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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 1966
Page
2
Manitoba unveils a universal medical plan aiming for federal support by July 1 1967. Premier Witney says premiums not yet set but aid will reach those unable to pay while ensuring portability and wide service coverage. The MMSP remains doctors led and the province seeks 85 percent enrollment and a per capita federal contribution around 14 dollars.
Manitoba opposition members assailed the proposed voluntary medical services insurance plan in the Legislature. NDP leader Russ Paulley argued the government aims to influence federal action on a royal commission’s recommendations. Health Minister Witney said Manitoba will enter a medical care insurance program with federal participation by July 1, 1967, featuring voluntary enrollment and universal coverage within financial means, but critics demanded clearer details. Desjardins pressed for specifics on implementing a voluntary plan, but no reply was given before adjournment.
A five year federal program proposes 12 million to improve housing on reserves, 17 million for better roads, and 10 million for safe drinking water. The plan targets widowed, aged, disabled Indians, marginal economies, and families with income to help housing and jobs off the reserve.
The ITU traces its origins to 1865 and now includes telephone, radio, television and cable systems with 121 members and two associates. Its Plenipotentiary Conference, Adminstration Council, and permanent Geneva secretariat steer regulations, development, and cost reductions while coordinating spectrum and international standards across member nations.
The Greater Winnipeg Safety Council urged Manitoba’s Legislature highway safety committee to authorize legal use of breath testing devices. President Howard Loewen cited no new proposals and called for decisive action on drinking drivers, backing greater chemical testing like breathalyzers as hearings consider Bill approved in principle.
A retrospective recalls historic blizzards in the Red River region and Dakota-Minnesota area. It highlights the 1825 26 winter tragedy with families trapped beneath snow and draining sustenance from horseflesh, the 1873 Minnesota death toll, and the 1882 Red River tragedy where a homesteader's family perished in a fire after escape. Cuthbert Grant aided survivors, and rescues extended into spring.
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