Ottawa Hearings Highlight Coastline Fishing and Defence Reform
Report from Ottawa notes fishers gain exclusive 12 mile limits from shores up from 3 miles. Defence Act amendments create a single commander for all three armed services with a Chief of Defence Staff. Hellyer cites 10,000 potential job cuts and $100 million annual savings, aiming to streamline and modernize Canada’s military forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell C. Honey
M.P
Durham
Parliament
Canada
National Defence Act
Hellyer
Local Horses Near Winners
Local horses nearly claimed top spots last week in Peterborough and Greenwood. Bonnie Girl driven by Keith West lost by a nose in a photo finish in Peterborough. Brown Valley with Junior West finished second at Greenwood. Meadowview Champ placed fifth in that Greenwood race, while Count Markey and Fatherland finished fifth and eighth at Greenwood. Tommy Direct earned money with a second at Buffalo before moving to Aqueduct for a race schedule.
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Peterborough
Keith West
Bonnie Girl
Junior West
Greenwood
Brown Valley
Jack Reid
Meadowview
Dave Roughley
Count Markey
Lawrence Hooey
Fatherland
Beverley West
Tommy Direct
Buffalo
Aqueduct
Midgets Win Over Oshawa 3 to 1 in Orono
The Orono Midget baseball club earned its first win of the season by defeating the Oshawa Midgets 3 to 1. Barry Lane pitched the complete game allowing eight hits. Fraser Wallace and Bob Best each went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Earl Cobbledick added an RBI on 1 for 3 as Orono prepared for two upcoming games in Ajax and Orono against Peterborough.
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Orono
Oshawa
Ajax
Peterborough
Barry Lane
Fraser Wallace
Bob Best
Earl Cobbledick
Orono Junior Girls Rout Newcastle in Local Tilt
In Newcastle last Monday night Orono girls posted a 46 to 4 victory as Carol Mercer hurled a strong game and Dale Challice hit two home runs. On Wednesday at Orono Park the Junior Girls defeated Newcastle 36 to 9 with Nancy Forrester and Darlene West sharing pitching duties.
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Newcastle
Carol Mercer
Dale Challice
Orono
Orono Park
Nancy Forrester
Darlene West
Orono Park Picnic and Local Notices Highlight Summer Gatherings
A string of summer social items from Orono and nearby towns notes reunions and picnics at Orono Park, church outings, and visits by families from Toronto Windsor Agincourt and Kitchener. Attendees share travel from Vancouver and London while local hosts and speakers express thanks for a pleasant evening.
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Walter Dent
Vancouver
B.C
Harry Prothers
Toronto
George Dent
Lindsay
L. Mason
E. Dent
Orono
Orono Park
Spr
Local Girls Softball Report Notes Holiday Break
Nancy Nixon and Caroline Johnson share plate duties as Carol Mercer proves a big one. The local girls will not play for a week and a half due to holidays.
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Nancy Nixon
Caroline Johnson
Carol Mercer
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Ottawa
Carman
WAYNE
Orono, Ont
Mary Minns
LaMont
Windsor
Howard Walsh
John Forrester
Lake _ Baptiste
S. B. Rutherford
Queen’s University
Wm. Found
Dane
Lovesick Lake
Ray Dickson
Rondeau Park
Tweed
E. Millson
Ellen
Cathy
Minden
Albert Mitchell
West Lake
Kenneth Cain
Don Mills
Carl Billings
H. Bailey
Lynn Bailey
Wayne Bailey
Carol Little
Rickaby
Harold Cumming
Kitchener
Doris Prust
Lynn
St. Say
United Church
Group Pastoral
G. E. Long
Kirby
Church Service
Cole
California
Jamaica
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