Peril for Westman Media Co op By Ben Kroeker
Westman Media Cooperative Limited focuses on operation as its top priority ahead of the annual meeting set for June 29 at the Agricultural Extension Centre in Brandon. The article notes two new service vans, a rising install team, and a student sales corps promising 12 months of service for 11 months as they approach subscribers in Brandon and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westman Media Cooperative Limited
WMCL
Cable Co-Op
Agricultural Extension Centre
Brandon
Emery White
Pacific Avenue
White
Carberry
Glenora Slimmon
Federated Co-ops
Consumers Association of Canada
Coop
Philosphy
Manitoba
Jumper Cable Precautions For Winter Vehicle Starts
Manitoba Motor League offers safety steps for using jumper cables when a car won t start. Position cars side by side, set brakes, switch transmissions, and reduce loads. Remove vent caps, verify same voltage, avoid frozen electrolyte, and connect positive to positive then negative to the booster or engine block. Do not touch clamps or lean over batteries. Start the rundown car if needed and run the booster to prevent issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Motor League
The
League
Battery Boosting Precautions for Vehicle Jump Starts
The guide warns against running the booster motor to avoid alternator damage and outlines safe jumper cable procedures. It covers removing ground and ensuring correct positive to positive connections, plus cautions about hydrogen gas, acid burns, and ignition risks.
Reactions Mix as Winnipeg and Ottawa Figures Debate Conduct
Winnipeg lawyer decries police roughing of youths while others argue delinquents fight back. A Tory MP returns to Parliament after suspension and vows gentler conduct amid cross talk in the legislature. A female Ontario minister is mocked as know nothing and do nothing. Acupuncture touted to quit smoking, but must quit first to “stick” with the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
House of Commons
Speaker
TV Listings For Week Of July 9 1978
TV schedule from Shamrock Television and Roblin Review shows daily lineup starting Sunday July 9 1978 with cartoons Yogi Bear Huck Hound Funtown and later Oral Roberts Rex Humbard and University of the Air and News programs. Daily entries continue through July 15 with soaps dramas sports and late night shows featuring Ironside The Six Million Dollar Man Bobby Vinton The Bionic Woman and Wide World Of Sports among others.
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Funtown
Oral Roberts
Rex Humbard
University of the Air
Red Fisher
CTV
Marcus Welby
Lucy
Bobby Vinton
CKY TV
Rolf Harris
CTV National News
Ironside
the Waltons
Helen Hutchinson
Barnaby Jones
McGowan and Co
CBC Winnipeg Channel 8 Weekly TV Schedule July 8 14
Weekly CBC television guide from Winnipeg lists daily programming across July 8 to 14. Highlights include Wimbledon tennis, late movies, news, comedies, dramas, documentaries, sports and kids’ shows with times for Saturday through Friday.
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Cky-Tv
Winnipeg
Channel 8
Cbc-Tv
Death Notice for Jack Diamond of Gibson B C
Mrs 8 S Sanders Roblin reports the sudden death of her nephew Jack Diamond of Gibson B C on June 2 1978 at Vancouver Hospital He was born in Togo Sask on June 22 1910 and lived there until moving west in the 1950s He is survived by his mother Daisy Diamond Vancouver and sister Iris Smith Gibson along with many relatives The notice notes also that the first crease proof fabric was introduced in Manchester England in 1932.
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8. S. Sanders
Roblin
Jack Diamond
Gibson, B.C
Vancouver Hospital
Mr. Diamond
Togo
Sask
West Coast
Daisy Diamond
Vancouver
B.C
Iris Smith
Gibson
Manchester
England
Two Washbasins Teach Power and Service
James A. Taylor reflects on two washbasins linked to Jesus and Pilate to illustrate leadership through service versus domination. The piece contrasts a servant’s act at the Last Supper with Pilate’s attempt to wash away responsibility, urging readers to follow Jesus’ example by serving others.
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Jesus
Peter
Pilate
James A. Taylor
United Church Observer
St. Clair Ave
Toronto
Ontario
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Peril
Westman Media Co
Ben Kroeker
Cable Corner
Box
Power Vac
Roblin Review Office
Roblin Housing Authority
Bonnie Hrynkiw
1St Ave
Borden Hawryluk
Roblin Insurance Travel & Realty
Main Street
Kozmeniuk Furniture
Yroblin
Reggie
Shamrock Television and
Roblin Review
Woodsmoke and Sweetgrass
Nancy Drew Mysteries Project
U.F.O
Maclear Ctv National News
Late News Forum
Shamrock Bargain bin
Shamrock Television Ltd
Zandy
Parliament
Two's Company
Canada
Israel
Vic Franklyn
Buffalo Hunt
United Church of Canada
ART Potoroka Realty
ART Potoroka
Memorial Blvd
Dauphin
Man
Lorne Boguski
3Rd Ave
Russell
Grandview Inn
Gilbert Plains Inn
Plains Inn
Dropmore
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