Confusion over Daylight Time hits U S children hard
News account shows students and parents in multiple states reacting to the switch to Daylight Time. Parents report dark mornings, late bus pickups, and disrupted schedules, with officials receiving flooded calls. Kin Poling remembers growing up in dark buses, while others worry about working parents and after school activities as communities adapt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ot Cruaren
United States
New York
Nixon
Washington County
Mad
Charlotte- Mecklenberg
N.C
Kin Poling
Clarksburg
W. Va
Westchester County
N.Y
Neha Eigen
Philadelphia
Metric Weather Coming in 1975
Canada plans metric reporting starting April 1975 with Celsius temperatures and later millimetres for precipitation and snowfall. Wind speeds in kilometres per hour and visibility in kilometres follow. Gossage outlined phased conversion affecting highways, grain handling, hospitals, and consumer goods, with widespread education for citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Federal
Metric Commission
S. M. Gossage
Gossage
Canadian Club of Toronto
Railways Given 90 Days To Act
The Canadian transport commission orders railways to improve daily track inspections on main and key branch lines within 90 days or face speed and load restrictions. Derailments from track conditions have risen from 10 in 1959 to 69 in 1969 and 32 in 1972, prompting stricter safety measures including heavier tracks and more maintenance staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Transport Commission
Railways
Rolliow
Spoksmen
Rail Union
Macregor Ladies Curling Club Bonspiel Meeting Date
The Macregor Ladies Curling Club schedules a bonspiel meeting on Wednesday January 16 at 8 pm in the Community Centre. The gathering invites members to discuss event plans and logistics for the upcoming curling competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macregor Ladies Curling Club
Manitoba Public Works minister urges energy saving in offices
Public Works Minister Russell Doern asked Manitoba civil servants to lower thermostats two to four degrees to cut heating fuel use by about 15 percent. He ruled out switching to smaller cars due to highway safety and past performance. He cited potential annual savings of about 75000 dollars if temperatures stay between 68 and 70 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works
Russell Doern
Manitoba
Doern
Scratch and Scrounge Makes Business Success in BC Lumber Remanufacturing
Allwood Industries Ltd in British Columbia runs a lean remanufacturing plant turning surplus cedar into marketable goods. Founded in 1965 by Jim Fenton and Steve Gatensburg, the operation employs about 40 people and ships mainly to the United States and British Columbia. The firm processes roughly 1.7 million board feet monthly, aims for 2 million with $3 million in annual sales, and relies on flexible production to profit from surplus timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allwood Industries Ltd
Worrow
Jim Fenton
Steve Gatensburg
Fenton
Planer
Vancouver
M Fenton
Texas
United States
MacMillan Bloedel
Crown Zellerbach
Weldwood
U.S
B.C
Allwood
Gatensburg
Mr. Gatensbury
No Changes Planned For RCMP Uniforms
Solicitor General Warren Allmand stated Friday there have been no changes in RCMP insignia or crests after two checks with the force, countering former prime minister John Diefenbaker’s claim that an memo suggested removing the crown from crests. Diefenbaker pressed the issue in the Commons and to reporters outside, citing an administrative memo and recalling the crest debate of 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INO Vmnnapee
RCMP
John Diefenbaker
Warren Alimand
The
Commons
Diefenbaker
Prince Albert
Allmand
Royal Canadian
Trudeau
Police
Britain Faces A Gloomy Year As 1974 Dawns
Britain enters 1974 under a cloud of doom with a three day work week and fuel shortages. Opposition and government blame the miners dispute and global factors while unions warn of widespread layoffs and economic hardship. Thousands already on temporary layoff and rail service disruptions fuel public concern.
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Britain
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
Heath
Wilson
Who Complains More in Consumer Grievances
The Standards Council of Canada study on complaints shows educated, affluent English speakers dominate written or phone complaints while the poor and elderly underreport. Appliances and home furnishings top beefs, with government services less cited by English speakers. storefront offices and local access urged to broaden participation.
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Standards Council of Canada
Council
Consumer Affairs Department
Fred Edgecombe
John Liefeld
University of Guelph Consumer Studies Department
Edgecombe
Box 99
Consumer Complaint Bureau
Better Business Bureau of
Metropolitan
Toronto
Chatelaine ‘Magazine
Treasury Department of
Prince Edward Island
Box
Gladys Dunn
Federal Consumer Affairs Department
Good Year Ahead Nixon Birthday Call From California
President Nixon spoke to his daughter Julie Eisenhower on his 61st birthday via telephone from California. Julie reported two special birthday cards from the National Association of Greeting Card Publishers. Association president M A Kramer of Los Angeles said they could not miss the occasion.
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Nixon
Julie Eisenhower
California
Julie
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
M. A. Kramer
Los Angeles
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U.S.A
Minemaea
macGregor
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Allen McGregor
Man
British Columbia
Orain
Mega Funeral Home
Royal Road South
Winnipeg
McLaren
Rupert
Jesus
Iglous
Calvary’s Cross
Christ
Jim Wet Box
Brandon
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