Army builds Yukon Territory bridge amid northern road project
About 16 Army engineers north of Watson Lake begin timber construction on a 400 foot Bailey bridge at Mile 4 on the Nahanai Mines Road for the Department of Northern Affairs. The bridge will have four 100 foot spans and three piers with ice flow protection.
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Ing
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Federal
Department of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources
Watson Lake
Nahanai Mines
Canada
Central Ordnance Depot
Montreal
C. F. Hunter
Chilliwack
B.C
D. S. Mac‘milan
Army
Whitehorse
Stamp Debut Shows Prince Andrew On New St Helena Stamp
The first appearance of Prince Andrew with Queen Elizabeth II on a one pound St Helena postage stamp marks a historic issue. The stamp features the Queen and her son, framed by St Helena lace border, reflecting the island’s Napoleonic history.
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Prince Andrew
Elizabeth II
Britain
St. Helena
Atlantic
Napoleon
Cable trimmed jacket pattern for children's sizes
Instructions for a two strand knitting project to convert a collar into a hood for kids. Pattern 7248 includes sizes 4 6 8 10 and 12 14 with directions. Send thirty five cents and name address pattern number to Arts Department P P 65 Front Street Toronto Ontario.
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Arts
Department P.P
Front Street
Toronto
A Memorial The Northern Light Reflections on Road Safety
A Bathurst Nova Scotia RCMP constable recalls car crash losses to urge safer driving. He imagines a month in bed with injuries and a doctor saying no hope, hoping readers grasp the pain of bereaved families and vow to prevent reckless driving. The piece urges adherence to traffic laws and a safer road culture.
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Bathurst
Nova Scotia
RCMP
Winter protection tips for alpines in rock gardens
Most alpine plants from high mountains are snow covered and need no extra protection. In gardens with thawing cycles, damp soil harms them. use a rock chip collar around the crown to aid drainage and a loose winter mulch. Evergreen branches are ideal, straw or hay with brush to prevent matting, and avoid mulching before soil freezes and growth stops.
Nobel Peace Prize Honors Hammarskjold and Luthuli
The Nobel committee awards posthumous Peace Prizes to Dag Hammarskjold for steering the Congo crisis and to Chief Albert Luthuli for nonviolent anti racist action. The selections challenge views on colonialism and emphasize UN capacity for international judgment and peace.
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United Nations
Pag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Congo
Albert John Luthuli
Dag Hammarskjold
Cash purchases under scrutiny in bank hold up case
A Leduc department store clerk said he was immediately suspicious when a man paid cash for a 49.50 purchase and offered a 50 bill. Industry comments mock cash bias and note the rise of credit and instalment buying in Canada and Britain, calling the system the never never plan.
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Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Great Britain
Older parents struggle with modern schoolwork
The author laments growing difficulty keeping pace with higher grade homework. They note shifts in chemistry and mathematics, mentioning atoms, Einstein, logarithms, and changes since their own schooling, while proudly admitting some success with lower grades and a plan to keep learning so children can teach them.
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Paul Anka
Cue Club
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Daddy
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Arizona
Goodyear Aircraft
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Ie Oka
Ater
Arrandille
Texas
Congress
Rosary
Sf Overland
Rome
Nobel
Christian Science Monitor
Leduc
Alberta
the Recorder
Reston
Manitoba
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