Columbo Plan aids Asia with hydro projects and gifts
Canada contributes 423 million dollars in aid and equipment to member nations of the Columbo Plan. Experts train 2,160 students in Canadian universities and technical schools as hydro developments surveys aircraft hospital gear fishing boats books and an atomic reactor are among gifts to South and Southeast Asia.
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United States
Japan
India
Australia
Great Britain
Canada
Asia
Western Australia students claim world car-cramming record
Thirty-six University of Western Australia students in Perth aim for a world car-cramming record by packing into a 1948 Packard sedan. The previous record of 34 was set by Glasgow School of Commerce girls earlier this year.
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University of Western Australia
Perth
Glasgow School of Commerce
Quick Canadian Quiz Highlights Key Facts
This page presents a quiz with questions and answers on Canadian history and statistics. It notes the first man to cross Canada coast to coast, January 1963 employment levels, Prince Edward Island’s original name St. Jean's Island, a comparison of defense versus social welfare spending, and the RCMP size, with answers indicating just over 6,000 members and related figures.
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Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
St. Jean's Island
R.C.M.P
Prince Edward Island
Alexander
Exclusive milk meat diet cited by heart institute
The article notes a dairy and meat regimen for warriors involving 3-4 quarts of milk daily with 6 percent butter fat plus fatty meat, reporting no arteriosclerotic disease and noting infections or inherited diseases as prevalent. it also states Canada saw 112,000 more jobs in the referenced year.
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U.S. National Heart Institute
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Columbo
John Ough
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Southeast Asia
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