Canada Readies Centennial Plans Across Levels of Government
Ottawa aims to spend 100 million dollars on the centennial event with 18 million for provincial distribution and Windsor possibly receiving about 200,000 for a public project such as a main library. The provinces face slow planning and Ontario should consider at least doubling the federal gift. Legislation to outline 1967 plans is urged. Municipal funding must start early to complete memorial works by July 1, 1967.
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Windsor
Ontario
Shorter Work Week Gains Ground in U S Unions
The article notes New York electricians cut weekly hours from 32 to 25 and predicts other unions, including transport workers, may push for reduced hours while keeping pay. It discusses the broader shift toward leisure as unions gain bargaining power and cautions on how to use the extra time amid rising mass entertainment and hobby trends.
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United States
New York
New York Transport
United Ee Ckcors
North America
Birth Control Law Clash Highlights Modern and Ancient Rules
A commentary notes Western efforts to promote birth control overseas clash with strict, century old laws at home. It cites Connecticut convictions under its 1879 birth control statute and Canada’s similar archaic provisions. The piece argues that current criminal codes constrain discussion and access to contraception through broadcasts and public discourse.
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Connecticut
Planned Parenthood Centre
Homemakers Corner Smoothing the Cleaning Routine
A practical guide to maintaining a steady home cleaning schedule. It advises daily weekly and monthly plans, flexible duties, and sharing tasks, with equipment lists and posture tips for efficient cleaning. Readers are urged to request local Agricultural Representative booklets for stain removal and washday advice.
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Untler
Canada as an underdeveloped country faces criticism
The author argues Canada resembles an underdeveloped nation with high taxes and limited industrial welcome. He urges defending Canadian traditions and opposing simplistic anti capitalism rhetoric while noting dangers of ignorance and complacency amid global calls for investment and growth. He calls for responsibility and public defense of national institutions.
Diefenbaker Signals Senate Reform Measure Soon
Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced a forthcoming Senate reform bill during the throne speech. The plan reportedly includes an age limit for senators, removal of legislative jurisdiction over money bills, and a fixed term length.
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Ontawa
Diefenbaker
Senate
Cancer outlook grows brighter from 1962 conference findings
At the American Cancer Society seminar in Phoenix Arizona scientists report new radiation methods for brain tumors and deep-seated cancers. Findings suggest chemicals from smoke contribute to cancers elsewhere and that early diagnosis plus better treatment could save more patients.
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American Cancer Society
Semiar
Phoenix
Ariz
John Heller
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre
New York
Bond sale tops twenty million in Manitoba issue
Premier Duff Roblin announced in the Manitoba Legislature that the 1962 savings bond issue in Winnifeu ended with sales over 20 million dollars. He had expected about 15 million, and early days suggested a near target as bonds began trading March 19 at 4.75 percent, with final totals to be determined later.
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Winnifeu
Toba
Duff Roblin
Mir Roblin
Gems and aphorisms from historic thinkers on charity and poverty
A collage of quotes from Mary Baker Eddy John Donne Khalil Gibran Letitia Landon G K Chesterton and Dwight D Eisenhower discusses charitygive unasked amid need and the social costs of extreme wealth and poverty urging understanding and restraint to prevent upheaval.
Science at Work Topics Review of heredity and radiation sensing
A Science at Work feature explains how brain stimulation may alter behavior and how bacteriophages reveal heredity. It also describes a radioactive dosimeter using lithium fluoride powder in a small button to measure individual radiation exposure for drivers and emergency medicine use.
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Scientific American
University of Wisconsin
Municipal Road Funding Hike Proposed in Legislature
Manitoba figures in Winnipeg where Elman Guttormson urged higher government support for municipal road costs. He pushed to raise main market and school district road shares to 75 percent, snowplowing to 75 percent in unorganized areas, while school bus routes stay 100 percent provincial.
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Winnipeg
Elman Guttormson
L.— St. George
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