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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1968
Page
2
Otthawan newspaper published every Thursday from the Main Street office in Orono Ontario with phone 109. Established in 1938 by R A Forrester and Roy C Forrester serves as editor and manager.
Orono hosts a four day centennial program from July 10 starting at Orono Park with a Beef Bar B Q. A talent show Thursday at the rink, harness racing Friday at the Fair Grounds, and a Shopper's Mall Saturday on Main Street. Community fellowship planned and prizes offered.
In earlier days Orono relied on single telephone lines and no radio, but now radios and telephones are common. Today travelers lack basic outside communication as there is no operating pay phone in Orono. The writer suggests restoring pay phone service, perhaps by placing a unit in a local store after damages.
The Oshawa Times notes Prime Minister Trudeau changed campaigning by prioritizing visibility over lengthy speeches. Large crowds and brief addresses characterized his strategy, contributing to a Liberal majority of 154 seats and shifting future leadership expectations in Canada.
Clarke Township council approved debenturing for Port Hope High School addition costing 1,624,500 with 995,000 through the county. Clarke share 111,776.31. A new Bowmanville composite school site 18.22 acres was bought as enrolment estimates rise to 2195 in 1969.
Armed forces ballots boosted Liberal candidate Russell C. Honey to a 2564 plurality in Northumberland-Durham. Of 235 military votes, 160 favored Honey, 58 Pratt of the Progressive Conservative and 17 Hill of the New Democratic Party.
Clarke Township accepted about twenty objections to the new zoning by law on Tuesday. Two petitions were also noted amid the hearing as the measure faced scrutiny from residents and officials. The debate drew local interest as plans move forward.
M P for Northumberland Durham Russell C Haney says a new federal hog grading system will take effect by January 1 1969 following approval of revisions in hog grading proposals by the Canadian Swine Council and the Meat Packers Council of Canada The system emphasizes lean pork percent and rewards high quality hogs while informing breeding programs and benefiting consumers by encouraging lean pork production Mr Honey notes the plan shows benefits of broad participation in government policy shaping by all interested parties
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