Trudeau Support and Local Liberal Meeting in Cobourg
Pierre Trudeau’s ally in Northumberland Durham endorses the one Ottawa address for international invitations and laments Conservative splits as Cobourg Liberal Association officers are elected. Meanwhile, a harness racing plan moves Orono with fourteen Friday night shows and track lighting by the Oshawa Driving Club, shifting from Port Perry.
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Russell C. Honey
Northumberland - Durham
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Ottawa
Canada
Victoria
Toronto
Quebec City
Honey
Cobourg
Liberal Association
Durham Central Agricultural Society
Oshawa Driving Club
Orono
Port Perry
Pontypool Post Office contract awarded to Ontario firm
Russell C. Honey MP announces a Pontypool Post Office contract awarded for a new brick standard plan building with oil heating. Gerrits and Willems Construction Company of Newtonville, Ontario will build on land bought from the Public School Board.
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Pontypool
Russell C. Honey
Durham
Gerrits and Willems
The
Public School Board
Unity urged after Stanfield leadership win
Northumberland-Durham PC meeting at Port Hope High School auditorium stressed keeping party unity under new leader Robert Stanfield. Gordon Aitken noted Stanfield supporters included many who ran against him, while eight former Liberal cabinet ministers retire after Pierre Trudeau’s election as leader of the Liberal Party.
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Progressive Conservative Party
Robert Stanfield
Northumberland- Durham Pc’s
Port Hope High School
Gordon Aitken
Parry Sound-Muskoka
Stanfield
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Liberal Party
Former Liberal Attends PC Nomination Meeting
Cobourg councillor Wilfred Huskilson, former Liberal Association president who quit the Liberals over the Ottawa leadership convention, attended a Progressive Conservative nomination meeting. He cited a backroom plot and defended his public Turner support amid intra party dissent from Durham County members. Russell C. Honey led an Ontario for Trudeau committee backing Trudeau, while Huskilson backed Turner shortly after.
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Progressive Conservative
Cobourg
Wilfred Huskilson
Huskilson
Northumberland County Liberal Association
Liberal Party
Ottawa
Durham County
John Turner
Liberal Caucus
Russell C. Honey
Durham
Ontario
Trudeau
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Turner
Orono Fireworks Show Draws Crowd At Fair Grounds
A large crowd attended the Orono Fireworks at the Orono Fair Grounds on Monday evening. Sponsored by the Orono Chamber of Commerce, the aerial display won strong approval. Earlier, Mr S Mather directed bicycle races for children and adults in mixed age groups. Robinsons led the boys division while Bonnie Partner excelled in the girls. Middleton's Confectionery donated prizes. The Orono Firemen aided with ignition as darkness heightened the spectacle.
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Orono
Orono Fair
Robinson Boys
Bonnie Partner
Middleton
Corrections on Public School Board Room Use Discussion
In Clarke Township Public School Board minutes Mrs. H. H. Barlow requests correction for our coverage of last week's meeting. She argues excessive non school use of the General Purpose Room could hinder educational displays and the room’s main purpose.
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Orone Times
Kendal General Purpose
Clarke Township Public School Board
H. H. Barlow
Orono Juniors Need Players In Port Hope Game Defeat
The Orono Junior Baseball Club opened the season with a 7 2 loss to Port Hope after leading 2 1 in the seventh inning. Paul Jones and John Smith pitched for Orono under coach Dr Peter Maartense who says more players are welcome for practices at Orono Park each Wednesday and for the upcoming game against Port Hope.
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Orono
Port Hope
Orono Club
Paul Jones
John Smith
Peter Maartense
Orono Park
Maartense
Striking Rubber Workers Challenge Goodyear Public Talk-In
Kenneth Hooper, president of the union, calls on Goodyear to attend a public talk-in in the town arena on Friday. He invites management to debate publicly and claims the union will expose any deceit. Goodyear had no comment.
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Kenneth Hooper
Goodyear
Hooper
Wayne Miller Earns Deans Honour Roll at Waterloo College
Wayne Miller son of Mr and Mrs C E Miller of Orone is named to the Deans Honour Roll for first class academic standing at Waterloo University College. He received a Bachelor of Arts at the Spring Convocation on May 20 and plans further study next year at Guelph.
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Wayne Miller
C. E. Miller
Orone
Waterloo University College
Wayne
Guelph
Wage Boost For Durham Teachers
The Durham County District High School Board approved a 5.6 percent raise for teachers, aligning with Toronto Peterborough and Trenton boards. Salaries across five schools rose twenty percent over two years, with a fifteen percent bump last year. New secondary salary scales take effect Sept 1 1968, detailing category raises and annual increments. accelerated increments for fifth sixth and seventh years are withdrawn.
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Durham County
Toronto
Peterborough
Trenton -Board
Blossom Tour and Film Showing in Orono
The Orono Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Blossom Tour this Sunday May 26 starting at Lamb's Road near Bowmanville, proceeding to the Tree Nursery and Ganaraska Forests with yellow route signs. A new film by Mr. Bunting will be shown at 2:00 and 3:00 at the Tree Nursery, showing last year’s release. Durham Co-operative Storage in Newcastle will distribute free apples.
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Orono
Lamb’s Road
Bowmanville
Tree Nursery
Mr. Bunting
Department of Lands and Forests
Durham
Newcastle
Liberal Nominating Convention May For Northumberland Durham
The Liberal Association will hold a nominating convention at Cobourg District Collegiate Institute East in May to select a candidate for the riding. Guest speaker will be E. J. Benson, Finance Minister and Treasury Board president, Cobourg native. Russell C. Honey is the only announced candidate thus far.
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Northumberland-Durham
Cobourg
Collegiate Institute East
James H. Clarke
Liberal Association
E. J. Benson
Finance
The
Treasury Board
Mr. Benson
Clarke
Northumberland-Durham Liberal Association
Russell C. Honey
Durham
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