Valley of the Dills and a Monday miscellany
A quirky briefing from Rapport Public Relations in Toronto notes a new game on a ping pong table using a pickle and bats called Valley of the Dills. The column parodies press releases and mocks road manners as a pair of motorcyclists disrupt Third Street. It also riffs on local issues, including grazing lease bids and a lot purchase delay.
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Rapport Public Relations
Toronto
Walter Bick
Pickle Packers International
Third Street
Eric Hansen
Art Millington
Millington
Social Credit candidate outlines farm cost squeeze plan
Walter Strom told an FAA sponsored all-candidates forum that farmers face rising equipment costs from 10 000 to 30 000 over 25 years. He urged government aid including new loan plans, range of grain under Wheat Board control, and compensation for stored wheat. He criticized Alberta MPs on Medicare voting.
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Social Credit
Walter Strom
an_ all-candidates forum
FAA
Canadian Wheat Board
Strom
Liberal candidate touts wheat and sugar deals in Bow Island
H. A. Bud Olson, incumbent Liberal candidate for Medicine Hat, forecast higher wheat prices after the U S Senate ratified the international wheat agreement. He cited a Winnipeg price rise and urged regional sugar accords if a global deal fails, pledging not to let sugar prices fall below world averages. He linked Kennedy Round anti dumping rules to protecting Canadian markets and prioritized Farm Improvement Loan in Liberal legislation.
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Medicine Hat
H. A. Bud Olson
U.S. Senate
Forum
Bow Island
Winnipeg
Canada
Olson
Carrbbean
Toole calls for controls in price policy commentary
NDP leader Lewis Toole advocates a prices review board to curb living-cost rises and calls for Carter Commission tax reforms. He criticizes Liberals and Conservatives for economic policies creating national disunity and argues unity hinges on bridging economic gaps between rich and poor regions.
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NDP
Lewis Toole
Mr. Toole
New Democratic Party
Trudeau
Stanfield
Toole
Canada
Grits Attack on Farm Policy Sparks Debate in West
Mayor Chuck Meagher condemned Liberal agriculture policy as harmful to small family farms. He accused Agriculture Minister Greene of backing elimination of about 30 percent of Western Canadian farms as unproductive. He cited Prime Minister Trudeau’s Regina address urging sale to larger units or public ownership for unproductive farm units and pressed for a national policy on sugar and potatoes and stronger wheat sales to reduce a large surplus.
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Chuck Meagher
Greene
Trudeau
Regina
Ottawa
Canada
Meagher
Winning essays picked for farm safety contest
The Alberta Safety Council announced the farm safety essay winners from provincial rural schools. About 56 counties and multiple divisions entered, with roughly 2 300 classrooms and 48 000 students involved. First place in Newell County went to Vionne Dyck Duchess for grades five and six. Dale Lundquist East Rolling Hills for seven and eight. First in Forty Mile County was Steven Evans Burdett for five and six, Lydia Hofer Winnifred for seven and eight. At Hilda, Darrell Jesse and Lynne Hauser Hil da both won for seven and eight.
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Alberta Safety Council
Department of Indian Affairs
Newell
Vionne Dyck
Duchess
Dale Lundquist
East Rolling Hills
Forty Mile
Steven Evans
Burdett
Lydia Hofer
Winnifred
Hilda
Darrell Jesse
Lynne Hauser
Philippines to Open Embassy in Ottawa
The Philippines government will establish an embassy in Ottawa before year end, announced by the Philippines ambassador to the United Nations. He told a crowd in Montreal during Philippines day at Man and His World that funds for the embassy have been appropriated by the national legislature.
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Montreal
Philippines
Ottawa
United Nations
Place Des Nations
His World
Salvador Lopez
Chronicle Herald May 25 1968 Reprint Highlights
Reprint from the Chronicle Herald dated May 25 1968 recaps a past edition with short summaries of featured stories, noting archival value and historical context for readers seeking 1960s Nova Scotia coverage and notable events from that era.
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Chronicle Herald
Ohlsson Wins Montreal International Piano Prize
Garrick Ohlsson of the United States won the top prize of 10000 dollars at the Montreal international piano competition held Sunday.
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Montreal
Garrick Ohlsson
United States
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