Presbytery Examines Alcohol Problems At Neepawa Meeting
Portage la Prairie Presbytery winter session at Neepawa United Church February 6 and 7 featured Ed Ludwig Anna Somers and Rev. Les Hutton presenting on alcoholism and its effects. A film The Secret Love of Sandra Blaine was shown and Manitoba Liquor Control Commission chair Frank Sims discussed licensing, profits and social responsibility. Dave Collis urged early childhood focus and school cooperation to address emotional and learning disorders in children.
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Manitoba Liquor
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Pension Housing Deadline Extended
Premier Edward Schreyer announced an extended deadline for pensioner housing program applications to March 15 due to high demand. He noted 14,546 requests, 7,459 applications at the job office, and 5,207 approved. $4 million winter allocation from a $12.9 million program. federal lists reached 94,000 pensioners, with about 40,000 household heads in own homes.
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Edward Schreyer
Schreyer
Seer To The BowwoR Editor Letter From Pine Creek Teachers
The Pine Creek School Division faces financial strain with plans to cut ten teaching positions and consolidate classes. Teachers argue reduced staffing harms education, citing past closures, rising class sizes, and limited course options. They urge government funding adjustments and long term planning.
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Gladstone
Austin
Hutteritte
Langruth
Pine Creek
Manitoba
Weacivng Sax
Pine Creek Board
Beautiful Plains
Western Liberals Plan Major Vancouver Conference
Manitoba Liberal leader I H Asper announced a June 22 to 24 policy conference in Vancouver to press for a better Western deal in Confederation. Delegates from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia the Yukon Northwest Territories will discuss Western representation in the Commons and broader long term reforms ahead of the Liberal national policy conference.
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Asper
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Alberta
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Defence
James Richardson
Environment
Jack Davis
Justice
Otto Lang
House of Commons
Western Canada
Trudeau
Richardson
Winnipeg
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Western
Liberal Party
Davis
Quebec
Summer Beach Photography Buzz in Australian Press
Summer heat in Australia brings beaches and photographers into focus as papers publish beach photos of young women. Photographers say their challenge is convincing subjects they are professionals and assuaging boyfriends who fear exploitative aims.
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Australia
Annother
Manitoba eyeing July 1 health extension target
Deputy Health Minister Hans Schneider outlined July 1 as Manitoba’s target for extending health care coverage to nursing home and related services. The plan, funded partly by federal money, faces calls for detailed criteria on admissions and financing with concerns over short warnings and control retained by nursing homes.
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Manitoba
Hans Schneider
Rene Toupin
Schneider
Herman Crewson
Manitoba Hospital Association
Boards of Directors of Nursing Homes
Pension Debates Grow Over Old Age Support Rise
In Commons, Health Minister Lalonde touted pension gains as erasing poverty for those over 65 while MPs attacked the rise from 82.88 to 100 dollars monthly. Critics warn the increase falls short of 1963 purchasing power, with parties weighing political stakes and broader social needs.
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Marc Lalonde
Commons
Lalonde
New Democratic
Heath Macquarrie
Hillsborough
Stanley Knowles
NDP
Winnipeg North Centre
Knowles
Henri Latulippe
Sc— Compton
Alastair Gillespie
Canada
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