Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 18, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Below Normal natures to continue thirty readings started Valentines Day by Judson it was a cold cupid that shivered into Winnipeg this Valentines he came with the coldest snap of the temperatures have gone lower thu 30 every Day since the week began with weather a few degrees on the mild but it soon a Low pressure system moving across Southern Manitoba brought temperatures up to 19 above on Light Snow drifted in ahead of the and amounted to of an Clear cold air rolled i behind the Low pressure Centre on it dropped the temperature to 30 on wednesday the frigid air and alcohol in the minimum thermometer shrank Winnipeg free press by Carrier soc per week february 1967 authorized As 2nd class mail by the Ottawa and for payment of postage in Cash local news Roblin visits trappers9 festival and crowns trip with a crowning to 38 thursday was not quite so cold at 12 to 31 Friday was the temperature again slipped to 38 and the afternoon High reached Only 22 the Low Friday overnight was 37 and the expected Low tonight is the Outlook shows continuing weather maps indicate cold High pressure areas will dominate the picture for the next few temperatures Are expected to average much below late february temperatures average from 7 to 17 last year a mild spell began on and the last week daily averages ranged from 4 to 28 on it Rose to an extreme High of 53 Coffee As a Newspaperman you can write thousands of stories in a most eventually wind up As wrapping for the garbage but every so often one will have unusual Impact arid this is what i found with the Story about a recent meeting with the dictator of Francois since it appeared in the free requests for More information about Duvalier have come from several one of the most flattering was a Call from life the editor said he had years to get raters into the Palace to see yet it was just one of those unplanned tilings and circumstances made the Story a reporter often finds elaborate preparations May not work but a Lucky break can Lead to a by tie to answer readers who asked the reporters dont write their own this is done by the copy desk the writer usually Doest know what the headline is until he reads it in a Salute goes 1o of 173 Rupert land West she was 91 in novem yet still plays the argan in Pauls anglican sundays at the bal superintendent of the sunday school until last has played the Church Organ since on tim scr Odiol Side notes from a Toronto diary Nathan the caustic critic of the Toronto is quite ill and not writing his column Pierre Berton really raked producer Daryl Duke Over the coals in his program for the Csc handling of the von Thadden Berton claimed interviewers Larry Zolf and Robert Hoyt were ill informed and had treated von Thadden with kid Berton asked Are you telling me that Zolf and two professional interviewers who have All the re sources of the Csc at their fingertips and a staff so enormous it takes five minutes to run them in the credits at the end of the go to Germany and Challenge von Thadden Molly of Gayles fashions in says a gentleman purchased four pairs of Hose before i Christmas when we Ere extremely his daughter later j opened the Box and found six last week the Man j arrived in the store to pay for the extra two Grant Park High school is putting on trial by jury for three nights starting wednesday in the school auditorium Singer Molly Ainsley is recuperating and now living at metropolitan kiwanis courts on Ness Avenue fashion 67 with authentic ethnic costumes from 15 countries is set for sunday at the Royal Alexandra hotel guest models include Joanne miss and Myra miss Blue scene in the City a Reader called to say that he noticed the 1867 1967 Centennial Crest on a Box of facial tissues he had then he but Why it be on facial tissues after we do have something to blow about one of the Best written school newspapers Ive read in a Long time is the Tec honian of 3 put out at Johns tech Robert of 444 Cordova who has waged a Battle against waste at the Dominion experimental farm at has been informed that Douglas has raised the question in Pat formerly with is now manager for Halle raft Winnipeg Reader with the initials wonders if anything can be done electronically with television come Bercals that blare out louder than the rest of the Joseph of sent me an interesting note about a fellow who spent a month in Hospital after at one sitting the Man ate a dish of 25 cabbage a three loaves of Churchill nurse made fur Queen by Hubert Beyer the staff pretty Dianne 23 year old nurse from was crowned fur Queen of the North Friday by Premier Duff and the first words she could in happier than you could pos Sibly one of the highlights of the annual trappers the fur Queen title is awarded on the merits of personality and miss who is employed at fort Churchill general came to the North Only 14 months she first worked at the Dauphin Hospital and then came to Churchill six months Ive always Felt attracted the Dianne said in an people seem to be More Friendly More Hostila they make their own fun and they enjoy it More because they Haven got the modern Dianne said she had been a visitor to last years trappers and that this year it seemed to be even More maybe its because of the Centennial it makes for a better and bigger Dianne started campaigning in the beginning of she held dances and homemaking and had tickets sold on her in her spare time