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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 19, 1975
Page
2
Prairie Players announce a Christmas pantomime of Aladdin and his Magic Lamp written in three acts by Sid Walmsley. The show aims to capture the spirit of Christmas with music dancing and comedy to entertain children and families in the intimate Southport theatre offering a close artist audience experience.
Oscar L. Mallory and colleagues outline a large salvage dig around South Indian Lake Manitoba begun in 1969. Using grid plots and random digs they date finds to 2 000 to 4 000 years ago. Evidence shows watercraft wood tools and trade with other cultures.
A new two digit year month day date system begins January 1 1976 in provincial government under ISO standards. It uses year month day, filling with zeros, to remove month day ambiguity and aid computing. Exceptions exist for legal documents requiring spelled out dates.
MP delegation's September visit recounts meetings with Yigal Allon and Yitzhak Rabin, views on Israeli security and economy, Jordan Valley irrigation, Dead Sea observations, Golan Heights significance, and a stay in Tel Aviv before returning home on El Al Flight 241.
Weekend visitors wereMr. and Mrs. Tom Pooley of Atikokan Ontario and Mr. and Mrs. W Flett of Winnipeg.
The RCMP logged several weekend traffic mishaps including one city crash on Friday November 14 at 6 15 p m at Saskatchewan Avenue East and Second Street involving Audrey Trimble 30 of rural Portage and Rudolph Vanzwaay 21 of Portage la Prairie with damages of 200 and 100 dollars. A second collision at 8 p m at Road 305 and the Trans Canada Highway eight miles west of Portage la Prairie involved Wayne Hersack 20 of Brandon and Ernest Painter 73 of Edwin with damages 900 and 300 dollars. At 9 30 p m a single vehicle crash injured Timothy Noce 19 of Brockville Ontario and another occupant. vehicle damage estimated 1000 dollars. A 1 30 a m Friday single vehicle crash near Portage la Prairie on a municipal road involved Ross Tufford 20 with 1000 dollars damage and no injuries. A final two vehicle crash west of Portage la Prairie on Highway 1A at 1 55 a m Sunday involved Fletcher Goldsborough 45 of Starbuck Manitoba and Grant Blagden 23 of Portage la Prairie with damages 300 and 700 dollars. Police continue investigations.
United Way totals rise to 48528 as Club 400 at Canadian Forces Base delivers a cheque to Dr. C. M. Thomas. Base canvass adds 1873, Children's Aid Society of Central Manitoba contributes 1508 from 30 workers, up 25 percent. Manitoba School for Retardates reports 33174, up 400. Vopni Press staff also show gains. aún canvassers urged to submit remaining totals.
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