Whelan Sees Food Prices Going Up
Federal Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan warned Canadians will face higher food costs in coming months due to the energy crisis. He cited fuel price increases and fertilizer costs as key factors, saying price rises will hit several items while Canada may feel milder effects than eastern Fraser Valley. He pledged government priority for farmers during fuel shortages and noted U.S. cutbacks could shift risk south of the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Whelan
Canada
Fraser Valley
Whelan
Agassiz
B.C
U.S
Mr. Whelan
Dittrich Men's Shop Ltd
Montreal
Simon Lister
Lister Furs Ltd
David Walker
Prices to rise across economy in 1974 forecast
Edmonton businessmen foresee widespread price hikes in 1974 from 8 to 20 percent for clothes housing transportation and furnishings with fuel costs and lumber shortages driving costs higher. Gasoline may surge after Ottawa price freeze with a ripple effect on air and ground transport while housing land and labor costs push new home prices up substantially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton ‘Journal
Tom Powrie
University of Alberta
Otawa
Pacific Western Airlines
Airbus
Calgary
Northwest Territories
John Sribney
Edmonton
Qualico Developments Ltd
Sribney
Siidney
Granadan Builders Ltd
Rod Smith
Treasure House Furniture
Judge questions legality of Alberta spot checks
A district court judge in Alberta cautions that government spot checks for impaired driving may violate the Criminal Code. Judge Sidney Legg noted concerns about breath analysis demands and the overall justification under law while praising efforts to remove drinking drivers from roads. Police cite Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code as bases for the program, allowing breath tests with reasonable grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Sidney Legg
Edmonton Safety Council
RCMP
Legg
Glen Bishop
Canada
Bureau Closes Winnipeg Office Moves Prairie Ops to Edmonton
Canada Bureau shutters its Winnipeg office at month end and transfers prairie operations to Edmonton. Local manager R A S Cooper says the unit mainly serves the public during the transition to autopac Manitoba’s public auto insurance plan. He notes prairie business mainly lies in Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Winnipeg
Prairie
Edmonton
R. A. S. Cooper
Bureau
Manitoba
Prairies
Alberta
Canadians Aid Bible Translation Drive Debuts New Version
Six Canadian scholars joined a 100 plus translator team to craft the New International Version of the Bible. They aim for a contemporary yet faithful rendering, avoiding both literalism and slang. The first New Testament release in October drew praise from Elton Trueblood, with more than 100,000 copies distributed in four weeks and plans for a full Bible by 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Gordon Brown
Toronto
Home Evangel of
Presbyterian
Roland K. Harrison
Richard N. Longnecker
Wycliffe ( Anglican) College
William J Martin
Carl E. Aremerding
Regent College
Vancouver
Central Baptist Seminary
Alvin Martin
Canadian Bible College
Alliance
Regina
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
R. K. Harrison
Getting Deer The Hard Way in Chatfield Minn.
In Chatfield Minnesota a service station operator Dale Horsman chased a wounded deer down Main Street last Friday. He wrestled the doe to the ground in a park and euthanized it. A conservation officer later sold the deer to Horsman as a confiscated animal for 2.50, after he had paid 7.50 for a big game hunting license earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatfield
Minn
Dale Horsman
Minnesota
Horsman
Edmonton raid seizes 209 copies of The Joy of Sex
Edmonton police with search warrants raided Coles Book Stores Ltd at three shopping centres and seized 209 copies of The Joy of Sex, a volume that recently drew police attention in Windsor Ontario. No charges have been laid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Silent Philosopher Seeks Health Through Quiet Living
At 92 Dr Abraham Wolfson has four silent days each week to conserve time and energy for activities before he dies. The retired dentist explains silence reduces energy use and helps him read and write more. He carries a card asking people to excuse the silence and says conversation often is gossip. Wolfson, a Russian immigrant, credits health to an active mind vegetarian diet and fresh air from sleeping on his open porch. He has written The Road to Health and Happier Living and aims to teach peaceful living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Wolfson
Wolfson
United States
Russia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Bond
Mary Holland Manufacturing Ltd
Bond
Mary Holland
Macgregor Herald
MacGregor
Ube
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
CO Mye Funeral Home
Royal Road South
Fessors
McMaster Funeral Home
McLaren
Rupert
Denwal Pharmacy
Hell
Heaven
Poul
Goa
Brandon
Mar Ria
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!