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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1961
Page
2
Safety researchers in the United States conclude scare campaigns do not reduce crashes. Instead, emphasis shifts to driver instruction through road signs and radio broadcasts to teach proper responses and reduce panic on the road.
A motorist in Edmonton has sued after police required him to stand on one leg and pick up a cent to prove sobriety. The piece questions the practicality of the test for older drivers and suggests field tests may be needed.
A twilight hit-and-run involving a married businessman leaves a ten year old boy seriously hurt. The driver flees, later surrenders, and is jailed for a year while facing lawsuits. his family loses home and business, and his marriage ends in divorce after the boy survives. The police advise stopping at the scene would not be a moral fault.
Carol McLaren offers practical guidance on choosing wash and hang curtains such as Dacron and Fiberglas, noting durability and ironing needs. The piece also advises readers to evaluate sewing machines by purpose, cabinet style, portability, tension controls, lighting, and dealer service before purchase.
In Montreal schools tests on current events reveal initial poor results with many errors. Students misidentified figures like Mayor Jean Drapeau and Premier Le Sage and confused Citizenship Minister Fairclough with deportation, but scores improved after a month as homework with newspapers helped.
Bryan Saytes of Parwis Ont raises nine lambs from five ewes with $68 expenses and $188 receipts, profit $120 in 1960. The 14 year old and his parents, active 4H leaders, reflect on the 4H pledge emphasizing head heart hands health for community and country. Vienna reports about 36 000 Austrians emigrated to Australia since 1953 including 10 000 Hungarian refugees from 1956 uplift.
Harold Urey says life may have existed on Venus and Mars despite Venus temperatures near 570 degrees Fahrenheit. A Soviet scientist notes possible life with Earthlike chemicals. US aims to launch a Venus mission in 1962 to measure temperature water oxygen and ozone and photograph surface through cloud breaks.
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