Westman Media cable plan stretches across Western Manitoba
The Westman Media Cooperative plans a trunk and branch cable system reaching 20 centres from Gilbert Plains to Brandon by mid 1979 with six centers ready this fall. The project envisions full coverage within ten years, linking farms and villages like a utility akin to hydro and telephone, with $5 shares and Savings Certificates offered as investments.
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Westman Media Cooperative Limited
Manitoba
Gilbert Plains
Boissevain
Dauphin
Brandon
Hydro
Telephone
Westman Media
Snow and junk reappear as spring notes unfold
The author observes a yard buried in snow revealing junk from four daily papers, a lawnmower, chairs, Christmas tree fragments, and a winter’s toll of debris. He also ponders April stress for teachers and graduating students, then criticizes a government bid to spend four million on a bilingual Canada Day celebration.
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Bill Smiley
Eliot
Lief
Daily
Feebs
Uuawa
Canada
God
Jesus Christ
Our Lord
April and tax pains fuel grim playoff talk and medical laser tease
In a cranky column the author riffs on pro hockey playoffs marching toward finals while critiquing April taxes and unemployment woes. A tangential note praises a laser acupuncture system as painless, contrasting it with needle pricks. Pearly, Ruby, and Mabel are briefly named amid the stream of observations.
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Pearly
Ruby
Mabel
The
Argyle Syndicate
Measles Outbreak Prompts Vaccination Push Across Ages
Public health officials urge vaccination for all children after first birthday amid an outbreak with many teens affected. Vaccination prevents illness in over 80 percent of recipients and reduces severity in breakthrough cases, with higher risk among unvaccinated children.
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