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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1968
Page
2
Victor Englebert details Morocco s Berber mountain communities living in isolation. He notes women rise before dawn to weave and grind barley while men trek to winter pastures and small tasks after sunrise. The Atlas Berbers trace ancestry to Morocco s first inhabitants with ties to ancient Egyptians Libyans or Iberians.
UNESCO to meet in Nairobi July 16 to 27 to study reversing Africa's rising illiteracy by expanding lower schools as higher education enrollment soars 150 percent beyond Addis Ababa targets. Only 44 percent of primary aged children attend school, below a 47 percent target, though more college students may improve teaching quality.
National Geographic notes Vienna’s coffeehouse culture diversifies yet faces restraint as residents curb pastry indulgence. Postwar effects shift tastes, economy, and social mood with doped nostalgia for empire and longing for normalcy. The Vienna State Opera House reopened, symbolizing cultural renewal.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau reshapes his cabinet adding 15 new ministers and creating three departments. The 29-member cabinet includes six under 30 and three first-time MPs. Several veterans swap portfolios while others assume new roles such as Kierans leading a new communications department and Lang as minister without portfolio.
Separate blazes at Anchor Industries in Brandon and Barney's Ranch House during last Thursday caused extensive damage with explosions from liquid polyethylene drums. The Anchor plant, a 60 by 240 foot frame building on 1st Street, burned for about two hours before the cause was known. No injuries reported.
The federal labor department reported 76 industrial strikes or lockouts across Canada on June 1, idling 18,884 workers. May totals showed 54 stoppages and 16,201 idle, with Ontario leading, followed by Quebec and other provinces.
The Manitoba Association of School Trustees urges excluding principals from contract negotiations with teacher groups. They propose six changes to the Public Schools Act including regional bargaining units, a defined negotiation scope, and incentives for attracting skilled teachers. Trustees argue principals are management and should bargain separately, to avoid conflicts affecting students.
An American pilot named Rahoi from Fairbanks escaped serious harm after his Cessna 336 crash landed 175 miles north of Prince George BC while en route from Pair Banks Alaska to Prince George. A Labrador search aircraft from Comox Vancouver Island spotted the downed plane and a later radio message confirmed the pilot had only minor injuries and was staying at a logging camp.
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