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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
2
World food experts warn the battle against hunger is ongoing and require greater progress. India reports a record grain crop of 96,000,000 tons aided by favorable weather, but population growth means stable, year after year abundance remains essential.
A new Montreal area operation by Roger Laplante Jean Lalonde and Francois Doyon uses an electronic brain to replace agents and collect only a $50 card registration fee. The computer stores every property card and matches buyers by site and price, potentially saving buyers thousands in commissions. It suggests broad workforce disruption ahead and urges retraining efforts.
The Rev Gavin Barker vows not to marry anyone with alcohol on their breath, citing a law requiring grooms to be sober. Critics doubt the rule’s fairness and timing, while the pastor admits liking a beer after the ceremony.
Manitoba Treasurer Gurney Evans tabled 1968 69 spending estimates showing a 10.5 percent rise to a record 37.0 million for the year ending March 31. Education health and welfare dominate the growth while several departments face cuts, with details awaiting the provincial budget to be tabled in the coming weeks.
A University of Winnipeg student meeting voted to fire Ron Robinson, editor of The Uniter, after a year end satirical piece mocked Collegiate dean Lorne A. Tomlinson. The move followed clashes between Collegiate and University students who burned 300 copies, with scuffles as authorities weighed a Canadian University Press Commission review.
The Manitoba education foundation plan will cost taxpayers about $97.5 million in the 1968-69 fiscal year, a $23 million rise. Education Minister George Johnson told the Legislature that broader participation and larger grants drive the boost, with 40 divisions now in the program. The provincial share is $63.4 million, up nearly $15 million, while municipalities contribute $34 million, raised by new mill rates on property and a five percent sales tax.
RCMP reported both Walter Sergis and Pilot Klaus Stouffacher, aged 49, were in good condition in hospital after their light plane crash landed on ice 1.4 miles north of Hecla Island on Lake Winnipeg. They were employees of Northland Fisheries Ltd on a flight from Island Lake to Netley.
About 60 placard carrying Indians from Peguis and Fisher River reserves northeast of Winnipeg marched orderly to the Manitoba Legislature on Thursday. They demanded restoration of medical aid and cited Ottawa reports of federal cuts. Premier Wei and two ministers met the marchers, supporting their stand and urging a national conference on Indian problems.
Mr. J. T. Trimble announces that Mr. A. W. Ad has joined Trimble Funeral Chapel on Royal Road South as licensed embalmer and funeral director. Educated in Portage la Prairie, he served in the Canadian Armed Forces in World War II and later apprenticed at McKillop Funeral Chapel.
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