Pass The Salt
The article notes oceans contain about 50 quadrillion tons of salt, with rivers adding four billion tons yearly. It explains salinity remains steady, salt cycles via evaporation and inland deposition, and Roman salt roads like Via Salaria influenced the word salary. Only about five percent of US salt production is for food flavoring. most aids chemical industries.
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National Geographic Society
Italy
Via Salaria
Romania
United States
Chemical
British centenarians praised for steady living and hard work
The Queen sends greeting telegrams to centenarians in Britain and the Deciduous Fruit Board mails 10 pound boxes of grapes. A Times of London report notes replies from 800 to 1,000 centenarians show the longest liveliness comes from not smoking or drinking, rural living, moderation, regular habits, close families, hard work, and faith. One gerontologist suggests pivoting to earning money to enjoy retirement.
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Deciduous Fruit Board
Times of London
England
Cickens
Consumers Association Calls for Action on Consumer Rights
The Consumers Association of Canada urged federal action at its annual meeting. It passed ten resolutions calling for a knowledge fund for consumer education, stronger meat and poultry inspection, tariff policy input, uniform sale of goods act amendments, and Canadian standards on fabric flammability. It backed Melville Commission fish standards and discussed vitamin D in milk and detergent labels. A panel weighed consumer interest while officials outlined protections against health, accident, and economic hazards. Delegates were set for speeches by the deputy minister and Saskatchewan’s attorney-general.
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Association
Melvor Commission
Threeman
Canada
J. C. Gilson
University of Manitoba Department of Agricultural Economies
Liberal plan weighs maternity leave and labour code changes
A Liberal policy paper proposes adding maternity leave to the Canada Labor Code subject to royal commission recommendations. It also hints at amending the Female Employees Equal Pay Act, clarifying equal work definitions, and strengthening arbitration and enforcement under federal jurisdiction. The paper outlines three months notice for workers displaced by tech change and income maintenance for eligible workers amid policy shifts.
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Liberal
Trudeau
Task Force On
Concorde costs could rise as strikes push price higher
British and French governments have spent over 480 million on the Concorde project. Wages from French strikes may add about 720 thousand dollars per aircraft, potentially prompting a rethink by the British treasury despite a projected 1971 service date.
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France
John Stonehouse
Ministry of Technology
U.S
Whites Work At Emulating Indians
Rev. Adam Cuthand told about 200 social workers at a conference that trained social workers can help Indian and Metis people only if they shed white assumptions and truly walk with them. He described cultural barriers, indirect communication, gender separation, and class differences that complicate urban outreach, noting Indians value none from property to long talks.
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Adam Cuthand
Cuthand
St. Matthews
Anglican
Community Welfare Planning Council
Mr. Cuthand
Integration In Single Generation In Canada Coast Chilcotin
Northern Development Minister Laing told about 100 people at a campaign meeting that integrating Indians in Canada could be achieved in one generation. He cited 48 percent of Indians under 16 and 52 percent in integrated schools, noting leaders often lack high school education while speaking for Liberal candidate Paul St Pierre in the June 25 federal election.
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Northern Development
Laing
Canada
Paul St. Pierre
Coast Chilcotin
Indian Residence Chair Seeks Sponsor for World Tours
Zack Harris, administrator of the Indian Residence at Portage la Prairie, appeals for a sponsor to fund 5000 dollars yearly for travel and maintenance of the As4 voice choir. The group aims to visit Man and His World in Montreal and the World Fair in Japan in 1970. The residence houses 80 students aged 14 to 19, with education expanding nationwide. Harris notes Indians face limited opportunities even with high school education and urges white society to create jobs and secure economic stability for graduates.
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As4
Montreal
Japan
Zack
Harris
Portage la Prairie
San Antonio
Tex ' Me
Haris
Winnipeg Cosmopoltan Club
Portage
Winnipeg
Brandon
North America
Director Appoints New Research Director in Edmonton
Education Minister George Johnson announced the appointment of H. D. Hemphill, 34, of Edmonton, as director of research in the department. Hemphill will start September 1 and conduct a survey of general research programs, their coordination, completion and liaison with other directorates.
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George Johnson
H. D. Hemphill
Edmonton
Johnson
Hemphill
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Consumers Association
Federal
Consumer Affairs Department
The
Consumers Association of Canada
Grits
Royal Commission On the
Macgregor Herald
MacGregor
Manitoba
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Ontario
Seaway
Montreal-Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence Seaway
Welland
Indian Residence
Mr. Harris
McLaren
Rupert
Bank the New True Way
Bank of Montreal
First Bank
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