World Food Needs Highlighted By Paul Martin
Hon. Paul Martin addresses world food supplies stressing disparities between continents and urging permanent dietary improvements. He notes India requires outside aid and cites FAO of the United Nations, formed to tackle hunger while land use estimates show 2.5 to 3.5 acres needed to feed a person under current standards.
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Paul Martin
World Place
Nations
Martin
India
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Must Produce Larger Crops
The piece argues world population growth outstrips available arable land and urges higher land productivity through improved farming. Western Canada, a major grain region, would be involved in any plan to raise food production for nations with poor nutrition, amid pressing global food shortages.
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Western
Canada
Calgary Zoo Keeper Calls Elk the Meanest Beast
Calgary zoo keeper Mr. Bain describes bull elk as easily handled outside mating season but dangerously aggressive during rut. He notes bears require care and a shower bath, lions are cheap to buy and adaptable, and monkeys need heated rooms. He praises current care and urges expansion with native deer and beaver exhibits. Last year about 500000 visitors.
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Calgary
Calgary Zoo
Bain
Exhibition Park
Cornes Family Plans Canadian Move Aboard
Fred Cornes 32 with wife and four children depart Manchester for Canada seeking a community free of smoking drinking swearing or gambling. He did not specify the destination but aims for a peaceful town.
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Manchester
England
Fred Cornes
Canada
Cornes
Insect Life Found At 20 000 Feet in the Air
Report notes discovery of insect life at extreme altitude 20 000 feet challenging assumptions about airborne ecosystems. Scientists observe specimens on high altitude flights and mountaintop research stations.
Oddities Flare Inquiried Fires And Odd Installations
Fire at a Calhoun funeral home sends an automobile fleeing the scene as heat shorts the starter. In Bracknell a new factory will rely on roof light to keep workers focused. In Prestatyn two elderly women fuse bicycles to ride together, a special attachment joining their cycles.
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Calhoun
Bracknell
England
Prestatyn
North Wales
Bonspiel Tale From Southey Enterprise
A narrator in Southey Enterprise reflects on curling, describing the game with humor and confusion. He notes the cheering crowd and chaotic action as “tin” and “long” and “short” players sweep the ice, and muses on the term bonspiel as a blend of French and Scotch origins despite unclear meaning.
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Gallerie
S. J
M. T
Southey Enterprise
Farm Wages Rise in Canada From Last Year
Ottawa reports mid January farm wages higher than a year earlier. Daily rates with board average $4.09 versus $3.63 a year ago, and without board $5.11 vs $4.52. Monthly wages with board rise to $75.76 from $69.04 and without board to $110.08 from $98.50.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Humor Fragments and One Liner Jokes Pocketed
A collage of short quips and humorous exchanges travels through a barber shop and store scene. A timid man seeks solace with a perfume counter clerk, a barber warns of a $0.75 shave with a bandage, and bright lines about average measurements and dolls spark a smile.
Doukhobors May Get New Home
In Vancouver the isolated Queen Charlotte islands 500 miles north of Vancouver may host 2500 Doukhobors. The group blamed for terrorism in the Kootenays reportedly agreed to a relocation plan favored by federal and provincial authorities.
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Vancouver
Queen Charlotte Islands
Sons of Freedom
Kootenays
Edmonton to Open Horse Meat Shop
Edmonton may become the first Canadian city with a licensed horse meat shop for human consumption. A business location has been leased for sale of the meat though operating start date is not yet known.
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Edmonton
Manitoba Eyes Tuberculosis Free Status for Cattle
Manitoba's Agriculture Minister F C Bell told the legislature the province aims to label Manitoba tuberculosis free within a few years. He noted progress from calf vaccination, with about 50 000 calves and heifers vaccinated under a $1 head subsidy and a further 13 000 planned this year.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
F. C. Bell
Mr. Bell
Unique Charge In Saskatchewan Court Case
Stewart A Thompson of Richie Rock faces a unique charge in a Western court. The indictment concerns an alleged indecent radio device found in his private plane, with the case proceeding under local aviation and conduct regulations.
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Stewart A Thompson
Richie
Rock
Alcoholica Anonymous Approaches 100000 Members After 15 Years
After fifteen years of existence Alcoholica Anonymous nears a milestone, with membership approaching one hundred thousand as the program expands its reach and outreach.
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Alcoholica Anonymous
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