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BY JEFil SEDON
Any doubts about Liberal inroads into
Progressive Conservative incumbent Bob
McKinley's stranglehold -on the riding of
Hutron-Bruce were removed Tuesday
night.
McKinley was returned to Ottawa by an
almost two to one majOrity in the federal
election swamping Liberal hopeful Graeme
Craig by about 9,090 votes.
New Democratic ,Party. candidate Moira
Couper was never in the race here but her
party increased its support in the riding by
28 per cent. Couper called the NDP support
"Super" and said she was "glad some
people voted for me",
The race in Huron -Bruce was over
almost as soon .as the polls closed in the
riding. The first poll to report gave
McKinley a 10 vote edge on Craig and that
lead ballooned as more polls were counted.
The PC incumbent was declared elected by
national news agencies about 10 minutes
• after the • polls closed. here
. McKinley did not let the convincing win
go to his head election night telling party
faithful at a rally in Goderich that the
Liberals had waged orte of, the ..best
campaigns he has fought in his 14 years as
a politician.
McKinley, a Zurich area ' hatchery
operator, was jovial at the Goderich rally
telling his; workers Liberal tactics to chip
away at his support had backfired. ,fte said,
redistribution had taken away some Con-
servative territory in Huron, -Bruce and
added some Liberal- ground.
"They didn't get away with what they
tried," he said. "Instead we . elected two
Conservatives on either side of us."
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Circus comes
Thursday
The Big Top will go up in Lucknow
on Thursday when the circus comes
to town. Presented by. the Luckrtow
District Kinsmen there will be a
traditional circus performance, with
horses, aerial trapeze ',artists;
clowns, wizards .of -balancing and
juggling and the circus, -elephant. On
the grounds will be. a circus animal
and petting zoo, a Python snake
exhibit and children's pony rides.
The shoWs will be at 6 and 8 p.m. at
the Lucknow fair groundson T
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day night. More about the rcus -o
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Last lecture
The last in a series Of lectures -on •
The History of..CiVilization throUgh
fixt will be -held tonight at p:in. at
the Lucknow1presbyterian Church.
F'rof. A:7 D. , Logan will consider
Pre-Celumbian Art and art through
the peried between the 17th and 20th
centuries.
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Versatility of flowers
The Lucknow District Horticultural
Society- chose ;The versatility of
flowers as the theine for their spring
flower display and tea. Picture story
is .on page 13. •
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These three boy scouts are working on their service badge by doing
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Randy Bain lookion. The bays have completed their orientation whicl
volunteer work at Wingham and District ilicspital; Chuck Henderson included a day in the emergency- unit-aylie hospital, and will nom
assist s patient Gordon Hall to eat his supper while Tim Stainton and begin regular shifts with "the other hospital volunteers
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.Graeme Craig. the Liberal candidate .in
the Huron -Bruce riding, •a newcomer on
the political .scene, failed in his bid to win
the Huron -Bruce riding from veteran PC
Robert McKinley.
Mr. McKinley, 50, a Zurich area,farmer,
led the race .from the time the first polls
• • reported, winning the riding for the sixth
consecutive time.
The final results of the Vote were
- McKinley, 20,885 votes, to Graeme,graig's
11,897 votes and 24,766 for New Democrat
Moira Couper, a community educator from
Bayfield.
The well-wishers at Graeme Craig's
campaign headquarters in Walton were
subdued from the time the first polis began
reporting, vvillrivIcKinley in the lead. By 9
1:0•1-, the reporters were•declaring McKin-
ley the 'Winner in the riding.
• Mr. Craig, 32, who farms and works with
finite(' Breeders, has been campaigning
since winning the Liberal nomination over
a year ago, The candidate was philoseph-
ical about his loss and told reporters that
the Liberals. poor showing "seems to be a
national trend or at least a western. Ontario
trend, that's for sure.'.' •
When- asked if he thought the voter
, reaction was to Prime Minister Trudeau's
IleaderAip, he. aniwered, "it must be
somewhat." •
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When asked if he'd enter the political
arena again, Mr. Craig gait', "not yet."
The candidate said he plans to wind down
from the campaign in the tiext few daYs,
but he alto' his wife are scheduled to sing a
wedding duet at the marriage of Heather
McDonald in Walton on Saturday. Miss.
McDonald is the sister of Mr. Craig's
campaign manager, Bruce McDonald of
Walton.,
One of The Tew bright notes in Liheral
headquarters occurred when the first
Zurich poll, which is near Mr. McKinley's'
home, reported. Graeme Craig had defeat-
ed McKinley by ode vote in this poll and
Liberal supporters cheered -when the
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results were posted.
"Look at that, you beat him in his own
town," someone Called out, and another
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Meet with
health officials
Representatives of the Wingham and
District Hospital were Meeting with
Ontario Health Ministry officials in Toronto
yesterday. The hospital b.oard of directors
was to negotiate for the additional 5142,000
required to operate all 100 beds at the
hospital. .
The board decided at their meeting May
16 they would retain all beds at the hospital
at all costs. It is expected the .chairman, of
the board, Jack !lodging, will make a
statement on the outcome of this meeting I
later in the week.
Field day ,
Area schools. held field days this
week to choose representatives to
compete' in the upcoming zone and
regional finals:,. Kingsbridge school
held their field day on Monday' under
unfavourable weather conditions.
Edward Plasschaert competed in the
1 junior boys running long jurnp.