Minor Hockey Week Support for Local Volunteers
The paper urges readers to back Minor Hockey Week and recognize volunteers who run the local association. It notes volunteers keep hundreds of youngsters in Canada’s national sport, provide ice time, and contribute to healthier minds and better citizens. The editorial cites CAHA figures showing five million dollars yearly in Canada due to minor hockey activities and equipment costs across twelve thousand teams, stressing community benefits and urging public support.
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Canada
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
C.A.H.A
C.A.H.A. Minor Hockey Committee
Minority Works for Majority in Canada’s Demographics
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows Canada’s 20,744,000 people split with 10,192,000 under 25 and only about 57 percent ages 25 to 64 after removing those 65 and over. The piece argues youth outnumber elders and will shape governance, business, and education as the minority hosts the burden.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Canada
Ministers Defend Govt Part In Ship Tie Up
A six hour Commons emergency debate saw three Liberal cabinet ministers defend the government against Conservative charges it caused a ship tie up in Vancouver with 31 vessels waiting to load Canadian grain for export. MPs from farming areas urged focus on grain delivery issues as CPR announced dry No 2 Northern wheat trains moving from Prairies to Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Stanley Korehinski
Mackenzie
Jean-Luc
Vepin
Agriculture
H. A. Olson
Otto Long
MVH
Pepin
Canadian Wheat Board
CPR
Montreal
The
Prairies
Commons
Lucien Lamoureux
Mr. Korchinski
Korehinski
Trudeau
Stanfield
Computer Goofs Again Costly Cheque Error
The federal health and welfare department faced a potential error costing about $2.58 million due to a computer mishap. Mrs Keith Doyle received a $2.584 million family allowance cheque instead of $24 and returned it to Ottawa with a registered letter explaining the mistake.
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Federal Health and Welfare Department
Keith Doyle
Doyle
Ottawa
First Intestine Transplant Reported in France
A Paris hospital performed an intestine transplant last week, the first in France and reportedly the second such operation ever attempted. The patient was a man about 40 years old.
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Paris
France
British Drug Law Sparks Shift in House Debate
In England the Labour government won rare cross-party cheers as Home Secretary James Callaghan rejected pleas to ease marijuana laws. He warned reductions would signal neglect of drug harms and demanded stronger controls, while a Lords panel quashed a teacher's conviction tied to a rented cannabis-growing site, citing unjust application of the law.
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Labor
England
House of Commons
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Britain
Barones Wootton
House of Lords
M Aking Veacher
Bachewich Jones Wedding in Austin Manitoba
A candlelight wedding united Beverley Arlene Jones and Edward Melvin Bachewich at Austin United Church on Saturday December 1 at 4 30 p m The bride’s gown featured puffy embossed brocade with an empire waist and four tier chapel veil The bridal party wore royal blue velvet gowns and matching tiaras The reception and dance followed at the Austin Community Hall The couple reside at 34 Morrow Avenue St Vital Manitoba
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Austin United Church
Austin
Man
Beverley Arlene
Lloyd Jones
Eoward Melvin Bachewich
Peter Bachewich
Winnipeg
C. B. Cole
Helen Peters
Lorraine Makinson
Ruth Hay
Lorraine Jones
Campbell Makinson
Gerry Hay
Brian Bachewich
R. Hay
Russell Hay
Mrs. Bachewich
Morrow Avenue
St. Vital
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Macgregor Herald
MacGregor
Manitoba
United States
Post Office Department
Ontario
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Allen McGregor
Quebec
New Tennants
Barcelona
Miss Sweet
Bachewich - Jones
McLaren
Rupert
Austin Credit Union
North Norfolk
American Express Travellers
Safety Deposit Boxes
M.P E
Pam
P. ‘MacGregor
Denwal Pharmacy
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