Dianne spends hours with a Churchill theatre group that was Only recently revived and is now in the process of staging its first i love live she and explained that Back in where she received Ner nurses she went to the Manitoba theatre Centre As often As time and Money would one of the few things Dianne misses i Churchill is a swimming she is an ardent and she would gladly give swim Ming lessons every night of the week if a Pool were i think that a town of the size of Churchill should really have a swimming she but now Ive got to get she and in her full length Black fur coat and White fur Crown she was a pretty pays plus tax for breaking show ruling by Hubert Beyer the staff attired in a fur lined equipped with heavy boots and a number of other protective garments Premier Duff Roblin made his debut at the trappers festival Juba Calls talks on amalgamation mayor Stephen Juba of win interested in exploring the pos Nipes is inviting of a merger whereby Nipes municipalities to discuss j Public Venice could be in the possibilities of amalgam proved or greater efficiency result in the interest of the mayor Juba this week sent i would be pleased to letters Juba to the this week councils of greater Winnipeg cities and stating that he would arrange a meeting with any municipality wanting to explore the possibilities of a the mayor said it would be preferable to express the wishes of municipalities to the Provin Cial government and its boundaries commission without waiting for the outcome of the commis arrange a meeting so that these matters May be Premier Duff Roblin Fri Day put aside the burdens of government and made the rounds and did the honors at the trappers festival at the Here he is seen crowning pretty fort Chur chill general Hospital nurse Dianne Coutts Centennial fur the ceremony took place at the ire focal Point of festival Active the festival has drawn hundreds of visitors from far and major attraction is the Samile world championship dog run in three daily no West indies flags for Panama games supports school vote by Kevin Boland sound rap from one Amateur purse strings May strangle association Sions the local indies Hopes of playing a it seems the Toa wants the boundaries commission significant role in the fifth pan final authority in selection with is investigating the existing j american out the financial setup of municipalities in the dire Are lne Ujj Janciar said Bernard presi metro area and is charged with Strals Alex Dent of the East George the duly of recommending Secretary of the Trinidad i athletic changes in existing boundaries will Tell if this thing is pushed that could Lead to improvement Winnipeg Panama officials Urey its illogical conclusion it could in the municipalities an Seimel no flags or display at result in unwieldy teams i mayor a staunch Cate of total amalgamation of because of the limited i i greater Winnipeg ances afforded it will not be Power to decide which of their i in his letter to the possible to provide the would Benefit most municipal councils said he is reported to have from a foreign trip dont see j Well aware of the import Ance of Public Roblin made the scene at the ice crowned the fur smiled into the cameras and then went right into the shaking hands with indians and in a brei interview Roblin said he had never before attended a trappers and that he was very impressed with the authenticity of the Northern its really he Ive been to the Pas More times than you can but never during the now in really glad i he then turned around and spoke briefly with Teddy an 18 year old girl from Prince who is participating in the world championship dog Shes a he said apparently she can not Only drive a dog sled for 50 Miles a but Shes also very in the championship dog race Tom Merasty is still leading after the second 50 mile his total time is eight 35 minutes and 35 in second position is Frank it took him 43 minutes and 43 seconds to Complete the first 10q Miles of the Teddy the 18 year old is still in third her total time is nine hours and 31 the race was off to a Good Start Friday although it was 40 below Zero the mushers were in Good and Teddy Mcdougall said that the weather was just also it must be considered that the mushers Seldom ride on the they run almost every Inch of the entire 150 if they ride the Sleigh at All they usually help push it with one As in past years the Lions Keystone kops were an immense again fines were levied against every one for the least infraction of the festival who Ever was caught had to March into a jail made of logs and mounted on a a Fine of usually one Dollar was enough to bring immediate release from not in All when the Premier was hauled off to jail the presiding no other than Marvin Ross who Hast missed a festival in 29 slapped a Fine of five dollars on him he also insisted that pay an additional five per cent for tax in Good humor the Premier paid his Fine and was one of the busiest spots during the festival is the located about two Miles outside the it is the Start and finish line of the dog the fur Queen is crowned and Early in the morning hundreds of people assemble for a Hearty Pancake adjacent to the Palace is a replica of a of 100 years built of rough a fire is kept burning at All times and half Frozen visitors have a Chance to warm up while eating a hot dog and drinking Coffee or a hot in the meantime the search for the legendary ice worm and for the Frfd trapper As everyone knows up have never been seen by a City they