Record Winter Wheat Crop Seen Despite Decline in Output
The U.S. Agriculture Department reports winter wheat harvest at a record 1.83 billion bushels, down five percent from last month due to dry weather, disease, and hail in the Great Plains. Spring wheat prospects await July estimates. total wheat outlook may fall short of prior 2.2 billion bushel projection for 1974-75.
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United States
Great Plains
U.S. Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
U.S
Plains
Liberals Complete Full Nominee Slate For 1974 Federal Election
The Liberals announce a full slate of 264 nominees for the July 8 federal election with Vancouver East yielding Arthur Lee 26 year old lawyer as the latest candidate. By deadline Monday June 17 parties must file papers. Conservatives and NDP report near full rosters in most provinces, with Quebec lagging for both. Communists and Marxist Leninists gain official ballot designation after meeting rule thresholds.
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Vancouver
Liberal Party
NDP
Standard Times
Communist Party
Marxist Leninists
Conservatives
New Democrats
Quebec
Liberals
Arthur Lee
Canadian farmers reap 3.22 billion in four months
Statistics Canada reports cash receipts to farmers rose 72 percent year over year for January 1 to April 30, totaling 3.22 billion. Provinces show gains across the board from last year's 1.87 billion, with Manitoba Saskatchewan and Ontario among the leading contributors.
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Statistics Canada
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Election Carries On in Federal Campaign Plan
A constitutional expert says no grounds to halt a federal election if a Governor General dies or resigns. The act provides for a deputy to exercise powers, with the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada serving as deputy. CBC names Julius Kohanyi as producer for the new Canadian Film Makers series for broadcast next fall.
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Supreme Court of Canada
CBC
Julius Kohanyi
Frenene
Mr. Pearson
Joseph Smallwood
Newfoundland
Mike
New Democratic Party
T. C. Douglas
Crystal Lake
Sask
Mr. Douglas
Occupational Cancer Seen As Hidden Workplace Danger
International Labor Conference delegates from 59 countries prepare standards to curb occupational cancer. ILO data show high cancer risks in chrome plants and other industries, urging safer substitutes, medical exams, and medical records to aid research.
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Geneva
International Labor Organization
ILO
United States
International Labor Conference
Manitoba Jobless Up 3,000
Federal figures show Manitoba unemployment rose to 16,000 in May from 13,000 in April, with the jobless rate up to 7.3 percent from 3.1 percent and seasonally adjusted rate to 4.3 percent. The labor force grew to 428,000 from 416,000 and employed persons rose to 414,000 from 408,000.
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Labor
Russell Paulley
Obor
Joint Nova Scotia and federal project to depurate clams
The Nova Scotia and federal governments will run a joint project this summer and next spring to depurate clams contaminated with sewage bacteria. Purification will use ultraviolet light to disinfect seawater and immersion of clams in the cleansed water for two days to remove bacteria.
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HaLurad
Nova Scotia
Hamburger Price Decline Predicted
Food Prices Review Board officials forecast further declines in retail ground beef prices due to lower imported boneless beef costs from Australia and New Zealand. Beef specialist John Morris notes imported boneless beef, though small in share, guides consumer prices while the board urges tighter ground beef inspection and penalties. Beryl Plumptre chairs the board, calling for closer policing to curb fat, foreign matter, and bacteria, and criticizing health and consumer affairs branches.
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Food Prices Review Board
John Morris
Board
Australia
New Zealand
Beryl Plumptre
Health and Consumer Affairs
Past Elections Were Different
A nostalgic look at past political campaigns contrasts old style rallies with modern computerized voter outreach. The piece recounts name mixups, memorable gaffes, and humor from figures like John Diefenbaker Lester Pearson and Louis St Laurent, noting the shift to polished cards, safer spectacles, and organized tours.
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John Diefenbaker
York Sunbury
Chester MacRae
Chester McLure
Diefenbaker
MacRae
Lester Pearson
Burnaby B.C
Pearson
Red Kelly
Toronto
York West
Kelly
Ontario
Sruce
Louis St. Laurent
Record Price For 1907 Ultra-High Relief Double Eagle
An ultra high relief 1907 twenty dollar double eagle sold at a New York auction for about 200000 dollars. Auctioneer Benjamin Stack said only 13 of 16 specimens were produced and the coin is about the size of a silver dollar. The buyer was Mantra Tordella and Brookes, a New York firm in foreign exchange and numismatics.
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New York
Benjamin Stack
United States
U.S
Mantra, Tordella ‘and
Brookes
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VERSO
Macgregor Herald
MacGrearn
MacGregor
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Mr. Blue
Eaders
North Battleford
Mr. Diefenbaker
Prince Albert
John
St. John's
Zenith
Christianson Ltd
John Deere
Belshazzar
Daniel
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