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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1973
Page
6
Regina medical health officer Dr John Chiao reports venereal disease cases for January and February totalled 128, up nearly 30 percent from the same period last year, with an expected yearly total near 900. Provincial epidemiologist Dr W G Davidson notes a long term rise since 1968 and calls VD a social problem needing action.
Manitoba farmers sign 272 new crop insurance contracts by March 13 up from 81 on the same date last year. J. E. B. Campbell, assistant manager, cites dry autumn and winter and drought conditions elsewhere as fueling unease about this year's crop. Farmers also respond to favorable market conditions by planting maximum acreages.
Nine Cairo team uncovers the tomb of Ibis Raa the priest who oversaw King Chefren mummification and burials. A limestone statue and mural inside may reveal the pharaohs burial location, with inscriptions under restoration. Cairo University officials place Chefren’s reign from 2680 to 2563 B.C.
The Portage la Prairie Daily Graphic series explains deductibility of interest on loans used to acquire income producing assets such as bonds or stocks. It notes RRSP loans, tax free allowances for elected officials, and how to compute Manitoba Education Property Tax Credit. It warns that club dues are not deductible and convention deductions depend on territorial scope.
Sugar for about two million Western Canadians originates on a six-acre Fraser River delta seed plot. BC Sugar Refinery Ltd. grows beet seed, supplying over 57,000 Alberta and Manitoba acres under contract, while the main business centers on Western Canada with a Vancouver refinery and Prairie refineries. The story traces seed origins, family leadership, and the shift to Canadian beet production amid fluctuating world sugar markets.
Canada to keep two price wheat payments on a straight acreage basis after a Prairie farmer survey. Otto Lang says 87.3 percent of 61,750 western respondents favored acreage payments while 10.3 percent preferred per bushel and 1.3 percent wanted mixed. The subsidy supports domestic $3 a bushel goal, with board payments tied to acreage regardless of actual wheat delivery.
A Cornell study by Walker and Gauger estimates housework value at $122 weekly with two young children and $135 with four. analyzing 1400 northern New York families shows employed wives spend about two hours less on housework daily, yet the gap is small.
Douglas Peters of Toronto Dominion Bank told the Conference Board in Canada that consumer spending could rise over 11 percent in 1973 with inflation near five percent, marking the highest rate since 1951. He warned of shortages in capacity and skilled labor, eventual real growth around seven percent, and a mixed outlook for unemployment, inflation, and U.S. energy negotiations shaping Canada’s economic path.
A Oregon family says an owl hit by Mrs. Vanderhoof's car on December 26 survived after they stored it in a near freezing freezer. The bird recovered feeding on hamburger and rodents under care before planned release in spring. wildlife keeper notes the creature’s need for high caloric intake to stay warm.
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