Alberta grain commission debuts amid market woes
Alberta Agriculture Minister Hugh Horner announced a new grain commission to improve handling and marketing amid feeing market instability. He blamed marketing arrangements, railways, and overtaxed terminals for price drops in Alberta grain. The move aims to curb off quota sales and boost farmer income. The 1971 province tally showed 253 million bushels of grain and oilseeds delivered to country elevators. Railways were called barriers to moving grain. government will push for better rail car use and terminal efficiency. The legislature broadcast live on color TV for the first time, reaching 87 percent of Alberta households.
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Edmonton
Alberta Grains Commission
Hugh Horner
Canadian Wheat Board
Alberta
Horner
Mr. Notley
Ricafort
Philippines
Canada
Notley
Foreign Service
Saskatoon
U.S
Inpraco Incorporated
Extra cars used on grain trains to meet 1972 targets
Otto Lang told the Commons record-sized grain delivery targets for 1972 strain the Canadian Wheat Board and railways. CP Rail says meeting Soviet sale deliveries requires longer elevator hours and additional equipment, with costs pegged at about 10.8 million dollars for six months. Lang declined subsidies and noted talks with CP Rail and Canadian National Railway continue, aiming to boost grain movement without rate increases.
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Don Sellar Southam
Ottawa
Canadian Wheat Board
Otto Lang
Wheat Board
Commons
CP Rail
Soviet Union
National Railways
Lang
Canadian National Railway
L. G. Benjamin
NDP
Regina Lake Centre
Vancouver
Thunder Bay
Trudeau tells teens hair length irrelevant to politics
Prime Minister Trudeau told 600 Ottawa teenagers to judge politicians by actions not hair length. He defended reforms, warned of backlash, and urged voters to assess policy worth, while joking about being mistaken for a Soviet spy and RCMP bodyguards during a wide ranging high school Q&A on youth turnout and reform efforts.
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Ben Tierney
Southam
Ottawa
Trudeau
Quebec
House of Commons
RCMP
Police
Yves Geoffroy
Liberal Party
Nixon to visit Moscow for summit with Soviet leaders
President Nixon plans a May 22 departure for Moscow for a week long summit to discuss all major issues and aim to improve bilateral relations and world peace. Mrs. Nixon and aides Kissinger and Rogers will accompany him on the trip.
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Washington
Nixon
Moscow
White House
China
Ronald L. Ziegler
Surplus eggs fund market backed by government
Alberta will guarantee a $100,000 loan from the Alberta Egg and Fowl Marketing Board to buy eggs surplus to market needs. Provincial Treasurer Gordon Miniely announced the move in a prepared release. The board will sell the eggs to a processor at a new shell-weight price.
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Edmonton
Alberta Egg and Fowl Marketing Board
Alberta
Gordon Miniely
Ricafort criticizes smear tactics over Alberta plant plans
The News Edmonton reports Fernando Ricafort of North American Integrated Food Processors says rumors in the Alberta legislature are unfounded. He warns the $25 million hog plant could move to the United States if the smear campaign continues, though he still hopes for southern Alberta approval and an Industrial Incentive Grant.
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Gordon Pollard
The
NEWS
Edmonton
Alberta
United States
Canada
Fernando Ricafort
North American Integrated Food Processors Company Limited
NDP
Grant Otley
Fairfield
Iowa
Ricafort
the News Monday
Federal
Department of Regional Economic Expansion
Big hogs versus little hogs debate in subsidy plan
Agriculture Minister H A Olson says subsidies must address a real division between farmers who specialize in small hogs and those with big hogs. He notes limits to paying $5 per hog and prevents double payment as Adrien Lambert questions the policy. Farmers selling to uninspected outlets can qualify by presenting the bill of sale.
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Ottawa
H.A. Olson
Olson
Adrien Lambert
Sc—Dellechasse
Alberta board hears gas price debate at hearings
Calgary CP report says elimination of competition would not depress Alberta natural gas prices. G M Carpenter of Consumers Gas argues producers can obtain just prices. Chevron Standard cites 200 billion cubic feet undeveloped in Ricinis area. TransCanada disputes low bids for new contracts amid export limits. A CPA representative backs higher prices to spur exploration and jobs.
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Calgary
Alberta
G. M. Carpenter
Consumers’ Gas Co
Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board
Carpenter
Consumers
TransCanada Pipe Lines Ltd
National Energy Board
Chevron Standard Ltd
Ricinis
H. G. Nicholson
D. P. Geddes
Chevron
G. A. Leslie
TransCanada Pipe Lines
NEB
Canada
Carl Nickle
Daily Oil Bulletin
Alberta Board
Canadian Petroleum Association
Leslie
W.L. Horte
TransCanada
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