Vehicles for muskeg travel at northern development conference
At Edmonton's second national northern development conference Avro Canada unveiled two muskeg travel vehicles. The Big Wheel transporter is a 500-ton amphibious behemoth with 50 foot diameter wheels, over 100 feet long and a 200-ton payload capable of carrying a 100-foot drilling rig plus pumps. A drill crew of 40 could live aboard. The Gemini is a smaller four wheel drive vehicle using an air cushion to support most of its weight.
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QA Aircraft Company
Canada
Edmonton
Avro Aircraft Division
A. V. Roe Canada Limited
Gemini
Ragweed Pollen Count Report From Queen Mary Hospital
Ragweed pollen measured at Queen Mary Veterans' Hospital over a 24 hour period shows 24 grains per square centimeter. Total mold spores not stated. Last year ragweed count was 15. Counts over 10 can indicate hay fever risk though individual reactions vary.
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Queen Mary Veterans’ Hospital
Printed Pattern 4766 Double Capelet Dress Plan
An ad outlines Printed Pattern 4766 showing a double capelet collar over a simple dress to flatter a figure. It offers half sizes 14 16 18 and instructions to mail 50 cents in coins for the pattern with name and address to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
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Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Build a Garage With Extra Space Pattern 393
An ad describes Pattern 393 for a garage with extra space on one side for a work bench or tools and a separate storage entrance. It includes materials, a full-size rafter end cutting guide, and costs 50c, part of Home Owners' Building Project Packet No. 72 for $1.75 from Home Workshop Patterns in Vancouver.
Alberta butter stockpile tops 140 million pounds
Alberta's butter stockpile reached more than 140 million pounds in August, up 10 percent from a year earlier. January to July production totalled about 25 million pounds, also a 10 percent rise, despite hot dry weather reducing pasture and milk flow. Dairy production remained high in July.
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Alberta
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Earliest religion in India linked to animism and gods
The article notes that the earliest religion in India was a form of animism as ancient Hindus believed in animal gods and tree gods. It also states that centipedes of the temperate zone are harmless.
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India
Too High Prices Versus Drug Costs and Consumer Value
The text argues that arguments against high drug prices ignore broader market dynamics. It notes government probes, calls for generic naming, and similarities to costs in autos and food, while emphasizing strict regulation of dispensing to ensure safety and efficacy.
Geranium Cuttings For Winter Use Grow Indoors Or Out
The geranium is a favored plant for indoor and outdoor display. Take cuttings now to bloom later, delay planting until January 1, and use a node below a leaf four to five inches long. Remove lower leaves, dry for a day, plant in sharp sand or peat sand mix, water gently, and cover with a inverted fruit jar to reduce evaporation. Rooting takes five to eight weeks before transplanting to a four inch pot.
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America
Resources for Tomorrow Conference in Montreal
Canada hosts the Resources for Tomorrow Conference at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal from October 23 to 28. Background papers from the Canada Department of Agriculture include studies on land base, production patterns for 1980, and land use planning by CDA economists Spence and Scott.
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H. L. Fowler
Federated Co-operatives
Saskatoon
National Film Board
Canada
Resources For Tomorrow
Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal
Canada Department of Agriculture
A. Leahey
Ottawa
W. M. Drummond
Agricultural Stabilization Board
Mae Lil’ Dviser
CDA
Edmonton
C.C. Spence
H. K. Scott
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