Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 18, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba 14 Winnipeg free mess tuesday nov pm is 1975 Orlikov has doubts about Gray s plans because of James Gray s stature As a popular social historian senior education officials from the Western provinces have agreed to meet with him nov. 18 in Winnipeg to discuss his proposals about teaching history. But at least one of the officials or. Lionel Orlikov Manitoba s Deputy minister of education has reservations about the proposals. Or. Gray is suggesting that histories of particular aspects of Western life be written published and distributed to schools i Western Canada. Or. Orlikov in t sure such books would be equally Rele vant in All four provinces. He said i an interview monday that a recent Book by or. Gray which dealt with Prairie droughts in the 1030s, concentrated on events in Alberta and Saskatchewan and contained much less about Manitoba. One of the problems in publication is the domination by the Ontario Market or. Orlikov said. In a Telephone interview monday from his Home in Calgary or. Gray was guarded about the meeting. In s bound to be con he said. Don t want to say too much about it or get anybody s Back up. 1 want to get something done about the history Content in schools not generate Public he said some people in the education Hierarchy Aren t interested in teaching Cana Dian history. An Alberta High school principal thinks teach Iii history is unnecessary or. Gray said. He says it s All in books for anyone who wants to filid out and it s More important to teach Stu dents How to find inform teachers graduating now from University Haven t been exposed to social history he said. It s the Blind leading the Blind ignorance expand ing he wants to see social his tory taught in schools from the elementary grades and gradually expanding through Junior and senior High school. Most of the history they teach now is political. Well hell i m not interested in politics they come and go. Social history is part of a continuing teaching political history is Only succeeding in destroying interest in history he said. Or. Gray who has Dis claimed any interest in being a contributor or paid Consul Tant to the project he pro poses became interested in it because i was desperately concerned that nothing was being done about Cana Dian social his Campaign took him to the Alberta department of education where he was told his suggestion warranted an approach to Manitoba and Saskatchewan. British co Lumbia officials Are interested but May not be Able to at tend the nov. 28 meeting or. Gray has suggested that histories be solicited through competitions an idea same officials Don t favor. "1 m prepared to Back he said. The important thing is to get something done and not lose the whole idea.17 Man 19, remanded on robbery charges Brent Milton Tomack 19, of no fixed address has been charged in connection with robberies at or. Submarine restaurants and at the North Star inn parking garage. He was remanded in Cus Tody to nov 24 when he appeared monday Iii provincial judges court in the Public safely building on five Rob Bery charges and one Auto Tholt charge. Two robbery charges were Laid i connection with an incident at . Saturday at the hotel garage. A Winnipeg police spokes Man said a Man armed with a knife took from the garage office and from two attendants after telling one of them his car had been vandalized. The Man forced the attendants to lie on the floor while he escaped three robbery charges were Laid in connection with robberies Between nov. 5 and 7 at or. Submarine stores. A total was taken in two separate Rob levies at the. Store at 141 me Phillips Street. The third robbery occurred at a store at 1941 Portage Avenue St. James Ashlii Iboina. The police spokesman said that in All three cases a Man entered the store with a coat or Blanket Over his indicated that he had a concealed weapon and demo red de Money. In the second Mcphillips store robbery a Man produced a Butcher knife when the clerk turned. Over Only the spokesman said. The robber fled after being convinced there was no More Money in the store. In the postage store Rob Bery a 23-year-old c 1 e rec fought with the robber some women customers screamed distracting the clerk and the robber fled empty handed the police spokesman said. Or. Tomack is also charged in connection the theft nov. 5 of a car from City Centre hotel parking lot Carlton Street and Ellice Avenue. Lie was arrested at 2 . Saturday. Man two Brothers charged after Man beaten robbed t i r e e men have been changed in connection with the forging and passing of 14 traveller s cheques taken from a 38-year-old Man who was Cal ii and robbed sat urday in a downtown hotel room. Harold Brian Asham 25? of 467 Pri Lehard Avenue has been charged with robbery and 14 counts each of forgery and uttering. He pleaded guilty to the robbery charge and was remanded in Cus Tody to nov. 24 when he appeared monday in provincial judges court in the Public safely building. His brother Terra acc Wayne Asham. 22. Of 467 pilchard. And Cyril Joseph Sinclair 37. Of 1131 Selkirk Avenue both charged 14 counts each of Forg Ery and Ellering. Or. Sinclair pleaded guilty to the charges and was remanded in custody to nov. 24 for a pre sentence report. Terrance Asham was re leased on his own undertaking to return to court nov. 24. A Winnipeg police spokes Man said the incident began about . Saturday Whan the 36-year-old robbery victim and Harold Asham were drinking Beer in a d o w 111 o w u hotel room. A fight broke out and the 36 year old Man was hit on the head with a Beer bottle robbed of s1.200 in travellers cheques and lied up. The Man. Who freed him self and called police was treated in Hospital and re leased. With a cos Nanton news reporting. Week nights weather reports Channel 9 Cable 12 just look at our exceptional Low Price on these Good looking sweaters for misses and juniors subs and samples in an assortment of current fall and Holiday styles in easy care acrylic. At this modest pick a super collection from a popular array of colors. Small medium Large collectively. Personal shopping Only dept. 806, Bayyurt women s Wear downtown and uni City where the values Are everyday i Miteon s j5au Tio Spanu shop downtown daily Ondoy to Friday saturday shop a kity Contay through saturday dial 783 2112 both stores ;