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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1956
Page
6
Radioactive fallout from a nuclear explosion poses threats to livestock crops water and humans, but civil defence guidance outlines protective steps. Keeping people in barns during peak danger, sheltering in basements, cleaning machinery with steam, and burying contaminated items reduce risk while washing and decontamination minimize exposure.
Manitoba health minister announced that 200000 schoolchildren and five-year-olds will receive their final Salk polio vaccines by end of January. Ottawa guarantees shipments begin October 31 at 15000 doses weekly, with completion by late January. A three to four week gap between first and second shots and six to seven months between second and third are required.
Quick Canadian Facts reports the federal civil service workforce rose from 1,107 in 1938 to 138,702 in 1945 and to 181,913 in 1955, excluding Crown corporations and special agencies. The data track expansion across the mid century, highlighting government scaling during and after wartime.
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