Mills Honored On Retirement By Manitoba Telephone System
James F. Mills, longtime chairman and general manager of the Manitoba Telephone System, was honored at a retirement dinner April 26 at the Hotel Fort Garry. He retires April 30 after 47 years in the industry, having led a massive expansion as telephones rose from 188,000 to 510,000 and plant value from 70 million to over 375 million. Gordon W. Holland will assume the post May 1.
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James F. Mills
Manitoba Telephone System
Fort Garry
Mills
MTS
Mr. Mills
Gordon W. Holland
Flexible Tariff Is Recommended for Elevator Operations
A five member tariff review committee for the Canadian Grain Commission recommends a more flexible tariff system for country elevators. The plan sets a maximum tariff with a minimum band and allows price declines under certain efficiency standards, aiming to reduce cross subsidization and increase price transparency for producers. The report notes impediments include industry nerves and railway transport quotas that could hinder implementation.
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Canadian Grain Commission
H. D. Pound
Manitoba Grasshopper Forecast Unchanged By Flood
Manitoba entomologists predict 5,500 square miles of infestation this year with 10 percent rise from last year. Eggs laid last fall may survive floods, hatching could delay if cool moist weather occurs. Primary areas are Red River Valley and pockets from Gladstone to St. Claude, Oak Lake to Pipestone, and northwest of Souris with moderate to severe pockets.
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Manitoba
Dave Smith
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Red River Valley
Gladstone
Neepawa
Douglas
MacGregor
Melbourne
Austin
Rossendale
St. Claude
Haywood
Oak Lake
Pipestone
Melita
New Assistance Program Outlined in Commons Bill
A government bill published in the Commons outlines expanding sewage treatment aid to include trunk storm sewers and grants for municipalities facing high sewer costs. CMHC says the measure could accelerate serviced land for housing, lower prices, and spur construction by sharing costs with federal grants and loan write downs.
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Central Mortgage and Housing Corp
CMHC
Wigens
Govt Intervention Sought Over Manitoba Hospital Pay Row
In Manitoba Legislature, Labour Minister urged to mediate in a contract dispute at Health Sciences Centre risking a 1500 bed hospital shutdown. Union CUPE Local 1850 seeks a 50 cent hourly wage rise over one year. centre offers 0 cents over two years amid eight percent budget cap debates.
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Manitoba
Health Sciences Centre
Steve Paunick
L— Assiniboia
Russell Paulley
Canadian Union of Public Employees
The
Institute
Paulley
Sidney Spivak
Saul Miller
Izzy Aspers
Manitoba Health Services Commission
Canada
Miller
Acupuncture Used To Quit Smoking Experiment
Dr Sheung Chi Man Manitoba physician uses ear stitch acupuncture to curb smoking. In a 40 person trial split 20 and 20 results show eight quit in one group and two in the other, with a bead on the stitch and pressure to curb urges. Dr Man cites 75 percent phantom limb pain relief and 60 to 70 percent arthritis relief in ongoing research and notes acupuncture’s acceptance by the Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Sheung Chi Man
Manitoba
Dr. Man
Acupuncture Research Foundation of Manitoba
Man
Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons
London mayor digs up 100-year-old Deptford stone
London mayor Ernest Rowing with two Air Canada attendants and Brita Nowak unearthed a century old paving stone from the Deptford dockyard site where the Nonsuch was built in 1668. A replica ship tied to Rupert River was shown in Winnipeg for Manitoba's centennial and the stone will be set outside Winnipeg's Museum of Man and Nature by Princess Margaret on May 12.
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London
Winnipeg
Air Canada
Shawn MacFarlane
Manitoba
Museum of Man and Nature
Princess Margaret
Flowers of Hope tea and Dime a Dip supper events listed
A date and events notice lists a Flowers of Hope tea on May 16 at 2 30 in MacGregor Memorial Hall and an 8 Dime a Dip supper at Austin United Church basement on Sunday May 19 from 4 80 to 7 pm. It notes a Winnipeg MacGregor reunion planned for June Mth in Assiniboine Park inviting everyone to visit old friends from the district.
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Krine Creek Branch
MacGregor ‘Memorial Hall
Austin C.G.17
Austin United Church
Winnipeg
Assiniboine Park
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Manager Committee of Cabinet
J.F. Mills
Souris
Stockton
Wea
Schoenbrunn
Vienna
Macgregor Herald
United States
Member
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Aten Mcgregor
O Manu Yal Per
McLaren
Ruport
Main
Mediator
United Nations
East
Lebanon
Christ Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Peter
Simone
RSA
Fandon
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