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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1964
Page
4
Ontario's finance-minded stance is blamed for blocking Canadian unity as French Canadian nationalism grows. The Ontario Intelligence cautions that money incentives rather than language and culture create the main obstacle to federalist cohesion in Canada.
A crisp cranberry juice cocktail served icy cold with pineapple spears for a zippy pre dinner drink.
The Royal Scots arrive at Rivers Manitoba en route to Fort Churchill for a month of cold weather training in January with 27 soldiers aboard two RAF Britannia transports. 89 Royal Artillery personnel return to Perham Down after five weeks on the prairies testing Italian 105 mm pack howitzers, with future Libya desert trials planned. Major Jim Coxall notes successful cold weather firing and unit readiness for Arctic and desert operations. A 1,600 mile Calgary trip showcased air portable guns to Regina and Calgary audiences.
Secret service agents guard Lynda Bird Johnson at the University of Texas where she attends a 19 hour course load in English Latin history government chemistry and Bible. She lives in Kin solving dorm with 800 women students and is accompanied in public by at least one agent. Lucy Baines Johnson attends a private Washington high school.
A sale of 40 000 mink pelts drew over $750 000 from New York and European buyers in Edmonton. William Levine, manager of Edmonton Fur Auction Sales Limited, said prices ran up to 20 percent higher than at the December sale.
The General List covers all generals and senior staff officers though the badge is limited to lieutenant colonel and below. Officers serve in special roles such as lawyers, band inspectors and public relations. No non commissioned members exist in the General List and it is not tied to a single corps. The Royal Coat of Arms represents Canada with the motto A Mari Usque Ad Mare meaning From Sea to Sea.
Description notes a springbok leaping over veld as the chief inspiration in the Royal Canadian Dragoons hat badge. It commemorates service in the Boer War 1899-1902. The regiment is based at Camp Gagetown in New Brunswick.
The coronet for Princess Louise, the regiment's namesake since 1884, sits atop a knotted surcingle. The central figure bears a Roman numeral marking the original regiment number when the royal title was granted. Based at Camp Petawawa, Ontario, the 8 CH preserves its cavalry heritage.
The article notes the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) armoured regiment honors founder Sir Donald Alexander Smith with symbols from the Coat of Arms including a crossed hammer and railroad spike for CPR work and a canoe emblem for Hudson's Bay Company service. The unit’s home station is Sarcee Barracks in Calgary with RCAC camp base at Camp Borden, Ontario.
The article details cap badges and mottos of Canadian military corps. It notes the Royal Canadian Engineers use maple leaves on their badge, the Royal Canadian Artillery bears Ubique, and the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals features Mercury with a caduceus and its motto Speed Accuracy Vigilance. Home stations include Camp Chilliwack for the Sappers and Camp Shilo for the Artillery, with RCCS based at Vimy Barracks in Barriefield, Ontario.
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