Parliament Hill Report on a Short Thanksgiving Week
A compact Ottawa dispatch notes a shortened week in Parliament with clashes over ministerial absences and the speaking schedule. It covers postal reform fears, rural newspaper delivery costs, the Farm Improvement Loan Bill, the Farm Credit legislation, and the upcoming Languages Bill as Canada faces farm, refugee, and fiscal concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
External Affairs Committee
Canada
Dr. Johnson
Presbyterian Church of Canada
Biafra
Britain
Ussr
Fann Credit Corporation
Federal Farm Credit Corporation Act
Winnipeg notes and quips from Reggies Rambles column
Reggies Rambles skims Winnipeg politics humor and sports. It cites Eric Wells on Juba’s chair ahead of an election, trips through celebrity quips, hockey results and social satire reflecting Manitoba life.
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Winnipeg
Eric Wells
Steve Juba
Eric
Lady Astor
Mzole Leafs
Manitoba
Bobby
Mobile vehicle inspection units to start in October
E McLean announces two Manitoba mobile inspection units nearly ready for operation in mid October. One unit will open at Polo Park Winnipeg and the other at Portage la Prairie, later moving to other centres. Vehicles will receive Approved Vehicle Inspection Certificates after voluntary tests.
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E. McLean
Q. C
Polo Park
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Ontario
Manitoba
Wedding Gossip Sparks Sour Grapes in Beverages Room
An offhand remark overheard in the St. Regis beverage room amid chatter about Jackie and a Greek billionaire paints the scene as a party of press reporters is discussed. The overheard comment suggests dissent and pejorative sentiment about the wedding and the couple.
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ST. Regis
Jackie
Government Branch Wins ATA Award For Mobile Units
The Manitoba motor vehicle branch, now in the Department of Transportation, received the ATA Trophy for 1968 for shaping a voluntary motor vehicle safety check program. The award recognizes its contribution to public safety ahead of a mid October launch. Transportation Minister Stewart announced the honor.
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Manitoba
Tas
Automotive ‘Trades Association (Manitoba) Inc
Department of Public Utilities
Department of Transportation
Stewart
Birthday Gift Bird Becomes Family Punchline
A man outshines brothers with a $50,000 mynah bird boasting a 40000 word multilingual vocabulary. He asks his mother for her opinion and she quips Delicious, turning the extravagant gift into a joke about taste.
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Mynah
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Parliament Hill Report
Gordon Ritchie
National Revenue and Finance
Justice
Solicitor General
Trudeau
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Keirans
Borden Hawrylak
Robin
George Giles
Post Office Regulations
the Roblin Review
Reggie
Judy LaMarsh
Judy
Black Power
Stokely Carmichael
Mexico
G. B.’ Huehn
MclLean
Marlborough Hotel
Vietnam
TNS
A.T.A
Roblin Review
Roblin
Man
Yorkton-Melville, Saskatchewan
Yorkton Broadcasting Company Limited
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