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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
6
Canada saw 235 008 acres burned by forest fires in August 1965 down from 71 000 acres the prior August. The season to August 31 totaled 454 000 acres, far below 1 982 000 acres in 1964. August fires reached 1 025, nearly double 578 in 1964, with 59 fires in the Yukon and Northwest Territories burning 19 270 acres.
The University of Saskatchewan was awarded 325,006 by The Charles E. Merrill Trust of Ithaca New York to support humanities. Dr J W T Spinks president welcomed the gift noting humanities often lag science in funding and praising the trust’s focus on Canadian universities.
The 58,000-ton Cunarder with keel laid last July at Clydebank will launch in 1967 and enter service in spring 1968. Designers from Britain, Cunard, and John Brown's yard collaborate to create a premier ocean liner.
Canada’s 18 national parks host about 9.5 million visitors yearly. Banff National Park attracts roughly 1.5 million sightseers and campers, while Prince Edward Island National Park ranks second with about 1.25 million visitors.
The report states that personal income taxes constitute under 20 percent of the yearly tax burden in Canada, with the majority of revenue coming from other levies. This highlights the relatively small share of income tax in overall taxation.
Trumpets symbolize royalty from Africa to Britain, with 20 foot brass horns in Nigeria and elephant tusk horns in ancient Europe. Britain's State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry perform at Trooping the Colour and royal functions, a practice dating back to 17th century Life Guards and earlier royal processions.
Nutritional research at CDA's Lethbridge station studies insect diets to control pests. Findings on pale western cutworms show vitamin B6 and certain amino acids affect growth, guiding plant resistance. Lab rearing challenges and tiny intake volumes complicate methods, but nutrition-based control offers a promising crop protection approach.
In 1939 Canadian factory employees averaged a 51 hour week earning about $20. By April 1965 the average work week had fallen to 41 hours with an average wage near $87. This shows a substantial reduction in hours with a wage increase over the period.
The excerpt notes that in the 18th century one or two Africans were sometimes hired as trumpeters for their rhythm. It mentions that composers wrote special works for the trumpet, with Purcell's Trumpet Voluntary highlighted as perhaps the most famous piece.
Five questions cover the Pacific Ocean largest in area sixteen or sixty four million square miles name five. The odd-woman out among Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte Florence Nightingale is Florence Nightingale. Magna Carta known as the Great Charter sealed at Runneymede on June 15 1215. It lays down principles of governance and guarantees fair trial. A plectrum is a small instrument used for plucking guitar strings. The retina is the inner surface of the eye consisting of light sensitive cells.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates a 1965 commercial apple crop of over 21.6 million bushels, up from 1964 and near the 1959 63 average. Quebec leads production with Nova Scotia rising, while British Columbia falls. prices may rise in Western Canada and gap with the east may narrow as markets adjust. North American output is about 154.4 million bushels, with Canada holding a 29 percent share of Britain’s import quota for 1965 66.
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