Canada to launch Topside Sounder satellite next year
Canada plans to launch the Topside Sounder, a 280 pound satellite built by Defence Research Board scientists and civilian contractors, to study the ionosphere from 40 to 400 miles up. The craft features four long antennae and will be launched from California, with testing of the antennae in Virginia. Telemetry stations will span Alaska, Florida, Chile, Ecuador, England and the Malay States.
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Defence Research Board
Pomaibie
Canada
Earth
United States
Wallop’s Island
Virginia
Vandenburg Air Force Base
California
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Great Britain
Alaska
Florida
Chile
Ecuador
England
Malaya States
All-Canadian Satellite Aimed at Arctic Space Research
An all-Canadian satellite project will place data collection stations in Ottawa Prince Albert St Johns and Resolute Bay with the main hub at Ottawa. Results will be shared via the Committee on Space Research of the ICSU. The mission seeks to enhance understanding of the auroral zone and its role in telecommunications.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
St. John's
Newfoundland
Resolute Bay
Committee On Space Research
International Council of Scientific Unions
Canada
Wheat delivery points to rise to seven bushels
Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton told the Commons that prairie wheat delivery points are being raised to seven bushels per seeded acre from an existing six bushels. He cited 1,325 points at six, 62 at four, and 607 at five bushels, with increases to come by July end and no change to the August 1 crop year initial wheat price of $1.40 per bushel for No 1 northern at Lakehead.
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Alvin Hamilton
The
Commons
Wheat Board
Lakehead
Men and women's summer fashion diverges with evolving fits
The column notes a shift in men’s summer attire toward comfort and lighter fabrics including tropical blends and a Tergiene wool mix for Canadian officers. It contrasts men adopting subtle, balanced lapels and fitted silhouettes with women’s rapid fashion changes.
Daytona Beach Café Ad Sparks Beverage Code Case
Restaurant owner Tom Ra faces charges after an ad for fine Irish coffee led to a beverage code violation. The menu suggested Irish whiskey and exceeded license limits allowing only beer and wine sales. The state beverage department seized the issue as a regulatory matter.
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Tom Ra
Daytona Beach
Fla
Bass
Beverly
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