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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
2
A compact history traces sourdough bread from ancient origins to modern markets. It covers starters as lifeline on the Klondike trail, the Yukon adage about guarding bread, Pacific coast native innovations with hootch, and sourdough’s revival in San Francisco bakeries and gourmet shelves.
The Car Care Council bulletin notes Canadians neglect autos compared with Europeans, hurting resale value. Lloyd Reid of Toronto says well kept cars are scarce and 20 to 50 percent more saleable. Morley Miro adds rough cars waste space and invite costly repairs.
Bob Larter of the Saskatchewan Implement Dealers Association forecasts a 25 percent rise in farm machinery sales this year over 1970, driven by farmers delaying replacements. Used equipment will drive much of the increase, with farmers unable to defer purchases any longer. Leo King notes 12 percent rise in new machinery and parts, with 1970 ten month sales at 77,114,820 and 1969 ten month total near 87,667,120.
Delays in prairie rail deliveries have backed up ships in Vancouver harbor as port officials and Canadian Wheat Board spokesmen forecast February grain exports could exceed 22 million bushels. Fifteen ships anchored in Burrard Inlet and English Bay, with six more at grain elevators, while experts cite rail slowdowns weather and mountain derailments as key causes. Officials warn berths may be tight if 42 ships arrive, risking deeper bunching and delays.
Canadian chartered banks led by Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Royal Bank cut their prime loan rates to 6 percent from 7 percent Effective Monday March 1 The Bank of Canada reduced its rate to 5 percent Earlier TD Bank also lowered its prime rate to 6 percent from 7 percent effective the upcoming Monday This follows a prior 25 basis point cut on Feb 15 to 5 percent and affects mortgage and savings rates as noted by banks and the central bank.
W Robert Gordon of the Manitoba Teachers Society urged strengthening ties to secure a fair share of tax dollars for public elementary and secondary education. He noted 1967 spending favored universities and vocations, with projections showing rising postsecondary costs by 1980, risking public school funding.
The Canadian government announced a three year program paying grain farmers on the Prairies ten dollars per acre to switch summer fallow and other acreage into forage. Administered by the Agriculture Department through PFAA with headquarters in Regina, the plan targets about 12 million forage acres and aims to subsidize up to four million acres. Farmers will receive five dollars per acre after claim verification and another five after the land remains in forage production by July 15 of the year following application. Minimum annual application is 25 acres. no maximum.
The study by Dr. Huo Cheng lists forests private garages and jails as the safest settings for violent and accidental deaths in 1970. It notes 626 violent accidental deaths with 106 personal crises and 147 traffic deaths. Home accounted for 208 violent deaths. falls caused 105 accidental deaths. forests and similar sites had only four.
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