Housewife’s 9/10,000-mile campaign for a state lottery
Mary English toured the country to back Canada adopting its own state lottery or sweepstakes. She found sympathy among supporters and opposition from churches and anti gambling groups critical of the idea. The piece cites New Zealand where 250,000 tickets at 75 cents yield 90,000 in prizes per draw and 36,000 first prize, with 74 draws in the first year.
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Mary English
Canada
New Zealand
Battle To ??? Money In Canada Banks Grow Trust Power
Canada’s savers and borrowers face a fierce contest among banks trust companies and finance firms as they expand into savings deposits consumer loans and fiduciary services Trust companies push further into deposits while banks broaden alliances and seek wider trust powers The piece links farm labor shifts to agribusiness noting agriculture has moved from breeding horses to manufacturing tractors within the economy
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Canada
The
Financial Post
Britain
U.S
Trust Compan
Ireland
Pesticide controls seen safe with few risks in Canada
Dr Harry Hurtig of the Agriculture Department argues that federal controls have reduced pesticide hazards to a level with no public health peril. Canadians use weaker solutions than Americans and substitute dieldrin with Sevin Malathion and Dimethoate, while federal and provincial agencies monitor intake and enforce food laws to keep residues off the market.
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Tate Bares
Bedion
United States
Rachel Carson
Harry Hurtig
Federal Agriculture Department
Canada
Hurtig
Agriculture Department
Federal Food and Drug Directorate
Food and Drug Directorate
Prairies
Saskatchewan-Manitoba
Ottawa
Dr. Hurtig
National Committee On
Belleville
Ont
New Brunswick
Louisiana
Carso Book
Canada Canward Against Market Conflicts and Trade
The piece argues Britain may or may not join the Common Market and weighs Canada’s options. It highlights Germany’s wheat levy as a cautionary example, notes political and trade implications, and stresses improving immigration policies, taxation, and wage productivity to keep commerce competitive. It urges action on domestic costs and labor cooperation to attract trade.
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Diefenbaker
Britain
Germany
Socialist Party
Canada
Original Thought and Creativity Reflections
A compact collection of quotes on originality and creativity from Goethe William Benton Clulow Morgan Forster Voltaire and Mary Baker Eddy. The excerpt argues invention requires inner being and that originality stems from wise imitation. It contrasts authoring ideas with conquering battles and notes creativity shifts a person beyond self.
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Goethel
William Benton Clulow
Morgan Forster
Voltaire
Mary Baker Eddy
Wedding at MacGregor United Church in 1962
Sivani Siedlh Voss exchanged vows at MacGregor United Church on November 17 1962 at 5 pm. Clarene Ethel, the bride, wore a white silk organza gown with French lace and seed pearls, carrying pink carnations. Grand reception for 150 guests followed. couple to reside in Winnipeg.
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MacGregor United Church
Clarene Ethel
Ron. Tarr
Sharon
Smith
Jim MacDonald
Heather Smith
Shelly McArthur
Wayne Thurston
Gerald Farley
Randy Clark
Jean Burns
Winnipeg
Lyal Stone
Memorial Hall
Armistead
Syd Coulthard
Toronto
U.S.A
Lipton St
Urge Intermarriage To Improve Relations
Singapore adviser Indie Rahim Ishak urges intermarriage among Malay Chinese and other races to bolster race harmony amid Malaysia federation talks. He promotes multiracial schools, notes social compartments persist, and cites Eurasian mixing as evidence of successful cross race integration.
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Dunatune
Reuters
Singapore
Malaya
Indie Rahim Ishak
Ministry of Culture
Malaysia
Brunei
Sarawak
North Borneo
Ishak
South America
United States
South Amerand
Uescript
Three Borneo
Homaver
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Macgregor
Herald
MacGregor Herald
MacGregor, Manitoba
Post Office Department
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Allen McGregor
Ambrose Hills
Sivani Siedlh
Voss
Portage Neepawa
Liberal Association
St. Mary’s Parish
Paul Martin
Army
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