Manitoba Education Plans Milk For Schools And Native Education Upgrades
Education Minister Ben Hanuschak unveiled plans to provide free school milk in Frontier division and improve education for native children. Grants totaling 250000 were announced to rural divisions preserving dwindling schools. The department's 145.4 million dollar budget for the year begins April 1, with pilots to integrate handicapped students and train teachers, using native languages as transition instruction.
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Manitoba
Ben Hanuschak
Frontier
Hanuschak
Senuor
You Have a Date and Flowers of Hope Events In May
A Dime-a-Dip supper will be hosted by the Austin C G I T in the Austin United Church basement on Sunday May 19 from 430 to 7 pm. Flowers of Hope is set for May 16 at 230 pm in MacGregor Memorial Hall. Aptot Gordon W Holland was announced by Premier Ed Schreyer as chairman and general manager of the Manitoba Telephone System replacing James F Mills who retired April 30 after twenty years in the role. He assumed the post in May.
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Austin C.G.I.T
Austin United Church
Scams Rise Creek
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Aptot
Gordon W. Holland
Manitoba
Ed Schreyer
Holland
Cabinet
Government of Manitoba
James F. Mills
Fishermen Protest Freshwater Fish Marketing Prices
Members of the Winnipeg Fishermen Association say last week’s prices set by the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp will not support a decent living. In a telegram to Sidney Spivak they warn fishermen may opt out of the federal marketing scheme due to equipment costs and inflation.
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Li Winnipeg Fishermen Association
Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp
Manitoba
Sidney Spivak
Federal Crown Corporation
Spivak
Sidney Green
Sam Askiw
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Ontario
Miracles as Mirages Proposed by Optical Scientist
A physicist argues biblical miracles like the Red Sea crossing and walking on water could be mirages. Dr. Alistair Fraser notes photographs show both, suggesting Israelite crossings formed illusionary water walls. He cites a WWI example where enemies misread a mirage in the Euphrates valley.
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Red Sea
Crist
Alistair Fraser
Optical Society of ‘America
Fraser
Dr. Fraser
Rural Construction Wages Rise in Manitoba Schedule
Manitoba provinces increases in rural construction wages to take effect June 1 1974. Labor Minister A R Paulley announced new wage scales after hearings in Churchill Thompson Altona and Brandon. Part I applies outside select cities with raises for journeymen helpers and laborers. Part II covers Brandon Portage la Prairie and surrounding areas with higher rates for trades including carpenters electricians plumbers sheet metal workers and roofers. Weekly hours stay at 44 except roofing at 48.
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Manitoba
A. R. Paulley
Paulley
Rural Construction
Churchill
Thompson
Altona
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
The
Pas
Greater
Winnipeg
Oricklayers
Prank Costly: Man Fined After Holmes Club Incident
Gerald Vaughan Barry Fulton, 31, paid 400 for a practical joke at a Sherlock Holmes club party when he phoned in a fake double murder from the event on March 24. Police burst in to find costumed participants and no bodies. Judge John Ord ordered 400 in court costs and gave a conditional discharge after guilty plea to public mischief. The judge urged caution and human consideration. Inuit Tapirisat received a 100000 grant from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to study Inuit aboriginal land rights.
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Brampton
Gerald Vaughan Barry Fulton
Peel
Suc
John Ord
Fulton
Tapirisat
Department of Indian Affairs ‘and Northern Development
Moratorium urged on Garrison project by Sierra Club
North Dakota Sierra Club members pass a resolution backing the Farmers Union and the National Farmers Organization for a moratorium on the Garrison diversion project until environmental questions are resolved. The club also seeks limits on dam construction and urges withholding water to reduce spring flooding and removal of eminent domain powers from public utilities.
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North Dakota
Sierra Club
North Dakota Farmers Union
National Farmers Organization
Garrison
National Conservation Organization
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Euphrates
Slough
England
Patrick Sterling
Canada
Denwal Pharmacy
Macgregor
Man
Cid
Chiips’ Jackets
Jean Bell Box
Uhur
Depar {Ment Stores Ltd
Ralph’s
Saskatchewan Ave. E
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