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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1968
Page
2
A reflective piece outlines lessons learned through work life: temper control, resilience, cooperation, and empathy. It notes that success comes from effort, not cleverness, and that bosses are often reasonable when mutual respect and effort prevail. The essay emphasizes daily civility and self-improvement as keys to better outcomes.
The Christian Science Monitor questions a proposed travel tax, arguing Congress should study its impact on the right to travel and balance of payments. It notes a 7 dollar exempt level, 15 percent tax above, and 30 percent beyond 15 dollars per day, with potential effects on travelers and foreign retaliation.
The Manitoba government raises the maximum cost per bed to 9500 as welfare minister J B Carroll announces expanded funding for elderly care. Additions include 485 new beds across five locations plus 100 beds at Brandon under construction. The plan lifts total accommodations to over 5,100 across 107 projects, with both urban and rural facilities expanding through charity sponsors and housing partners.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures show Manitoba welcomed over 2.5 million visitors in 1967, with tourist spending surpassing 106.7 million dollars and US traffic rising to a record 245,000 vehicles. Officials credit extended season efforts and broad international visitors for the surge.
A new power transmission line from Kettle Rapids Ison River in northern Manitoba to the Winnipeg area is planned. The project aims to create the world's highest voltage distance transmission line, with construction and timing details to be announced.
Fern Larochelle told Saskatchewan legislature students at the University of Saskatchewan rally for abolishing tuition fees calling an extremist campus fringe and arguing against tax funded education while Jeff Charlebois warned that tighter scrutiny of university spending would not harm autonomy.
Manitoba industry and commerce minister Sidney Spivak urged American investors to fund growth in Manitoba at a Chicago luncheon. He described Manitoba as an easy place to do business and stressed the need for outside capital, knowhow, new products, and managerial skills to boost development and revive historic north south trade links. He touted opportunities across a province rich in untapped potential and favored equity financing alongside capital investment.
Saskatchewan’s 1968 69 budget projects education costs exceeding 200 million dollars with about 112 million from provincial funds and 78 million from municipal taxes. Education absorbs almost a third of the budget as Treasurer Dave Steuart notes top priority while warning about rising costs and urging cost cuts.
The antique thresher, halted by a mountain slide and washed out road on the Revelstoke to Austin route, was cleared and repaired in Brandon by Hamilton Jones. After replacement of rotten wood and repainting, it was prepared for a return to threshing and a hoped summer reunion event.
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