Monorail tales and travel notes from a Disneyland voyage
A narrator recalls Seattle monorail marvels and crowded rail travel to Los Angeles via Portland and San Francisco. The Canadian National package tour includes Fair and Disneyland with a dense mix of travelers, scenes of vast crowds, and reflections on transportation, demographics, and media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Fair Grounds
Disneviland
Disneyland
Ricky
Los Angeles
Tanner Gravline
Nisnerland
Southern Pacific
Legion
South America
Mexico
Australia
Portland
San Francisco
Canadian National
Fair
Cascade Mountains
California
Alberta
Gunner Wasteland
Swalander
Disa
Vancouver Sun
Knott
Warped Mirror and CBC Alberta TV License Reflections
The author recalls CBC's bid for the Edmonton TV license and its pledge to mirror Alberta to Canada. He laments CBC’s slow start and questions its interpretation, citing a recent Background program on Sweden as an example of warped portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
CBC
BBG
Canada
Ouimet
CBBC
Sweden
Ao. Ar
Alberta Economy Cuts and Choices in Postwar View
An Alberta discussion argues Canada cannot pursue affluence and quiet living simultaneously. It notes Canada’s exposed economy risks with world demand dropping, warns of economic lumps if isolation, and cites the 1940 Rowell Trois report placing Canada among east self-sufficient nations. It critiques welfare state costs added to goods and services as Canada’s path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Rowell - Trois
Canada must cut spending and mobilize citizens
The speaker argues that other nations won’t pay for Canada’s social services and that Canada has shouldered costs for defense. Government action alone won’t fix this. citizens, business, labor, and agriculture must take the lead to ensure Canada’s success.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ambrose Hills
Engi
Anan
Hamiota
ECHO
Manitoba
Telephone System
Johnny
Ofrlendi Albertt
John