Birth Control Amendment Urged by City Delegates
Delegates urged amending laws to allow government funding for physically injured crime victims and their families while opposing criminal code changes. They criticized the birth control ban as hypocritical, with officials from Winnipeg to Toronto promoting liberal shifts in public health policy and personal choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
L. Stinson
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Horace Brown
Toronto Board of Health
Toronto
Ald. Brown
Canada
M. Weinles
Edmonton
H.L. Henderson
Portage In
Prairie
8. Boyle
Tabor, Aka
Consumer Price Index Delivers Mixed City Increases
The new May price index shows increases from 0.1 percent in Saint John Ottawa and Toronto to 0.4 percent in Saskatoon Regina and Vancouver. Halifax declines 0.1 percent while Montreal is unchanged, with the 1951-based indexes illustrating shifts in food and service costs across 10 cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint John
Ottawa
Toronto
Saskatoon - Regina
Vancouver
Bureau
Halifax
Montreal
St. John’s
Winnipeg
Edmonton Pre
Mother Mallard Gets a Helping Hand
Regina Saskatchewan reports a mother mallard hatched a brood in the Legislative Building dome and, after a perilous tarred roof fall, was assisted by workers and a conservation officer. The brood was moved to the Legislature lawn then guided to Waseana Lake where humans helped them cross a curb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Mrs. Duck
Momma Mallard
Waseana Lake
Centennial Members Dribble to a Stop
A National Centennial Conference chartered DC-6B carrying about 50 members stalled on takeoff at Cold Lake Alberta after an oil leak 'dribbled' into a larger spill. Fire crews responded as the aging craft halted before a hangar near the air base. The flight had previously toured Yukon ranges and remote canyons before returning to Cold Lake en route to Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Base
Smeee
Victoria
B.C
Yukon
Winnipeg
Cold Lake
Yellowknife
St. Paul
General course pamphlet outlines Manitoba education path
The provincial education department and Manitoba Teachers' Society issued a pamphlet detailing general course graduates qualifications. Since 1962 the program blends English, mathematics, sciences, social studies and business fundamentals to prepare students for immediate entry into business and industry. The Winnipeg and Manitoba chambers of commerce endorse the course and urge employers to hire its graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Education
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Manitoba
George Johnson
Teachers’ Society
Education Department
Winnipeg and
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Manitoba Plans Major Research and Development Park
Premier Duff Roblin announced Manitoba will build a large science and industry park to bridge pure research and production. The project will house applied labs, pilot plants, a technical library, translation services, and computing, with a first phase converting research into industrial techniques tailored to Manitoba conditions. A conference with industrialists and scientists is planned to detail proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Duff Roblin
Roblin
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Centennial
Alta
Macgregor Herald
MacGregor
United States
Post Office Department
Quewa
Ontario
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Allen McGregor
Raitor
Rev
Donald
MacDonald
Trinidad
British West Indies
MaccDonald
West Indies
Place Bethel
Denwal Pharmacy
Portage Animal Hospital
North Norfolk
Harry
Eves
Brandon
Trimble’s
Portage LA Prairie, Manitoba
Winnipegs
McLaren
Rupert
Oly
Department OF Health
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