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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1974
Page
2
The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce president urged a study of rural area development urging youth considerations and the preferred rural lifestyle. David Coppleman pressed for an overall provincial rural policy and a new coordinating government department to reduce overlapping efforts.
The Trudeau government byways and special places program remains in planning, with $41 million budgeted since October 1972. Proposals for national historic routes are ready, but provincial agreements are needed to implement them.
Metropolitan Toronto council voted to spend 900000 over two years for a series of public meetings on Metro's future growth. Public comment is invited on land use urban and social structure unemployment and housing.
Alberta dairymen suffer power outages from a spring storm causing farmers to hand milk and cows to endure udder soreness. Mastitis risks rise as generators head to Cochrane area to sustain milking. Officials expect limited cow destruction and no milk shortage.
The Liquor Licence Board of Ontario warned the Park Plaza Hotel in Toronto that free snacks are an inducement to drink and forbidden. A spokesman noted the policy targets free merchandise at licensed premises. Complaints about the board’s enforcement were raised by D Morton Shulman, MPP, while the Toronto Squash Club restricted lounge dress for men but not women.
A. S. Hornby's Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English has sold seven million copies globally and has entered a third edition, remaining available in English.
A three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals overturned the conviction and three year term handed to Thomas Lee York for not informing the Little Rock draft board of his address while living in Canada in the early 1960s. York, a naturalized Canadian citizen formerly of Little Rock Arkansas, was convicted last October in a lower court.
U S oil firms trim credit card programs as pumps block cards and renewals decline. Atlantic Richfield Exxon Shell report tougher credit criteria and reduced automatic renewals, aiming to curb bad debts and admin costs. Texaco and others end hotel and car rental card ties amid rising costs. A separate note from England tells of Gloria Barnes seeking a council house after two years, hoping to reunite with her children.
The latest Great Soviet Encyclopedia rewrites history by omitting figures like Georgy Malenkov and Mao Zedong while downgrading Trofim Lyysenko. It critiques Mao as petit bourgeois and left sectarian and trims Lysenko’s prominence, labeling him merely a biologist and agronomist.
A historical note outlines why wild oats remain the top weed issue in Western Canada. It details dormancy, moisture needs, and variable germination that complicate control, with seeds that shatter early, endure years, and plant themselves through awn twisting. Conservatives note high seed production and transplant vulnerability in early growth.
A Canadian goose was found with a hunting knife in its back in April. Skipper Bob Mayer of the Bobbie D rescued the bird and brought it to Seattle Wild Bird Clinic. The injured gander recovered and rejoined its mate ten days later, while officials say the attack remains a mystery.
The Manitoba Schools Finance Board approved 51 major school building projects totaling about 28.2 million dollars in the last year. More than half of the funds went to Winnipeg-area schools, with Winnipeg division receiving nearly five million and Assiniboine South over 3.5 million. The figures are in the 1973 board report tabled in the Legislature.
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