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Looking back at 1975 (cont‘d) Page 12 â€" Waterioo Chronicle, Tuesday, Decernber 30, 1975 AUGUST 13 Members â€" of _ Waterioo city council will be earnâ€" ing more money in 1976 following _ council‘ s _ apâ€" May the coming year rest lightly upon your shoulders, and may it bring to all of you health, happiness and success! A VERV HAPPV NEW VEAR proval of a report by a citizen‘s committee on reâ€" muneration _ for _ elected officials submitted during Monday‘s committee of the PARKDALE PHARMACY Open New Year‘s Eve until 6 p.m. CLOSED NEW YEAR‘S DAY The report suggested that the mayor receive an inâ€" crease of $2,550 and alderâ€" men $750 to bring their salâ€" whole meeting Parkdale Plaza Albert at Hazel aries more in line with 15 study areas. At the present time Mayor Herb Epp earns a basic salary of $12,000. . The $2,â€" 550 increase would boost his earnings to $14,550. Aldermen _ in _ Waterloo are now making $3,500 basic salary. The $750 increase would give them $4,250 per vear AUGUST 20 An expected student housâ€" ing shortage at both Waterâ€" 100 universities has so far failed to materialize says University _ of _ Waterloo tUW» _ housing _ director. Cail Vinnicombe SEPTEMBER 3 University _ of Waterloo officials _ estimate _ more than 10.000 fullâ€"time stuâ€" dents have enrolled for the 1975â€"76 _ scholastic _ year. This figure is up only slightâ€" lvy from last yvear. AUGUST 27 A â€" request â€" for â€" funding by employees of the Rape Distress Centre in Waterloo was turned down by major-} ity council decision Monday, SsEPTEMBER 17 In order to give Waterloo complete control of a 125 acre parcel of land slated for parkland. a boundary change between Kitchener and Waterloo should be considered. says Waterloo Ald. Marjorie Carroll. SEPTEMBER 24 Twentyâ€"one marching bands and more than 40 floats and units will make this _ yvear‘s _ Oktoberfest Parade. Thanksgiving Day. Oct. 13. the largest to be seen in the sixâ€"year history of Kâ€"W Oktoberfest celebraâ€" tions. A 48 year old Waterloo grandmother and mother of four children has been chosen as the Oktoberfest Frieda. Mary Willms. of Coleridge Drive. was introâ€" duced to Waterloo council Monday night * OCTOBER 8 It‘s going to be a famâ€" ily affair. Beer won‘t be the only attraction of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Oktoberâ€" fest festivities. which runs from Friday. Oct. 10 to Oct 19. as organizers have planâ€" ned more than 50 activities for all ages and interests. t(CTOBEK 22 A $600.000 indoor arena for vearâ€"round public pleasâ€" ure and figure skating may be built adjacent to the Waâ€" terloo arena . QCTOBER 15 Three Waterloo women â€" a hbousewife. a volunteer and a teacher â€" were préeâ€" sented _ with â€" awards _ for their contribution â€"to the community by. Lieutenantâ€" Governor Pauline Mcâ€" Gibbon last night In presenting a proposal to caouncil â€" Monday night Jack Adams of the Kâ€"W Skating â€" Club asked the city. to: donate $125.000 toâ€" wards the projectâ€" Council voted unanmmousiv toconâ€" sider the project in the 1976 budgetwhich comes up in April Although _ Joan _ Wenzel 21. ot _ Waterloo _ placed third in the 800 metres at the Pan American Games in â€" Mexico â€" Caty_ recently sheâ€"has beenâ€" forced (to give up the bronze medal tor taking antimoties (K‘T()BI'L.R 29 Seven Waterloo men and twoâ€"women were honoured Friday for acts of bravery and courage at the second annual awards nmight of the Waterloo Regronal Police OCTOBER 1 (Continued next week )