Orono Home and School Club forms with new officers
The Orono Public School Home and School Club organized on Tuesday with over fifty attendees. Doug Moffatt welcomed guests and Mrs. Donald and Mrs. Rowe outlined goals to strengthen teacher parent relations and school home ties. A $2 membership and six yearly meetings were set, officers elected include Mrs. Wm. Bunting president and John Moffat program chair. The organizational meeting is scheduled for April 16 at the Orono Public School.
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Orono Public School
Oshawa and District Home and School Council
Douglas’ Moffatt
Orono
Donald
Rowe
Wm. Bunting
Wm. Grady
H. E.millson
B. Gustar
L. West
Corres
F. Quantrill
Treas
John Moffat
E. Gilbank
M. Lunn
R. Gilbart
Negotiations Between GM Canada and UAW Break Off
Negotiators from General Motors of Canada and the United Auto Workers ended talks Sunday night with top company reps returning to the United States. The company accused the union of wanting to keep the strike, while the union claimed GM misrepresented wage parity as equal to working practices. Talks ended around 6 p.m. with no immediate plan to resume head table discussions, though local issues might be revisited later in the week.
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General Motors of Canada Ltd
United Auto Workers’ Union
United States
90 Acres Purchased For Reforestation
The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority purchased 90 acres for reforestation during the past year, bringing total Authority land under agreement with the Minister of Lands and Forests to 8,630 acres. L. J. Haas reported at the annual meeting in Port Hope, noting a decline in land purchases due to rising prices. In 1967, 35,000 red pines and 2,000 wildlife shrubs were planted in the Ganaraska Forest, reflecting year to year decreases. Continued page 5.
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Ganaraska Region
Haas
Ganaraska
Trudeau urges pragmatic approach to Canada’s constitution
Pierre Elliott Trudeau tells about 600 people in Port Hope that any constitutional change must be efficient, inclusive, and grounded in basic rights. He argues for pragmatic, orderly development, respect for pluralism, and shared values across federal and provincial levels, with emphasis on linguistic rights and universal citizen welfare.
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Port Hope
Trudeau
Canada
Two Nurses Die In Highway 115 Crash Saturday
Two Peterborough nurses died Saturday night when their car collided head on with a station wagon on Highway 35 one mile north of the Macdonald Cartier Freeway near Bowmanville. Mrs Muriel Jean Innes 49 of 777 Lock Peterborough and Mrs Jean Saunders 1028 Glebemount Cres Peterborough were in the northbound vehicle returning from a nursing meeting in Toronto. Peter Mandrow 2599 Chalkwell Place Clarkson drove the other car with Estelle Mandrow, they escaped with minor injuries. Damages were estimated at 2500 dollars. The crash occurred at 915 p m Ontario Provincial Police Corporal J A Wood and Constable F L Dryden investigated. Mrs Saunders left five children and was a sister in law of Mrs G Robinson of Orono.
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Peterborough
Highway 35
Bowmanville
Muriel Jean Innes
Lock
Jean Saunders
Glebemount Cres
J. A. Wood
F. L. Dryden
Ontario
Toronto
Saunders
G. Robinson
Orono
Cobourg Lawyer Heads New Liberal Association
Cobourg lawyer James H. Clarke was elected first president of the Northumberland Durham Liberal Association at CDCI East Cobourg last Wednesday. Rog er Kirkpatrick and William J Bragg were named vice presidents with Dr Thomas W Hawke as secretary treasurer, and Clarke, Mrs Malcolm E R Lovekin Robin Russell Harry Wade and Dr Ian Wilson elected as delegates to Ottawa for the national Liberal Convention. The report noted three delegates per county and Clarke urged Canada must move beyond old formulas, citing Cape Bretoners earning about one third Ontario residents.
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James H. Clarke
Cobourg
Northumberland- Durham Liberal Association
Cdci East
Roger Kirkpatrick
Port Hope
William J. Bragg
Durham County
D. C. Johnston Grafton
Neil Malcolm
Durham
Thomas W. Hawke
Russell Honey
National Liberal
Ottawa
Mr. Clarke
Malcolm
E. R. Lovekin
Robin Russell
Harry Wade
Ian Wilson
Clarke
Canada
Times
Cape
Turmoil Over Ganaraska Levies Plagues Authority Budget
The Ganaraska Payments Authority faces recurring turmoil over levy allocations as seven municipalities share a $7,500 total levy. Newcastle objects to rising local contributions, while Graham Creek reservoir pre engineering costs draw scrutiny after a grant subsidy was denied. Officials seek ARDA funding as Clarke Township work stalls, amid calls to proceed with Clarke Township projects.
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Ganaraska Region
Authority
Newcastle
Douglas Cunningham
Cunningham
Clarke Township
Graham Creek Reservoir
Ontario Department of Energy and Resources Management
ARDA
Graham Creek
Liberal leader walks out after tearing party card in Cobourg
Northumberland Durham Liberal Association president Wilf Huskilson, Cobourg town councillor, tore up his Liberal membership card and left the first meeting of the new riding association after losing votes for the executive and six delegates to the national leadership convention in April. He rose on a point of personal privilege as the scene continued on page.
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Northumberland Liberal Association
Wilf Huskilson
Northumberland-Durham Liberal Association
Huskilson
Cobourg
New Riding Association
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Credit For Music
Pierre Trudeau
Northumberland and Durham Liberal Association
Highway 115
New Liberal Association
Fred Robertson
Honey
Dan Casey
The
Ontario Liberal Association
William Austin
Port
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