DDT Destruction Nears End In Canada
The Defence Research Board nears completion of a program that destroyed about 65 percent of the 107000 gallons of liquid DDT held by the armed forces in 1971. Most remaining stock is at Suffield Alberta with a small amount at Frobisher Bay. A Destructive facility burns DDT contaminants. byproducts are carbon dioxide and water vapor.
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Defence Research Board
Canada
Suffield
Alta
Environment Department
Medicine Hat
Frobisher Bay
N.W
E. R. Mitchell
Combustion Research Laboratory
Energy Department
Rome Subway Extension Uncovers Ancient Buried Structures
Excavation for a new Rome subway extension reveals buried buildings dating to ancient times. The find enhances understanding of early urban life while fueling interest in Rome's evolving transit network.
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Rome
San Quentin Prison
Church of the New Song
Sing Sing
Oscar Wilde
World Council of Churches
U.S
Russia
Heritage Manitoba Foundation eyed to preserve historic landmarks
Manitoba government considers creating the Heritage Manitoba Foundation to restore historic sites, working with the federal Heritage Canada program. Legislation likely next year's session as MLAs debate sun recreation and cultural affairs budgets and weigh projects from a second national park to lake algae control.
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Manitoba
Heritage Manitoba Foundation
Ultural
Larry Desjardins
Desjardins
Heritage Canada
Department of Sun, Recreation and
Smg
Whiteshell
Lake Winnipeg
Ian Turnbull
NDP
Osborne
West Hawk
Falcon Lakes
Hecla Island
Cy Gonick
NDP_ Crescentwood
Manitoba Theatre Centre
Centre
Third Guidelines Volume Is Tabled in Legislature
The third volume of Guidelines for the Seventies was tabled in the Manitoba Legislature by Premier Ed Schreyer. It urges greater public control of mineral wealth profits, prefers public interest protections with room for private enterprise, and outlines northern housing, urban land, and rural development proposals. The report emphasizes northern development, housing programs, land banking, transit, and rural industrial strategies, while noting Winnipeg’s landholding and transit challenges.
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Manitoba
Ealing
Ed Schreyer
McGill University
Eric Kierans
Kierans
Schreyer
Guidelines
NDP
Winnipeg
Canada
Aes
Saskatoon
Brandon
Spivak Seeks Independent Review for Manitoba Electricity Rates
Sidney Spivak proposed a bill to grant the Public Utilities Board final say on rate increases, arguing an independent body should judge Hydro rate hikes tied to the Nelson River power project. He says Hydro has become political and wasteful in development plans. Apple Storage store note appears unrelated.
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Sidney Spivak
Anitoba Public Utilities Board
Nelson River
Hydro
Public Utilities Board
Machinery Law May Get More Teeth
Manitoba Agriculture Minister Sam Askin says farm machinery law may gain tougher teeth to curb price hikes. The new warranties for tractors and combines sparked recent increases by John Deere Ltd. and Massey Ferguson Industries Ltd. The government may require price approval by the Manitoba Farm Machinery Board and is reviewing Deere’s late price list filing.
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Manitova
Sam Askin
John Deere Ltd
Massey- Ferguson Industries Ltd
Manitoba Farm Machinery Board
John Deere
Housewife Eyes Poultry Prices and New Turkey Timetables
As protein costs surge, shoppers turn to poultry though prices rise 18.5 percent in a year. Economist Marie Slusar notes modern factory farming and injections affect flavor and weight. She offers updated turkey cooking times at 325 degrees, and cites that only about 40 percent of a turkey’s weight is edible meat after dressing, with thawing guiding weight loss.
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Marie Slusar
Food Advisory Services
Federal Agriculture Department
Premier Sees No Need For Increasing Taxes
Premier Ed Schreyer argues against a tax hike for seven years, citing a buoyant economy and cautious optimism. He warns current economic definitions miss unemployment realities, urges a new net economic welfare measure, and notes U S utility interest in Manitoba Hydro power.
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Manitona
Ed Schreyer
Schreyer
Bouyant
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