Looking Back — Nov. 14, 2023

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This article was published 14/11/2023 (1079 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

SIXTY YEARS AGO

Canada’s king of curling, four-time Canadian and world champion Ernie Richardson, joins the sports pages of the Sun today. He will be writing a weekly column.

A move to provide Brandon and western Manitoba with a multipurpose centre to serve sports, culture, exhibitions and conventions got off the ground yesterday at an enthusiastic meeting at the Prince Edward Hotel.

FIFTY YEARS AGO

The Brandon Optimist Club presented the Bob Bass Memorial Trophy to Mike Malazdrewicz of Brandon for outstanding activities in both school and community.

Mayor Bill Wilton signed an agreement contracting the service of E.A. Levin for the redevelopment of Brandon’s central core area and sharing the costs 50-50 with the Brandon Chamber of Commerce.

FORTY YEARS AGO

The Reagan administration is telling Syria it faces almost certain retaliation if its gunners continue shooting at U.S. aircraft on reconnaissance patrols over Lebanon.

In one of the first decisions made by the new council, an increase from 75 cents to $1 was approved for people who park in three city-operated lots in the downtown area.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

Hundreds of wrestling fans lined up for hours to meet WWF personalities such as The Undertaker and his manager, Paul Bearer, and get autographs outside Zellers at the Brandon Gallery. The wrestlers were in town for BMG Music Canada promoting CDs featuring several WWF wrestlers taking their shots at singing.

Today, more than six weeks since he was rushed to emergency at Brandon General Hospital unable to move his legs, Dwayne Gylywoychuk will make his return to active duty with the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

The late Betty Gibson will be inducted into the Brandon University Alumni Association Wall of Fame today. Gibson, a longtime educator in Brandon, rural Manitoba and South Africa, was instrumental in introducing the kindergarten program in the Brandon School Division and in developing and implementing the mathematics and language arts curriculum in Manitoba. She received the centennial medal in 1967 and the J.M. Brown Award in 1974 for her contributions to education in Manitoba.

With the adoration usually reserved for rock stars and a nod of approval from a real one, Paul Martin tonight began his reign as Liberal leader by promising to help the country make history at home and abroad. In a final bit of drama to Martin’s coronation, Jean Chrétien came on stage amid a shower of celebratory balloons to raise the hand of his longtime foe in victory and give the thumbs-up to the next prime minister. U2 lead singer Bono also took to the stage to champion Martin, along with the cause of aid for Africa’s poor and AIDS victims.

TEN YEARS AGO

Some Brandon residents got a bit of a surprise when they opened their doors Wednesday night to see the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada standing on their steps. Justin Trudeau went canvassing with Brandon-Souris Liberal candidate Rolf Dinsdale after a busy day of campaign stops in the riding.

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is pulling out all the stops to convince Brandon-Souris voters the Nov. 25 federal byelection is a “three-way race.” During his second visit to the riding in less than three weeks, Mulcair devoted an equal amount of time taking pointed jabs at both the Conservative and Liberal parties.