Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 21, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Rivalries in House fading Ottawa staff the atmosphere in the House of commons is undergoing a change for the better. The animosities and enmities that saw Many bitter snappish and snarling exchanges Between conservative Leader John Diefenbaker and members of the Liberal government Are almost a thing of the past. Last week there was evidence of friendlier feelings Between the government benches and the opposition Leader. During the severe icing conditions earlier this month trans port minister j. W. Pickersgill offered or. Diefenbaker the use of a government aircraft rather than having him venture along to keep a non political speaking engagement. Or. Diefenbaker did not take him up on the offer but last week he wanted a government plane to go Kitchen or and got it. Later in the week the opposition Leader indicated to external affairs minister Martin that he like to use one of the government s discounts for a trip to Oxford Ohio. Or. Martin thought it would be a Nice gesture by the government and prime minister Pearson agreed. Again or. Diefenbaker used a government plane to keep a non political speaking commit ment. Barely during the Diefenbaker or Pearson administrations has the opposition Leader been Given the Opportunity to Fly in a government plane usually he went "commercial.1 Oporto a two car thieves who slipped out of a Rural portuguese jail left a note Reading Back at 6." Joao Ferreira was Back in his eel the next morning to finish a one year sentence but Manuel de Carvalho serving 10 years did not show up. 12 Manitoban earn degrees in North Dakota three Winnipeg and nine Manitoba students received de Grees Jan. 29 at the mid year commencement exercises at the University of North Dakota Irand Forks. Awarded Bachelor of arts degrees in education were Edward d. Thorn Dominion City George Fric flin flon Ferdi nand u. Gregoire St. Boniface and James d. Ross Transcona. Awarded Bachelor of arts degrees in business administration were Brian v. Dowler flin flon David w. Cunningham Winnipeg William g. Langtry Winnipeg and Richard d. Mitchelson. Others awarded Bachelor of arts degrees were Monica j. Hollamby Virden Daniel a. Chornick Winnipeg James p. Tesluk Winnipeg and Susie Andres Winnipegosis. Chinchilla show the National Chinchilla Breed ers of Canada wish to Correct results they released of the Chinchilla show held saturday february 11. The amended list of master breeder award win ners should read first Robert Pon Edmonton second Ken Neth Wendel thief River Falls third Doug Jobbins Melita fourth t r a u s t i Danielson Charleswood. 4-h consultant the Canadian Council on 4-h clubs have announced the appointment of or. J. M. Nesbitt president of Nesbitt educational enterprises ltd., Winnipeg As consultant to the 4 h Centennial seminar to be held at l Esterel Quebec aug. 5 to 12. Or. Nesbitt is a graduate of the University of Manitoba and Ohio state University and was previously head of the Dairy science department at the University of Manitoba. Vancouver 42 i Monton i Regina i Winnipeg 1 1okonto 21 Mont heal j Halifax Vancouver Edmonton 0.1 Regina 0.1 Winnipeg .01 . February 21. Deaths of foremen prompt checkup bid ._._. It _ am a of precipitation Canada will have face kit Normal temperatures from mid february to mid March according to the 36-Day of the United state. Weather Bureau. British Columbia will have temperatures. Above Normal precipitation is expected to Eastern and parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The wrong map was published saturday Canadian wins award Florence Italy Reuters Canadian movie maker Gilles Groulx of Montreal won the award for cinematographic Merit sunday at the Florence festival of ethnographic and sociological motion pictures. Groulx award winning entry was his film in Jeusi simple such an easy a study of mass psychology. Winnipeg s civic Public works committee recommends that City employees receive regular medical checkups by the City s medical Post expo pc meet urged former Northern affairs mini Ster Walter Dinsdale has joined the Western progressive conservative chorus asking for a new Date for the party s leadership convention. In a letter to constituents dated feb. 17, or. Dinsdale conservative member of parliament for Brandon Souris urges that the convention be delayed until after expo 67 and that it be held in Ottawa rather than Toronto. Expo ends in october unfortunately the time selected Early in september coincides with the Harvest of the or. Dinsdale said. Because of is skely that the executive will be asked to take a further look at the matter. The conservative party is strongly represented on the Prairies and westerners want to ensure that it is strongly represented at the convention he said a Date prior to the one selected was not possible because All convention facilities Are booked for the summer. But there seems to be no reason Why the convention could not be postponed until after expo 67 this would then make it pos sible to meet in the nation s capital an entirely logical place in the Centennial year for the party which made confederation or. Dinsdale said Winnipeg was solidly booked for the earlier part of the year and the Large expense of bringing delegates from the maritime Quebec and Ontario to Winnipeg was a discouraging Factor. The recommendation will go to civic health and welfare committee. The Public works committee reached its decision after a. D. Hurst City Engineer reported that seven foremen in the streets and construction Branch of his department had died during the past two years. He termed the situation desperate. Alderman Joseph Zuken put Forward the idea of periodical medical checkups. He said possibly the employees should not have been involved in heavy work and checkups might have revealed their condition. Or. Hurst said he would favor a once a year checkup for All supervisory personnel because they Are under a great Deal of stress. In 1966, three foremen suffered heart attacks and three other foremen had heart trouble according to statistics prepared by or. Hurst. Two of the six died As Well As two others with unspecified illnesses. In 1965, three streets and construction foremen Haa died one Foreman had suffered a heart attack. The Branch normally has a complement of 14 foremen. The committee _ accepted or. Hurst s recommendation one additional position of fore Man be established and that 20 foremen in training positions be established in an attempt to overcome the shortage problem. The Cost of establishing such a setup would be negligible or. Hurst said. Purchase repaid new Orleans Louisiana produces enough Oil every 10 Days to pay the total costs of the Louisiana Purchase. Safety Council seeks hike the greater Winnipeg safety Council is to seek an increase in its annual Grant from metro. The decision was made by the Council s directors at a meeting in the Viscount Gort hotel monday after some members of the Board expressed concern Over rising operation costs of the Council. A suggestion that the organization ask for in two stages to pay for this year s costs was shelved. The directors decided to Dis cuss the matter with metro then decide on a figure. Metro s Grant pays for 75 per cent of the Council s annual costs. 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