Royal Carpet Installed At Holyroodhouse Gallery
A new 141 foot Royal carpet, in four shade red, is laid in the Palace of Holyroodhouse picture gallery. Queen Elizabeth II selected the Renaissance design to suit the 17th century room. The Axminster rug is woven through to the back for a hand crafted look. Exports of UK wool to Canada rise, six month total over 8.4 million dollars, up from 7.2 million last year.
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Palace of Holyroodhouse
Edinburgh
U.K
Canada
Ulster Tourist Trophy Race slated for Dundrod course
The Ulster Tourist Trophy for production sports cars and prototypes will run on the seven mile Dundrod course near Belfast in September. Organized by the Ulster Automobile Club, the event began in the Isle of Man in 1905 and moved to Northern Ireland in 1928 with the Ards Circuit opening.
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Dundrod
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ulster Automobile Club
Isle of Man
Ards
North explores Arctic exploitation trends at McGill course
At McGill University's geography summer school in Stanstead Quebec 35 students including five US Air Force colonels debated arctic development and resource exploitation. Speakers noted Ungava iron ore finds and North America lagging behind Soviet and European northern nations in Arctic progress.
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McGill University
Montreal
Vermont
United States Air Force
McGill
Arctic Institute of North America
Kible
J. B. Bird
McGill Geography Department
United States Air Force Research Establishment
Cambridge
Mass
Rand Corporation of
California
Russia
Man-made radar islands guard east coast defense plan
The United States launches offshore radar bases along the Atlantic from Norfolk to Newfoundland. A 6,000 ton triangular platform with three radar domes rises 87 feet above Georges Bank to house 50 to 70 air force personnel and support facilities. Officials call them Texas Towers for continental alert purposes.
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Washington
Atlantic
United States-Canada
Norfolk
Newfoundland
U.S
North American
Defence Department
Air Force
Lincoln Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Cape Cod
Georges Bank
Gulf of Mexico
Texas Towers
Bones and Huskies Tale at Chicago Hotel
A Peace River clergyman and his family faced a witty waitress in a Chicago hotel. She learned their remote home and asked about travel in late year. He spun a yarn about four huskies and sled dogs to reach the final miles. The waitress later returned with a bag of bones for the dogs.
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Chicago
Peace River Country
Canadian study shows 92 percent drop in appendicitis deaths
A Canadian survey finds the mortality rate from appendicitis dropped over 92 percent in 15 years. In 1939 deaths were 26 per 1000 cases, by 1954 only two. Even ruptured cases became 15 times less fatal due to surgical advances and antibiotics like streptomycin and panbiotic.
Canadian National Railways Largest Transcontinental System
The Canadian National Railways stands as North America's largest transcontinental railway network. The system spans vast routes, serving multiple provinces and major markets with freight and rail services.
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Canadian National Railways
North America
Electric pacemaker extends heart beating up to 109 hours
Toronto report describes a new electronic device that can sustain a beating heart for as long as 109 hours. Inventor calls it an electric pacemaker and has used it successfully in 27 cases where the heart was not beating normally.
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Toronto
Medical and Pharmaceutical Information Bureau
Health League of Canada
Blood Evidence Shapes Crime Scene Insight
Blood droplets on a smooth surface reveal the fall height and motion state of a bleeding person. By analyzing size, shape, and distribution, investigators infer whether the person stood still or moved and the direction of travel.
Canadian Statistics Report July and Yearly Comparisons
July births and deaths rose while marriages fell from a year earlier. Labour force expanded by 123000 with jobs up 130000, and unemployment benefits applications fell. Retail sales and rail loadings rose, central electric output up over 7 percent, while April traffic accidents totaled 8032 with 144 deaths and 3044 injuries.
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NES
Canada
New Brunswick
Quebec
More cash from livestock products in Alberta 1954
Alberta farmers earned 39.3 percent of cash income from livestock products in 1954, up from 29.2 percent in 1953, while field crops fell to 45.2 percent. Total field crop value dropped to $305,024,000 from $432,051,000 in 1953, with only mixed grains, flaxseed, and sugar beet crops higher in value.
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Alberta
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Hand Knit Sweaters Blend With Fall’s Beauty
Hand knitted sweaters gain popularity as fall approaches with new yarn blends, bulky knits, and vivid colors like Wedgewood blue. The piece notes stylish options for daughters or nieces returning to school and the appeal of hand knit or crocheted garments for their refined look. It mentions fashionable styles such as middies, cardigans, and collared blouses and highlights DIY trims and self-made skill among girls who knit and crochet.
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Britain
The
Flax Spinners Manufacturers Association of Great Britain
Stanstead
Que
Far North
By Leonard J. Snyder
CPC
Bones
Canadian Statistics Report
Edna Miles
National
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