Alberta Public Service Chief Signals Possible Efficiency Probe
In Edmonton the Alberta Legislature heard the public service commissioner J. H. Holloway call for possible efficiency checks, noting more staff but limited resources for a full probe. Education Minister Anders Aalborg argued the education property tax is not provincial but a local levy, predicting a smaller tax rise than first feared and detailing a $100 million overestimate in provincial assessment that could widen the coming deficit.
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Edmonton
Glassco
Alberta
J. H. Holloway
Alberta Public Service Commissioner
Holloway
Public Service Commissioner's Office
Anders Aalborg
Aalborg
Municipal Affairs Department
Calgary
Mrs Harriet Niblock Dies After Illness in Medicine Hat
Mrs Harriet Mabel Niblock a long time Medicine Hat resident died today at Medicine Hat General Hospital after four months illness. She lived at 715 5th Street S W and was born in Boisevaine Manitoba raised in Corning Saskatchewan. She married C Webster Niblock in 1928 and moved to Medicine Hat where she resided until death. She belonged to the Horticultural Society Red Cross University Club St Barnabas Auxiliary and Shrine Club Ladies Auxiliary. Survived by her husband two daughters Sibyl Geddes Edmonton and Marjorie Medicine Hat three grandchildren two brothers Allan D Johnston Corning Sask and William J Johnston Swan River Man two sisters Ida Calgary and Sarah Edmonton Funeral arrangements to be announced by Pattison Funeral Home.
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Medicine What
Harriet Mabel Niblock
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Niblock
Medicine Hat
Alberta minister hints irrigation tax as survey underway
Agriculture Minister Harry Strom suggested the possibility of a special irrigation tax on business and industry in irrigation districts. He said any decision would wait for a University of Alberta survey funded by the federal government to study cost sharing and the economics of irrigation development and upkeep.
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Harald Gunderson
Edmonton
Harry Strom
University of Alberta
Mr. Strom
Strom
Alberta
Mike Maccagno
Uac la Biche
Glen Norris
Agriculture Rehabilitation Development Administration
ARDA
Alberta ARDA projects studied across irrigation and land use
Alberta outlines 25 to 30 ARDA projects valued over 3 million dollars covering irrigation land use and water resources. Major plans include reorganizing the Lethbridge Coaldale St Marys Milk River area with canal relocations. Approval rests with federal authorities. Alberta speeds ARDA submissions.
Government concerned as farmers fall behind on loans
Agriculture Minister Harry Strom said Alberta faces many delinquencies in Farm Purchase Credit Act loans due to three years of drought in the southeast. He noted loans are well secured and foreclosure would be a last resort as the government watches events and offers help to farmers in need.
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Edmonton
Harry Strom
Alberta
St Patrick's Day parade fuels a global Irish tribute
March 17 marks St Patrick's Day as people worldwide celebrate Irish heritage with honorary welcomes and festive parades. The piece lists Irish surnames and international participants while noting celebratory mischief and pride, highlighting the 1503rd anniversary of the patron saint.
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St. Patrick’s Day
Ireland
Fire ruins home leaving five homeless
A Monday blaze gutted the interior of the Walter Link residence on the city eastern outskirts. Authorities credited a faulty gas regulator with starting the fire, forcing a family of five from their home.
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Walter Link
Stay in school budget adds modest tax changes
Ottawa budget details extend monthly $10 family allowances to full time students aged 16 and 17. Finance Minister Walter Gordon keeps income and sales tax rates, targets a one third deficit cut to 455 million for 1965 66, and preserves selective incentives for slow growth areas until March 31 1967 while dropping a prior foreign controlled company stock requirement.
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Ottawa
Commons
Walter Gordon
Ebane
Gordon Budget Keeps Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Plans
The budget leaves taxes on tobacco and alcohol unchanged except for a 25 ounce import allowance for scotch entering Canada. It keeps the general sales tax largely intact though it raises rates on building materials and production machinery from four to eight percent on April 1 and to 11 percent next January. Income tax changes aim to encourage youths to stay in school longer with family allowances likely extended to 16 and 17 year olds after Easter recess, possibly starting September 1. The family allowance would rise to ten dollars for 16 18 year olds, while the parent deduction drops to a maximum 470 for eligible children this year and 300 next year.
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Gordon
Federal
Treasury
Canada
Tax changes loosen education and investment rules this year
The budget adds a $550 yearly deduction for supporting a brother or sister over 21 in full time study. Interest free university loans will be run through banks with government backing. Other measures include faster depreciation for heavy machinery, tax deductibility for foreign research costs, and deductions for appeal costs. Legislation may broaden life insurers stock investments to five year track records with a 5 percent boost for qualified stocks.
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United States
Canada
Gordon
Gordon’s Budget Reading Sparks House Laughter in Ottawa
Finance Minister Gordon jokes about high level employment during his annual budget reading in the Canadian House of Commons. The budget session lasts 129 minutes with full gallery, opposition leaders present, as Gordon continues despite a laughing fit and earlier slip on wording.
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Ottawa
Gordon
House
House of Commons
Mr. Gordon
Canadians Move Into UN Cyprus Camp Near Nicosia
Canadian troops in UN Peacekeeping arrive at a temporary tent camp near Nicosia. Wearing blue UN berets, they take over part of Elizabeth Camp where British paratroopers also reside.
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Nicosia
UN Cyprus Peace Force
Elizabeth
Forecast Boost in Budget Revenues and Spending
Revenue projections show a 7.9 percent increase to 6.7 billion for the next fiscal year from 6.207 billion in 1963 64. Spending is seen rising 3.8 percent to 7.155 billion, with an indicated deficit of 455 million, the eighth in a row, excluding the old age security fund.
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Old Age Security Fund
Budget pauses major tax changes amid regional focus
Mr Gordon outlined a restrained budget with few tax changes and delays until a royal commission report later this year. He signaled notable changes next year and the year after, while scrapping the planned withholding tax rise on certain foreign controlled firms. The plan targets slow growth regions, especially Atlantic provinces and eastern Quebec, amid high unemployment. Previous measures included a three year income tax holiday for new manufacturing in designated areas and accelerated depreciation for related equipment.
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Gordon
Royal Commission On Taxation
U.S
Atlantic Provinces
Quebec
Atlantic
Canada keeps tax rates as govt reviews cut plan
Government keeps income and sales tax rates unchanged while proposing a general tax cut not waranted by U S tax-cut example. Legislation after Easter would pay family allowances of 10 dollars a month for full time students aged 16 and 17.
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Canada
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