Cost Of A Health Plan In Canada Debate
A Banff Medical Association discussion addresses national health insurance and free hospitalization. Experts warn government funding implies taxpayer burden while noting needed services such as diagnostic care, hospital expansion, and care for remote areas. Dr. Harrin McPhedran led CMA findings urging public awareness of fiscal responsibilities.
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New Zealand
Britain
An Medical Association
Banff
Canadian Medical Association
Harrin McPhedran
Toronto
Polic
Harvey Agnew
Liquor, Crime, and Violence Rise in Winnipeg Area
The Winnipeg Tribune notes liquor as a recurring prelude to recent violent crimes including robberies and stabbings. Reports describe parties that devolved into chaos, with binge drinking and immoral conduct contributing to unsafe conditions and public concern. A Warner Brothers project plans reconstructions of British studios damaged in the war, costing about £1,000,000.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Tribune
NEW
Warner Brothers American Film Company
Estree
Teddington
London
U S Navy forms first helicopter squadron in New York
The Department commissioned its first helicopter squadron of 17 craft to be based at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City. The unit aims to advance air sea rescue work begun by the coast guard and to support mail, personnel, and material delivery from ships, reducing the need for destroyers for minor tasks. Helicopters will be mounted on vessels without aircraft and on some battleships to supplement observation aircraft.
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US. Department
Naval Air Station
Floyd Bennett Field
New York City
United States Coast Guard
Search For Opportunity Canada Proposes Domestic Equality
The Winnipeg Free Press notes Canadians abroad pursue opportunities across the border but argues Canada must provide within its borders equal chances in all fields. It warns such balance may never come, citing population and facility disparities as a lasting challenge.
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Canada
United States
Winnipeg Free Press
Scientists seek aged beauty concrete for lasting façades
British scientists and architects discuss a concrete that ages beautifully as a top need for long lasting aesthetics. Speakers note London's grimy atmosphere challenges buildings, with few surviving beyond a decade of use, while historic Roman dining praised salt as a sacred staple.
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Royal Institute of Architects
London
Price Control And Rationing Information Q and A
A wartime Q and A column explains unnumbered beaver stamped coupons remain valid for rationed foods regardless of service discharge. Dealers must sell used cars for cash with no trade-in requirement. Hotels must have ration books surrendered for stays of two weeks or more. Milk prices in restaurants cannot be raised despite subsidy changes. Readers are invited to request the Consumers News pamphlet or Blue Book and to note the paper date for Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
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Consumers’ News
Prices and Trade Board
Weather as a Gambler of the Farm Year
The text frames weather as the farmer's central gamble. It notes urban discussions focus on rain, while farmers face vital risks, where a single flash storm could ruin an entire season. The piece presents weather as a decisive, year long factor in farming success.
Norwegian farmer plows field with fishing boat on fjord
Ole Mjeltvik of Kile Fjord Yanmore rigged a cable and pulley system to pull a plow attached to his motor boat. The boat powered furrows along the shore yard turning the entire field in record time, a novel method in regions where electricity is scarce.
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Parmer
Ford
Sean
Kile
Yanmore
Eoen
Ole Mjeltvik
Rich Kingdom Sarawak Joins British Crown Colony
The white rajah era ends as Sarawak in Borneo becomes a British crown colony. A royal pledge promises welfare and development while Christopher William Dawson is named chief secretary awaiting a governor. The Brooke family previously ruled since 1840 under a 4 million dollar trust fund arrangement.
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Sarawak
Borneo
Srawak
Britain
Christopher William Dawson
Malayan Civil Service
North Borneo
Charles Vyner Brooks
Brooke
Brunei
James Brooke
Blind Musician Invents Machine To Copy Notes
Auguste Liessens of Sorel Quebec, blind, developed a device to write music faster than a non blind person. He traced grooves cut in leather onto a musical staff after his wife aided him. The latest version includes a frame to hold paper and stencils to copy any note set. Canadians consume 40,000,000 pounds of tea yearly, averaging about 800 cups per adult.
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Canadian Federation of Basic Teachers Associations
Auguste Liessens
Sorel. Que
Mixed Innuendo Jokes and Banter in Dated Humour Page
A collage of humorous quips and exchanges. Lines include Mrs Parvenue boasting a life size statue of her husband and Mrs Shoddy boasting a weekly bust, a magistrate quizzing a burglar, a dentist joke about standing on a corn, an artist revealing ten years of work, and a football coach praising a player while a revelation about bargain sales follows. The piece reads as a slice of early humor with social quirks and light banter.
Yugoslavia appoints Sava Kosanovic as ambassador to U.S.
Sava Kosanovic, named by Yugoslavia as ambassador to the United States, previously served as minister of information with his Belgrade office. He takes on the diplomatic post amid ongoing relations between Belgrade and Washington.
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Washington
U.S
Yugoslavia
Sava Kosanovic
Belgrade
Wisdom Quotes And A Robin Senses Hear Worms
A collection of aphorisms about wisdom from Spurgeon Penn Billings Tennyson and Eddy with a note on acute hearing explains how a robin uses hearing to locate worms. It describes the bird listening for worm movement and preparing to strike as the worm surfaces.
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Mr Worm
Eiffel Tower Repaint Routine Verified During War
During wartime reports claimed the tower suffered rust due to paint shortages. Swedish papers alleged the Eiffel Tower was deteriorating, but authorities rebutted that it remained in good condition as six months of repainting and seven year cycles continued by sixty painters.
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Eiffel Tower
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