Canada Faces Oil Shortage as Reserves Decline
A Canadian Petroleum Association report shows 1970 oil use reached 517 million barrels while only 440 million were newly discovered. Alberta produced 315.4 million barrels that year, with 24 years left at that rate before depletion. Rising prices and costly extraction loom as reserves are confined to difficult sources and Athabasca sands.
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Canada
Alberta
Venezuela
Ottawa River
Canadian Petroleum Association
Athabaska River
Youth survey ranks environment as top U.S. problem
Scholastic magazine polled 57,000 high school students on primary U.S. issues. Environment tops distress at 57 percent, followed by Vietnam war and drug abuse at 51 percent each, with crime inflation race relations hunger and poverty lower. Drug use seen as rising by 68 percent, and students align with parental views, narrowing generation gap.
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Inva
Scholastic Magazine
U.S
Joe McCarthy
Showroom Gals Break Barriers In Toronto Auto Trade
The piece notes women are entering sales roles in Toronto car dealerships. Marvin Starr hires three women, claiming they endure long hours and show greater sales aggression. It questions mechanical knowledge and concerns about color and upholstery affecting choices compared to torque and engine size.
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Marvin Starr
Toronto
Starr
Ontario
Manitoba plans 15.4 per cent rise in 1971 72 spending
Manitoba's NDP government tabled 1971 72 estimates totaling 516 850 800 dollars, up 15.4 per cent from 1970 71. Health and welfare lead the rise with 168.7 million, education at 179.9 million, and highways at 50.8 million. New departments Urban Affairs 2.8 million and Cooperative Development 361 thousand add to the budget.
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Manitoba
NDP
Education and Health
Highways Department
Saul Cherniack
Department of Health and Welfare
Manitoba Health Services Commission
Department of Municipal Affairs
Department of Agriculture
Department of Urban Affairs
Department of Co-Operative Development
Agricultural Department
Ed Schreyer
Municipal Affairs Department
Progam
Mackling Accused of Interference in Manitoba Case
Manitoba Liberal leader Gordon Johnston accused Attorney General A H Mackling of direct interference in a Brandon case by reading a letter ordering the crown attorney to drop two assault charges and pursue an impaired driving charge as a first offense. Mackling defended the action as routine and said he was not personally involved, with guidance said to come from defence counsel and police in examining which charges to pursue.
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A. H. Mackling
Manitoba
Brandon
Liberal House
Gordon Johnston
Mackling
Johnston
Harry Enns
Lakeside
Decounsel
Measles and German Measles Vaccine Guidance
Health notes describe measles and rubella, their symptoms, contagious periods, and vaccine protection. It outlines vaccination benefits, 99 percent effectiveness, and vaccine strategies in Manitoba for girls of childbearing age, nonpregnant women, and pregnant women in contact with rubella.
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Manitoba
Welfare To Working Man Upped In Winnipeg
The welfare to working man plan raised partial assistance to low wage workers so their monthly income is $60 above unemployed welfare. Fulltime workers still get $25 more than full welfare figures. Pearl McGonigal said 40 fulltime workers with dependents receive aid, noting the partial assistance is small but aims to encourage work.
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St. Games-Insumg
Wounell
Social Services Committee
Pearl McGonigal
Greater
Winnipeg
Convictions fall under Liquor Act but drunks rise in places
Legislation shows convictions under the Liquor Control Act nearly halved from 15 088 in 1989 to 8 420 in 1970 yet drinking not clearly reduced. RCMP notes Selkirk and Portage la Prairie saw more drunkenness and repeaters while The Pas reported drunkenness doubling in 1970. Liquor sales grew to 85 million dollars in 1970 from 79 million the prior year.
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Macgregor Herald
MacGregor
United States
Audit Bureau OF
Sandona Weekly Newspaper Associa
Allen McGregor
Bialtor
Clean Environment Commission
Pas
Attorney-General
Civil Service
Inipeg
McLaren
Rupert
A Living Guide
India
Mohammed
Jesus Chie
Jim Webb
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