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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
14
The article argues Canadian papers aim for straight news with editorial opinion on separate pages. It cites W Y MacSkimming noting unbiased reporting, while editors publish columns and letters to reflect diverse views. Readers form opinions from distinct news, editorials, and columnist voices.
The Toronto Globe and Mail urges a national manpower registry to track every worker and skill set, assigning a unique number and card to travel job to job. It argues this would reveal genuine unemployment, guide training, and inform policy, but questions efficiency, privacy, and government overreach for 65 million workers.
Owing to quiet business tanneries work at Fairy Lake pulls stumps with a winch as water runs low. Notables include Back of Palermo Halton after 54 years practice suffering a paralytic stroke. Purchases of three properties for electric valley right of way and property sales along Church Street. Attendance at Brookville concerts and visits by Frank Schwoml and Khobe of Calgary. Acton council discusses drainage on Church Street weed control and plowing equipment arrival.
District Holy Rosary Credit Union eyes a charter for Britain and the UK with about 40 members joining. Burlington plans a 15 story apartment project costing 1.25 million and notes 1.136 million in permits last month plus 1 million for Notre Dame Academy addition. Georgetown garbage crews remove cans and paint them yellow. council mulls options. Rampton Peel County backs a plan to join up the county to Caldgan for the World Plowing Match preparations.
Hatton County Council faced questions over potential conflict as Deputy Reeve William Hunter, a Georgetown real estate agent, acknowledged signs on property sought for sale. Hunter said none of his properties were purchased and his firm has no control over sales staff. The matter was tabled while_tri-county jail project work proceeds and clerks align population forecasts and financing methods.
The Marketing Board announces renewed bank credit to buy a large volume of surplus wheat for the season. Standing, board manager, says crop reserves of 1962 are used as collateral to cover temporary needs and notes the board has bought nearly two million bushels by August, more than double last year’s purchases.
A personal column notes the upcoming gathering of teachers and weekly newspaper editors. The writer jokes about travel chaos and weather in Canada while comparing the two events and describing social routines, meals, and receptions at their respective conventions.
Halton Co Operative Medical Services says it has reached a pact with Blue Cross to offer combined premium payments for semiprivate hospital coverage. The plan adds Blue Cross semiprivate coverage for 760 a year for a single member and 14.20 for each dependent, including ward or semiprivate care.
Town workers uncovered a gas line while draining ditches on Mill Street East near Taghheel during excavations. A concrete catch basin is being poured to collect water on school property as wires await connection in the relocation of high tension lines.
List of doctors dentists and lawyers in Acton Ontario with office hours contact numbers and practice notes. Includes notices about office closures and new hours effective September 15 and several travel coach schedules to Toronto and Owen Sound with times and connections.
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