hours, delivering Eskimo babies, sewing cuts, and resisting tooth extraction, all while wearing a parka woven by Eskimo women and moose-hide moccasins.
Premier Roblin would study possible conflict between Robert Smellie returning to law practice and his Manitoba Boundaries Commission chairmanship. Desjardins quoted Smellie as saying the commission is part time. Roblin called it a full time duty and said it will take time to confirm no conflict.
George K McLaughlin of Beaverton Ont was re elected president of the Dairy Farmers of Canada at a board meeting closing the 25th annual convention. He starts a second term. Also re elected to second terms were Glen Cole of Bewdley Ont first vice president. Four new directors were elected: A D Rundle Chilliwack BC George Herrick Edmonton Alvin F Miller Saskatoon and Allan Ketcheson Madoc Ont replacing several prior directors.
Manitoba's spending is rising by 53 million with two thirds funneled into education health and welfare. Treasurer jorney Evans presented gross estimates showing a record total of 354.5 million for 1967 68. The education budget climbs to 88.8 million and welfare to 34.4 million while health totals 83.6 million. The government hints at new revenue like a broad sales tax and notes the school rebates may be reclassified under grants.
A Canadian plan to camp about 10 000 students for Expo 67 travels near Hildaire south of Montreal. Elmvale Expeditions reports progress with chalet huts for 92 each, after tent ideas were scrapped. Registration fell from 15 000 to 55 per student as brochures printed.
In Chatham Ontario phony bank inspectors swindled a Wallaceburg woman out of 1650 dollars and tried to obtain cash and banking details from five women in Chatham and Ridgetown. The victim handed over the money after a man posed as a bank inspector and checked a local teller.
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