Sixth Sense Locates Missing Moose Lake Man Body
Two Indians from Moose Lake with a reputed sixth sense locate the body of 21 year old Albert Saye missing for 16 days. Saye, pilot of a Keystone Fisheries boat, disappeared August 10 near Sipiwesk Lake while crew say he went to the rear of the craft. RCMP search parties labored for five days before turning to the famous local trackers. The vessel was a 45 foot freighter serving a northern Manitoba route.
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Moose Lake
Archie Martin
Charles Buck
RCMP
Sipiwesk Lake
Pas
Albert Saye
Keystone Fisheries Ltd
Manitoba
Saye
Young man loses eye in Winnipeg industrial accident
A 19 year old from The Pas Donald Clark suffered an eye loss and plastic nose surgery after a heavy chain struck him during loading of a semi trailer in Winnipeg on August 19. He worked for Gardwine and Sons Ltd for about a year and is reported doing fine and expected to go home soon by his mother Mrs Arnold Clark.
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Pas
Donald Clark
Winnipeg
Arnold Clark
Crossley Avenue
Donald
Gardwine and Sons Ltd
Hydro power reaches The Pas via Grand Rapids line
Manitoba Hydro chairman Fallis hosted town council and The Pas Indian Band at Gate Way Hotel to celebrate transmission integration. Attendees included Hydro officials from The Pas Dauphin and Winnipeg. Fallis noted plans to extend the Grand Rapids line to The Pas, recalling past promises and a decade since Manitoba Hydro took over the town’s plant. The Pas now receives 15 times more load than before.
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Hydro Power
Bill Fallis
Manitoba Hydro
Gateway Hotel
Pas
Hydro
Grand Rapids
Dauphin
Winnipeg
Fallis
Don Stephens
Hospital Seeks 225 000 For New Building
Town Council approves a resolution urging eligible voters to authorize debentures of 225 000 for hospital expansion. The council says no further town funding beyond this amount and that hospital costs should be shared by the Local Government District and Indian Health Services. Awaiting negotiation results and update from Sister Lachapelle.
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Indian Health Services
Lachapelle
Farmer Shoots Bear Threatening Sheep Near The Pas
Shoots bear seven miles west of The Pas after it killed six sheep this summer and recent weeks. The large male bear followed sheep when killed. Game officials say it is legal to kill bears that damage property.
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A. Madrigga
The
Pas
Tourists Stopped by Union Pacific Train Showdown
J F Gray of the Hudson Bay Route Association recounted an August incident near Thompson where about 25 men of Indian ancestry boarded a Churchill bound train, forced aboard moments before departure, then lay beneath coaches and on the track. Police used hoses to disperse them. He described the group as looking for mischief rather than a protest.
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J.F. Gray
Hudson Bay Route Association
Churchill
Thompson
Sgt Clark Receives Dauphin Posting
Crp K Elliot takes over the Dauphin section as Sgt M Clark transfers from The Pas to Dauphin after two years as commanding officer. Elliot, formerly of Swan River, arrived to assume duties last week. He is married with four children.
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Sgt. M. Clark
RCMP
Dauphin
Sgt. Clark
Pas
Crp
K. Elliot
Swan River
Elliot
Manitoba Hydro Crew Repairs After Lightning Strike
Manitoba Hydro crews worked near THE HERALD building after a transformer was struck by lightning causing a 45 minute power outage across much of the area. The same transformer was knocked out by lightning at 3 AM the previous week.
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Manitoba Hydro
THE
Herald
Lambair Adds New Twin Islander For Thompson Kelso Gillam Route
Lambair Limited expands its fleet to 23 aircraft with a 10 passenger Islander named Twin Islander. It will serve the Thompson Kelso Gillam daily schedule and features individual seat lights vents curtains. The Islander joins a twin engined Aztec that carries five passengers cruising at 190 mph. both aircraft are fully instrumented.
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Lambair Limited
Thompson
Kelsey
Gillam
Lambair
Otter Purchase After Manila Quake Visit
Tom and Greg Lamb of The Pas return from the North to quake wrecked Manila shortly after a major tremor. They describe Hilton Hotel damage and Rubey Tower collapse killing over 300 as six draglines rescue buried victims. They then travel to Kowloon and Northern Territories before buying two Otter aircraft.
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Tom
Greg Lamb
Manila
Philippine Islands
Hilton Hotel
Rubey Tower
Lamb
Hong Kong
Kowloon
Northern Territories
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Hospital
Storm
Lamb’s New Islander
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