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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1974
Page
5
Marguerite Molgat outlines how to read fabric care labels to avoid shrinking issues. She explains terms like Sanforized, Sansorized Plus, and residual shrinkage percentages, with examples of how 3 to 5 percent shrinkage affects dresses and shirts. A note encourages keeping labels and consulting The Inside Story guide at the agricultural office.
Eddie the Windsor Zoo giraffe bound for better health after Western medicines failed. Zoo staff brought back charts and acupuncture needles linked to a mild electrical shock, applied by a surgeon from a ladder. Within 15 minutes Eddie regained the ability to walk.
Cheryl Arlene Wright, part of the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing class, wins the Centennial scholarship for highest average and the School of Nursing faculty award for outstanding citizenship. Daughter of Harold and Mrs Wright of rural Portage, she studied at Elsmith and Macdonald schools and Portage Collegiate.
Keith MacLellan of Canada's external affairs said Canada's interests in the Garrison diversion are safeguarded by treaties, citing the 1909 boundary waters treaty and Stockholm conference Article 21. North Dakota's R R L Dusinske contended Manitoba's environment would not be harmed and argued only one side of the story was told, recalling doubts raised last winter.
Six Ojibwa Indians from Manitoulin Island attended a Toronto college for two weeks in April to learn suede and fur sewing for authentic Indian dolls sold in Canadian shops. They return to establish a cottage industry employing fellow Indians, with Frank and Rita Osawabine leading the program. Dolls will be marketed through Indian affairs in Ottawa at about 8, 14, and 17 dollars, labeled as dressed by Ojibwa Indians and certified authentic Canadian Indian fine craft.
Paul Vouk a carpentry shops teacher at Kildonan East Regional Secondary School led about 50 students in a 15 month project to construct a 1700 square foot four bedroom house with help from the Housing and Urban Development Association the school board and unions. The students did most work with professionals aiding grade 11 and 12 students. Much material was at cost and the house will be sold for profit after its market value is determined.
A federal labor department survey shows fewer than 10 percent of collective agreements include cost of living provisions. Of 2,440 agreements, 239 carry COLA, with 190 offering a cents per hour increase per CPI point rise. The May CPI jumped 1.7 percent to 164.6, the largest monthly gain in 23 years, fueling union push for inflation adjustments.
John Bonsma and friends scavenged Mosport Park after 100000 fans left a Can Am event. They collected over 4300 empty beer bottles worth nearly $90 and found enough unopened bottles to fill seven 24 bottle cases. The car now smells like a brewery.
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