Suspended Drivers in Manitoba Prompt Calls for Tougher Penalties
Transport Minister Stewart Mclean revealed more than 20 000 suspended drivers in Manitoba sparking calls for harsher penalties. He noted over a third were suspended for impaired driving and that the figure is about 13 percent higher than 1967. The piece urges eliminating limited licenses, automatic jail for suspended drivers caught driving, and broader deterrents to reduce road deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Mclean
Manitoba
Mclean
Transportation Chieftain
Inflation and Trade Echo Across Canada U S Border
Canadian business leaders watch American conditions as inflation and tax hikes dampen growth. US spending cuts and tax rises fail to curb demand amid record living costs. Analysts warn a cooled economy may emerge in 1969, echoed by Canada’s mercantile sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
American States
The
Christian Science Monitor
Pittsburgh students demand Swahili and Arabic courses
Fifty black Pittsburgh high school students issued an ultimatum for language courses and more black teachers from Africa. When the superintendent refused, chairs were overturned, leather slashed, and textbooks dumped as part of a disruption. The intendant blamed the upheaval on a social revolution among undisciplined youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Africa
Government Finds No Evidence Of Excessive Prairie Groceries
A federal review of a provincial royal commission on prairie grocery prices finds insufficient evidence to prosecute. Judge Batten had alleged power concentrations by major chains raising prices and store-building leading to higher costs, while the investigation cites no convincing proof of excess profits or consumer harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goverments Anticombines Branch
Royal Commission
Prairie Provinces
Ron Basford
D. H W. Henry
Mr. Henry
Mary Batten
Saskatoon
Henry
Batten
Cation
Canada
Safeway
Weston
Loblaw’s
O.K
West
Fair
Prairies
Doctors Favor Staying Outside Medicare Says MMA Leader
Dr D M McPhail says a majority of doctors favor remaining outside of a national medical care plan if no direct doctor patient payments exist. In a survey 600 of 1000 doctors responded positively while 200 were negative and 200 did not reply. Manitoba plans to join federal medical care on April 1 1969.
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D. M. McPhail
Maintopa | Medical Association
McPhail
MMA
Association
Manitoba
Improved Liaison Sought Between Teachers and Board
Winnipeg education discussion calls for closer cooperation between teachers and the school board to modernize curricula. H C Avery urges a priority system for courses, scrutiny of new programs, and tighter controls on purchasing, noting paralyzed administration amid rapid changes.
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H.C. Avery
Civics Bureau
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
United States Supreme Court
Smokeratt Vows Exchange Quiet Manitoba Wedding
A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr. Sam Myran in Long Plain Reservation on September 14, 1968 at 2 p.m. Donnad Judith Pratt of Oak River Reservation Griswold Manitoba married Orval Charles Smoke of Long Plain Reservation Rossendale Manitoba. Rev. Robert O'Neil officiated with bride’s father giving her away. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Smoke. Reception on the lawn served cake to about 50 guests including visitors from Oak River Portage la Prairie and North Dakota USA.
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Sam Myran
Long Plain Reservation
Judith
Donald Pratt
Oak River Reservation
Griswold
Manitoba
Orval Charles
Tiye Smoke
Mr. Smoke
Rossendale
Robert O'Neil
Leslie Smoke
Oakiver
Portage la Prairie
North Dakota
U S.A
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Buasrof
Macgregor Herald
MacGregor Heralde
MacGregor
SS Herald
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Ontario
Audit Bureau OF
Canadian Weriele Newspacen
Troeation
Associa
Allen McGregor
Tartan
Austin Credit Union
Electoral Divisions
Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission
Pas
Dauphin
Court House
Brandon
City of Winnipeg
Legislative Building
Manitoba Gazette
Legislative
Winnipeg
Province of
C. Rhodes Smith
Hugh H. Saunderson
University of Manitoba
Charland Prud’homme
Q.C
Bank of Montreal
Canada Savings
Bank of Monroe
First Bank
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