Oil pipelines raise massive Alaska to U S gas plan
The proposed project would lay a 2500 mile steel pipeline from Alaska north slope to the U S market via northeastern Alberta entering near Emerson Manitoba. Estimated cost 2.5 billion dollars, to be funded by Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd and four others. The Arctic resource debate centers on land routes versus ship transport and potential environmental impact.
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Alaska
Alberta
United States
Winnipeg
Emerson
Man
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd
Alberta Gas Trunk Line Company Ltd
Far
Arctic
Minnesota Lakes Pollution Plan Aimed At Reform
Minnesota faces a major cleanup of its famed lakes with a 20 point plan drafted by Attorney General Douglas Head, Republican candidate for governor. The program, costing about 5.6 million dollars, would fund sewage facility improvements, tax credits for lakeshore homes, disinfection efforts, and experimental lakes for pollution abatement testing, amid calls to protect waters both in Minnesota and neighboring Ontario where lake pollution is also rising.
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Minnesota
Douglas Head
Ontario
Non Track Vehicle Aims to Spare Arctic Terrain
Ecologists worry oil exploration will scar the tundra as vehicles leave permanent marks. Rolligon Corp of Houston develops a cushioned tracked vehicle with four wide doughnut tires to minimize imprint. It carries 5,000 pounds, moves in mud water and solid terrain, with speeds up to 25 mph on land and 3 mph in water. Bearing pressure is 18 psi when fully loaded.
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Far North
Arctic
Texas
Rolligon Corp
Houston
Pete
Special Education Takes New Direction
Youth and Education Minister Saul Miller announced sweeping changes to provincial grants for special education this fall. The revised formula aims to reduce labelling and segregation by funding resource teachers and school psychologists, enabling more disabled students to receive support within regular classrooms.
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Saul Miller
Price Index Decline in June Highlighted by 0.3 Drop
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported a wholesale price index decline of 0.3 point in July from June, with seven of eight major groups falling. Only vegetable products rose, while potatoes surged. several items including tin and poultry prices fell by two percent or more. Building materials indexes held steady for residential and rose slightly for non residential construction.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Canada Wheat Crop Falls Half as Farmers Reduce Acreage
Canada forecasts its 1970 wheat crop at 338.3 million bushels, about 51 percent below last year’s 634.3 million, with DBS noting August 15 estimates and farm progress on prairie harvest. Durum and spring wheat totals are provided with regional breakdowns for Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta, while oats and rye production rise.
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Dominion ‘Bureau of Statistics
DBS
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
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