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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1977
Page
6
The CUPW argues for a National Program of Demands in contract talks. The list includes a 30 hour week with breaks and vacations rising to seven weeks, double and triple time for overtime, relocation pay, and no subcontracting without union approval. The union cites these aims to pressure negotiation outcomes.
The piece argues a no-win postal stalemate risks a strike crippling the system and bankrupting the Post Office, while concessions to workers could trigger a cascade of demands and a permanent return to wage and price controls. The federal government is pressed by the Canadian Labour Congress and big business groups to resolve wage and price controls now.
A report from a local school gathering details guests from British Columbia Alberta and Saskatchewan. Nash Eckert Ellingham performed Amazing Grace with Nash on violin while M C Jack Mitchell introduced George De La Mare as the oldest in attendance. The program closed with Lisle Simpson singing as guests departed. The guest book lists attendees from many towns with years of association, ending with a note that the column continues on page seven.
A Sunday to Saturday schedule fragment lists devotional programs, cartoons, talk shows, dramas, news, and sports. Notable entries include University of the Air, Funtown, Six Million Dollar Man, Sonny and Cher, The Waltons, Merv Griffin, and CKY-TV News across July 31 to August 6 1977 with multiple time slots and channels.
Winnipeg CBC listing shows daily program blocks from July 23 to Aug 5 1977 with parades mornings and a mix of dramas news and sports. Notable items include The Magic Flute Hawaii Five-O The Beachcombers Sesame Street Nicktoons and CFL coverage with varied times across days. The schedule lists local news weather segments and multiple CBC productions across evenings and afternoons.
The snippet lists a TV lineup from 4:30 to 11:40 with shows and titles including The Muppets Oceans Alive Judy & Jim and Police Story. It also catalogs a long roster of people tied to various places such as Russell Man Manitob a Winnipeg Kamloops Calgary Regina New Orleans and England with birth years and family links.
Mr and Mrs Mike Cherowka and daughters Susan and Cynthia spent holidays in Calgary attending a wedding and touring Lake Louise Jasper Banff and other Alberta areas. They visited friends in Calgary Roblin Inglis and Ethelbert while Olga Sorochuk of Vancouver attended a Winnipeg wedding and Cynthia Cherowka vacationed in Taber Alta. The group also includes the Sudeyko and Znak families visiting relatives in Roblin and Winnipeg areas.
Linda Booker of Roblin won a crocheted cape donated by Mrs. Nellie Bilous at Pioneer Days held in the Keystone Museum. The notes also correct an obituary detail, stating that Brian Schmaltz is missed as a survivor in the late George Schmaltz’s family.
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