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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 25, 1978
Page
3
Winter driving poses stranding risks. Build a car survival kit with tow rope booster cables fuel antifreeze gravel extra clothing nonperishable food heat sources lighting and a first aid kit. In a blizzard stay in the car run the engine briefly for warmth conserve gas keep tailpipe clear and avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
Manitoba motorists will receive about 580000 Autopac renewal notices by mail beginning Wednesday January 18. Drivers must renew by February 20 and display the 1978 silver validation sticker by March 1. Renewal forms stress correct name, address, vehicle details, and insurance use to avoid invalidating coverage.
Marsh World notes the crow Corvus brachyrhynchos as a common yet controversial bird. It preys on eggs and young of many species but also eats insects mice reptiles fruit and seeds. In winter its diet includes waste corn from fields and it arrives in early March to northern nesting grounds signaling spring. Ducks Unlimited Canada based in Winnipeg is referenced.
The Department of Justice explains that Canada will restrict and register most centrefire semi automatics under 18 and a half inches, restrict handguns, prohibit sawed off rifles and silencers, and keep fully automatic weapons for collectors registered before 1978. Police gain seizure powers without warrants if firearms threaten safety. Prohibited weapons must be turned in or disposed of.
The Canadian Wheat Board set new quotas effective immediately for Canada Western Red Winter A five bushels per quota acre for all grades in all shipping blocks. Durum D three bushels per quota acre applies to 14 shipping blocks and 7 B C stations listed including Biggar Edmonton and Calgary areas and several BC stations.
The notice lists barley and hard red spring wheat quotas with immediate effect for multiple shipping blocks and stations across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It details blocks such as Edmonton North Edmonton South Calgary Lethbridge Medicine Hat and others with extensions to include Saskatoon Weyburn Regina and more. It notes three for all grades and various 1 2 and 3 C.W. allowances and block expansions.
The government backs the Young Canada Works program again to create student jobs this summer. Organizations may apply. projects require at least three student jobs for six weeks and up to eighteen weeks from May to September. Deadline for applications is February 17, 1978.
A humorous column notes a price tag clue for Mary and recalls a famed timekeeper who claims inspiration comes in sleep. The piece links playful money hints to cartoonist creativity and suggests dreams influence ideas.
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