Thatcher boosts Saskatchewan Liberal bid amid Communist scare
A ragged yarn of politics and quirks spans Canada and beyond. It notes Saskatchewan Premier Thatcher riding a Liberal boost after the Communist Party pledges “Thatcher Must Go,” while a Virgin herd owner buys a third of a Black Angus venture valued over a million. The piece jumbles oddities from pigs in New Guinea’s monetary system to a police stop over a no U turn sign and a Manitoba MLA slated for an honorary degree, finishing with a Quebec trip by France’s education minister.
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Saskatchewan
Ross Thatcher
New Gainea
D. L. Campbell
Manitoba
Brandon University
Doug
Washington
Hull
England
Canada
Bobby
France
Quebec
Fragmented Ottawa Press Gallery note in 1968 editorial
A chaotic Ottawa Press Gallery dispatch laments practice among newsmen and recalls a Boissevain Recorder East Picture from 1906 with William Jennings Bryan. The column strings together quips on centennial gifts, Castro and money, flags, and civil rights, ending with a self deprecating aside by Reggie about public figures and stupidity.
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Boissevain Recorder
William Jenkins Bryan
Grade 9 Exams Dropped By Education Ministry
Education minister George Johnson announced the discontinuation of Grade 9 inspector tests in language social studies mathematics science and a mental ability group. From 1967 68 exams for grades 1 to 10 will be handled by the school, with principals promoting students subject to superintendents approval where appointed. Grade 9 promotions will be by grade, not subject, to ease pupil load. Grades I and 12 stay under the High School Examination Board.
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Department of Education
George Johnson
Johnson
High School Examination Board
Manitoba Sees Immigration Boom and Out-migration Drop
Manitoba reports a 76 percent rise in immigration and a 74 percent fall in out-migration in the first seven months of 1967, with 5,000 immigrants, equalling all of 1966. Inter-provincial migration also declines from 10,290 to 2,744 for eight months. Sidney Spivak notes positive trends and expects federal rules to sustain the flow.
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Manitoba
Mortgage Loan Association
Inistry and Commerce
Sidney Spivak
Q.C
Mr. Spivak
Spivak
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