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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 30, 1969
Page
2
North region policy calls for full responsibility by shippers for oil spills and Arctic pollution. Speaker urges explicit legal provision to make polluters pay cleanup costs, ensuring accountability and reducing casual pollution across Canadian waters.
The Canadian Manufacturers Association warns that the old habit of brief office chats costs workers. By calculating annual hours and earnings, time becomes a dollar value, with a $5 000 year worker costing about $2.60 per hour and rising with income. The note implies even greetings could feel costly.
Hunters hauled a moose to a roadside and left it while they called for a pickup. Returners found two other hunters over the animal with a tag on its ear. An enforcement officer witnessed the dispute as the tongue tag exposed the claimed ownership.
A German professor claims drivers who linger near the centre line may be physically ill and suggests seeing a doctor. He argues the behavior is an unconscious reaction to avoid the stress of passing. The paper notes such a reaction would be more remarkable if someone admitted an inability to keep off the line.
Canada shows signs that restraint and anti inflationary policies are taking hold but full impact is not yet clear says Louis Rasminsky governor of the Bank of Canada. He warned inflation remains the major threat and urged widespread business restraint to sustain gains, noting time lags and costs while promoting supply boosting measures.
The Saskatchewan government vows to sustain heavy highway spending as Highways Minister Dave Boldt touts roads boosting economy and safety. At a banquet after opening highways 5 and 11, Boldt notes improved roads cut accidents and that Saskatchewan holds 30 percent of Canada’s total road mileage. Premier Ross Thatcher confirms a record $72.5 million in highway expenditures for the year.
Delegates at the Manitoba Insurance Agents Association voted a 100 levy to fund an information program for drivers. George K. Tatlock was elected to a second term as president, and the program would begin within two months. The move follows plans by the NDP government to study auto insurance options, including premium savings and a potential crown corporation. The program aims to reach people deciding between private insurers and government plans.
Constance Evelyn Law and Robert Bryce of Pratt Man wed at Carberry United Church on Oct 11 1969 with Judy Olmstead Bonnie Brown at organ. Attendants wore amber po ide overlaid with chiffon and carried talisman carnations. Guests from British Columbia Saskatchewan Ontario and the States attended a church reception and Austin dance before a short honeymoon in the United States. They will live in Pratt Man.
TV host Art Linkletter urged President Nixon and lawmakers to adopt a public education program on the dangers of drugs. He cited his daughter's death from LSD related distress and said 25 000 letters urged him to speak. The White House briefing included Finch Ingersoll and Nixon as they pressed for faster drug control action with more money personnel research and fast investigative units.
G A Clark of Wood Gundy says Manitoba plans to issue 50 million dollars in debentures in the United States with delivery set for December 5, 1969 and interest determined after SEC clearance. The issue aims to test Manitoba New Democratic Party appeal to U S investors alongside a prior 17 million dollar five year bond offering. Proceeds will fund Manitoba Hydro projects.
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