Manitoba budget pledges no tax increases and aims for balance
Finance Minister Gurney Evans unveils a 1969 70 balanced budget with no new taxes or rate hikes. Revenue expected at 378 463 419 against 377 843 687 in expenditures leaving a 619 732 surplus. Proposes federal estate tax takeover if accepted and outlines sales tax exemptions for granaries and a cut in propane gas tax.
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Gurney Evans
Evans
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Reggie Rambles Reflects On Winnipeg Voices And Local Lore
Reggie laments the loss of Scotty Harper from Manitoba sports and surveys a mosaic of humorous quotes and notes. He lampoons government sin and soapbox chatter, cites cultural grants, police pay, and public commissions, and ends with a wry take on school smoking rooms in Winnipeg.
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Scotty” Harper
Manitoba
Alexander Park
Winnipeg
Scotty
Govrnment
St. Regis
Birds Flood Alberta and Manitoba Borders Across Weeks
Rod R. T. Robinson notes a surge of birds migrating north through Western Manitoba and across borders. Horned larks began the movement in February, followed by crows and waterfowl amid deep snow and late thaws. Grain-eaters benefited as crops moved to dryers, while deer faced highway and rail casualties in thawing conditions.
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Manitoba
Poplar
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Mexico
USA
Trudeau
London
Quebec
Cultural Exchange
Ottawa
Rod 'R. T
Bill” Robinson
Roblin Cleaners
Roblin
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Maple Leaf
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Tin
Kraft Velveeta
Co-Op
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