Virden legislator outlines oil, care, racing tax plans
Morris McGregor reports on debates in Manitoba's legislature covering deeper oil drilling near Virden, reform of foster care costs, liquor advertising funding shifts to combat alcoholism, and a proposed tax cut to aid the racing industry. He notes highway funding, education and health estimates, and water-control dam plans across borders to curb flooding.
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Sid Green
Virden
Bell
Nelson E
Alcoholism Foundation
Rene Toupin
Racing Commission
Virden Rivers
Cuba
U.S.A
San Francisco
North Dakota
Washington
Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Qu’Appelle
Birdtail
Assiniboine
Assiniboine Valley
Reggie's Ramblings on Polls and a Manitoba Death
Reggie's Ramblings notes a shift toward government runs for Sweeps, a national talk, and a Gallup poll showing Conservatives ahead of Liberals. Earl McKellar, aged 57, longtime Souris Lansdowne Killarney MLA, has died. Confucius quip on music contrasts with political chatter. Mines Minister Sidney Green criticizes Conservative snake oil rhetoric aimed at Manitobans.
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Manitoba
Earl McKellar
Souris- Lansdowne-Killarney
Sidney Green
Thompson Ellerington wedding at Miniota United Church
Karen Ann Ellerington and Larry Gerald Thompson wed in a double ring ceremony on April 10 1976 at Miniota United Church. Rev Norman A Vernes officiated with music by Mrs Ken Mitchell. The bride wore her mother's gown and attendants wore blue gowns while relatives and 86 guests attended from Manitoba and nearby provinces.
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Miniota
United Church
Karen Ann Ellerington
Tom Ellerington
Larry Gerald Thompson
Orval Thompson
Virden
Norman A. Vernes
Ken Mitchell
Karen Kayes
Brandon
Margaret Mason
Linda Ellerington
Henry Gorzola
Robert Thompson
James Baydak
C. M. Argue
Barbara Joseph
Thompson
Rolling Hills
Apts
Man
Red Deer
Alta
Moosomin
Bienfait
Sask
Winnipeg
Dauphin
Birtle
McAuley
Arrow River
Russell, Man
Local paper jokes about misprints and mishaps
The column recalls funny caption errors and slips from weeklies across Canada, noting a fallen tree caption, a beauty queen coronation gone awry, odd ads, and misspelled names. It emphasizes that readers expect accuracy and that even a good paper can err, especially in a nation reporting vast news weekly.
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Canada
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