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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1967
Page
2
A discussion on children's play emphasizes marbles and simple street games over toys and TV, noting resilience to advertising. It highlights a British scene where a marble price protest to the Chancellor of the Exchequer led to a price rollback, applauding government attention to children's play rights as essential for a solid society.
Canada moves into a period of keen competition as prices and costs rise beyond US levels. The Third Annual Review of the Economic Council notes erosion of Canadian competitiveness, prompting Finance Minister Sharp and Prime Minister Pearson to seek stabilizing growth and sharp curtailment of federal spending to meet deficits.
Opinion piece reviews rising education costs and tax burdens, noting shifts from property taxes to broader taxpayers in Manitoba. It discusses proposals like lotteries to fund schools and hospitals, cites New Hampshire and New York sweepstakes, and questions projected revenues versus actual ticket sales and impact on school budgets.
In a history look back set on August 30, 1818 at Red River, Canadian missionaries grappled with near no currency. They relied on barter using merchandise to obtain staples, while fur brigades and pemmican trade kept the economy afloat. Fathers Provencher and Dumoulin urged sending goods like shirts, shawls, and textiles from Montreal to barter for meat and provisions as they endured scarce supplies.
The Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba asked the provincial government for a royal commission to probe gasoline price structure. The brief to Attorney General Sterling Lyon accuses major wholesale oil firms of exploiting consumers and urges action modeled after British Columbia where price competition was enforced.
Chrysler Canada Ltd introduces anti theft features in its 1968 line. A tamper resistant ignition connector requires a special tool and blocks access to wiring. New door ignition and trunk keys limit cross model use and more key combinations reduce reuse. VINs moved to a visible spot on the instrument panel aid police identification.
Dr Gordon Frazier of the University of Southern Illinois surveys Churchill Manitoba for possible auxiliary study programs. Tentative plans include using two to three buildings from a closing naval base and leveraging nearby technical equipment at Port Churchill and the National Research Council rocket range. The project envisions sociological to broad northern studies attracting scientists and technicians.
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