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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1964
Page
2
A Manitoba province wide complaint grows over rubber tired boxcars on highways and city streets. The 60 foot trailers menace urban traffic with long passing times and wide turning requirements. Propose government legislation to limit size and number and restrict routes through communities.
A reflective piece contrasts wealth with prudence detailing how some acquire money through skill, luck, or inheritance while others lose it through imprudence. It warns against signing risky papers without understanding, emphasizes consulting reliable advisers, and notes a Toronto case of great assets tied to debt.
Local MP debate on a national flag fills gallery seats as Conservatives push for referendum while cabinet minister Mitchell Sharp argues for parliamentary decision. S. J. Enns urges referendum at next election, questions support for maple leaf flag and suggests modifying the red ensign to honor two founding races. He warns against a vote shaped by election fears and cites veterans and tradition.
A speech by Mr. Enns on Canada as bicultural and the past shapes national identity dominates a Canadian flag debate. He argues against a revolutionary redesign, urging reasonableness and unity while noting Commons support counts and full galleries. A Greeneau poll shows the red ensign leading in nine provinces and the maple leaf preferred in Quebec.
Premier Duff Roblin announced in the Manitoba Legislature a delay in proclamation of the land transfer tax section of his tax bill to study administration issues. The measure would impose a one percent tax on all land transfers, drawing cross party and public criticism. Groups including the Wanpeg House Raiders Association and Urban Development Institute urged exemptions for first-time homebuyers, while builders warned the tax could raise costs by about 200 dollars per home. Winnipeg city may seek an exemption, with the finance committee stating the tax could add 30 thousand dollars to the Jarvis Avenue redevelopment and urging an exemption for land for public housing.
Mrs H Street and Mr Alan Street led a Brandon to Edmonton journey lasting 2,660 miles. They visited Swan River Kamsack Jasper Banff Lake Louise Emerald and Golden, saw the Hoo Doos and Cascade Gardens, and observed Altagl ass works and a mining town slide at Frank Alta. The trip included Edson Mt Edith Cavell Athabasca Falls Columbia Ice Fields and Crambrook before returning home.
Manitoba debates a proposal to appoint an auditor general to curb government waste and save taxpayers money. M N Hryhorczuk argues the external audit would report to the legislature, not the executive, and cites federal practice as a model while noting the current controller general offers only internal review. Debate adjourned.
Interprovincial Pipe Line Co began 53 miles of crude oil pipe line work in Manitoba. R E Trammell announced a 16 mile loop near Oak Lake, an 11 mile loop between Touris and Glenboro, a 10 mile loop between Glenboro and Manitou, and a 16 mile segment between Manitou and Gretna. Banister Construction Co Ltd of Edmonton will build the 34 inch line.
A Canadian Press survey from Friday to Sunday shows at least 63 deaths nationwide from accidents including 48 road fatalities and 12 drownings. Quebec reports 21 highway deaths and a tractor crush. Ontario 13 road deaths and nine drownings. New Brunswick six highway deaths and one drowning. BC four fatalities with two traffic deaths. Alberta and Saskatchewan three traffic deaths each. Manitoba and Nova Scotia one each. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island report no fatal residents.
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