Are reported to eat but Snow while gaily hopping one reporter almost succeeded in taking picture of an ice worm a few years when he saw the Happy he whipped out his camera and took a he noticed that he had forgotten to put film into the he is Stuffl pretty about it because now nobody1 will believe its a festival that grows from year to More and More tourists Are coming from far and wide to take in the spirit of Northern Man Best reflected in the trappers Doern to address Community dub russet la for Elm will discuss car train at a Public meeting at Chalmers Community club 27 at Doern will also give a report on the present session of the Manitoba including such subjects As education and the meeting will be preceded by the annual general meeting of the Elmwood new democratic weather report to Money just dont have the no doubt your As Well As is concerned about the question of the changes Raj we municipal boundaries that presumably will be made by the j the report is that team sports province after it receives the suffer because of the Money report of the local government boundaries but where Money the Toa As More competent to assess an athlete than the National association of which they Are a Small five Mon Lis there is More than five i months to lobby the cause in the i synopsis it my centry will continue to he no today mow forecast for parti of Imthurn and the my map indicate today expected High Ron president of would be when the Manitoba association Ever there is a common wish by school has appealed to two or More municipalities to All school boards and this desire could it has occurred to me that it there is no fuel for Miner i legislative bodies that embrace Unity organizations to co operate in a get out the vote Campaign for the March 10 referendum on single District school in a press release Parkin son said that on March 10 the electors in 33 of Manitoba 48 i school divisions will vote for or against the unified administration of All schools under a single Board j in each Teji divisions Are already operating under the single Board system and five in the Interlake will become single District divisions on april 1 without a Parkinson said it would be a mistake to take for granted that the vote will be favourable the Trinidad guardian wrapped the package with a West indies there Are things that Are this different they said the j Side of definite Trinidad Tobago team could swell to 100 the appeared nearly the Trinidad Tobago entry is Strong in cycling and two meat a two bottles of a in any particular division if bottle of and a pint of the Vodka will do it every Nathan of 5603 Borden is a people neglect to exercise their precocious 14yearold who says he likes Hes taking a youth Hostel tour through Canada this wants to stay with a family Here a week in it would help if the family has a 14yearold in return this boy could go bade to Montreal with me and id show him expo 67 whiles he staying at our House for a be expressed to the commission and the provincial govern ment without waiting for the to before Alette from the i Roger Gibbon will defend the outcome of the commissions j office of the High commission cycling title he won Jer to Canada explained the Fin during the Sao Paulo Panama your Council is Ancial in i guardian reporter Horace the 4 x 400metre relay team Gordon said Chapman is ranked a favorite with i hinted Trinidad May Send Wendell de their biggest Ever contingent Kent Beniard and Lennox year to the they broke the world Chapman based his Hopes on i record at the British Empire a recommendation made at a and Commonwealth games in Toa Council meeting in Jamaica last j Gibbon won a Silver medal at the move then was to revise the Sao Paulo on tenth the rules so affiliates could Send of a second behind Gold medal paper boy robbed Friday night a Tribune car Rier boy was beaten and Rob bed of his collection while collecting on the second floor at 758 Mcmillan Avenue the 15yearold boy was accosted by a unknown assailant who was described As being quite this referendum provides an j tall and about 17 to 18 years of Opportunity and a Challenge to competitors to olympic Standard contests at their own Winner Carlos Alberto Vasquez of Dard of current rules the people of said we Hope that every eligible voter in the 33 divisions concerned will get out and vote so that the education of no child May suffer through our the boy was punched several the ribs and taken from times about stomach and he was taken to Victoria Hospital but released after expense if they met the Stani fencing and Field hockey May be included for the first time in the West indies pan american games current Toa rules stipulate the Council is All powerful in selection of touring the affiliates nominate any i Money they contribute is shared by the entire Lio an evening news says the recommendation will be put to the general the suggestion earned a not sunday the annual smorgasbord of the Catholic women league of immaculate Conception Parish will be held March 5 from 4 to 7 and not this sunday As earlier forecast Miky Tulcie Drifting and occasionally to Whf this to 20 this Aht Moj and Yocomini Fht again Tow and High today for and Winnie my hollow and 30 Tempo Atura for Tho 24how Norrod which a did at 6 saturday Vancouver 48 32 Calgary 11 4 Edmonton 3 13 Regina 14 19 Brandon 15 the Pas 5 j2 we Misti 15 or fort William i it Kenora 2 Ottawa Toronto 3 8 3 Halifax 18 Chicago Miami los Angeles Minneapolis new Yorac 80 64 70 so 13 4 9 ;