Local CBC Debate Program Brings Manitoba High Schools Together
CBC Northern Service enters second year of high school debate broadcasts in Manitoba. Schools involved include The Pas Margaret Barbour Collegiate, Flin Flon, Thompson, and Churchill with The Duke of Edinburgh High School at Churchill previously winning in 1967. A Churchill crew will radio Thompson on March 4 and The Pas on March 7 to cover debates between Churchill Thompson and The Pas Flin Flon.
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Northern Service
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Thompson
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Duke of Edinburgh
Margaret Barbour
Flin Flon
Thompson High School
Thi Pas
Speak Out Trophy Final to Be Held at Churchill
Debates leading to the Speak Out Trophy final take place in the new Margaret Barbour Collegiate auditorium. The final will be on March 28 in the Garrison Theatre at Churchill. CBC showcases centennial plus one series stages all events at 8 p.m. with free admission and broadcasts carried by CBC radio stations in Flinlor Churchill Lynn Lake and Pukatawagan.
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Margaret Barbour Collegiate
Churchill
Garison Theatre
Nial
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Flindlor
CHFC
Lynn Lake
Pukatawagan
Manitoba To Defer Medicare For Year
Manitoba will defer participation in the Medical Care Act Medicare plan for at least one year beyond July 1 1968. Premier Walter Weir telegrammed Prime Minister Lester Pearson signaling a push for changes to the proposed formula and noting support for voluntary medical insurance for all Canadians regardless of income.
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Manitoba
Lester Pearson
Walter Weir
Hall Commission
Canada
Jobs For The Blind Show Canadian Progress In 50 Years
Field Secretary of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind reports that more than 2 200 blind people hold jobs in Canada during White Cane Week. The CMIB notes record employment breadth since the 1920s with blind workers in newsstands, manufacturing, offices, and programming, while urging continued support and community guidance.
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Canada
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
CNIB
Canadian Council of the Blind
CMIB
Dewar
Jehovah's Witnesses report persecution in Malawi
The Pas Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses begins a door to door campaign amid claims of atrocities by mobs in Malawi Central Africa. Eyewitness reports describe beatings robbery killings home burnings and mass rapes including pregnancies ending in miscarriages.
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Jehovah's Witnesses
Malawi
Central Africa
Africa
Robertson
Pas Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Mlanje
Mr. Robertson
Youth League
H. Kamuzu Banda
Malawi Congress Party
China
Red Guards
Banda
Malawi News
Protest Over Cruel Treatment Cited by Christians
A fragmentary line cites a protest against what is described as cruel treatment of harmless Christians. The note frames religious persecution as the central grievance and calls for action or awareness.
Christmas Decorating Contest Dominates Pas Herald Notes
The Pas Herald lists winners in the Christmas Decorating Contest with Robert Martin first at 25 dollars Tony Moule second at 15 dollars and Bill Shipley third at 10 dollars. The report also covers executive and standing committees for 1968 and notes attendees at transportation hearings and conferences including Thompson Winnipeg and a Royal Commission on Transportation briefing in The Pas.
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Robert Martin
Tony Moule
Bill Shipley
the Dial
Darryl Martin
Jeff Smith
Bob Warner
S. Wilton
F. White
L. McAdam
M. Hill
B. Seidel
K.banks E. Premachuk
W. Cudmore
R. Gee
R. Vickery
Air Transportation Board
Thompson
B. Campbell
Roy Vickery
Winnipeg
Royal Commission On
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Mail your PARTY LINE News Items to Box 1738 The Pas
Community brief invites readers to mail party line news items to a Toronto style mail box in The Pas, outlining submission method and box number for local readers.
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