Market for the World By Philip Bracken
A tour of Plantation House in London shows a vast, global trading hub where buyers and sellers meet for rubber tea spices gums drugs and more. The piece notes ostrich feathers ivory crocodile skins ambergris seaweed and even a path from seaweed to penicillin, illustrating how one building touches many lives worldwide.
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Plantation House
London
Mincing Lane
London Commodity Exchange
London Rubber Market
South Africa
Africa
Malaya
Indian Ocean
Japan
East Germans Seek Asylum in West Berlin and West Germany
A total of 21 256 East Germans requested political asylum in West Berlin and West Germany during 1962. Felix von Eckardt, West German plenipotentiary in Berlin, announced this figure at a recent press conference. The remark about life’s voyage notes that stopping progress leads to failure.
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West Berlin
West Germany
Felix von Eckardt
Berlin
Pattern Notice at Front Street PPL Toronto
A printed notice states fifty cents in soie stamps cannot be accepted for pattern purchases. It lists Paige name and Pattern Numbero from Department PPL at Front Street West Toronto with unclear formatting.
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Household Arta
Dept. P.P.L
Front St. W
Toronto
Ontario
Paley
Rees
Department P.P.L
Front Street W
U N and NATO Roots in Cold War Global Defense
The United Nations and NATO emerged to preserve collective security after World War II. With the Security Council deadlock and Soviet opposition, Western nations formed regional defenses, culminating in the 1949 North Atlantic Treaty signed by Belgium Canada Denmark France Iceland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal the United Kingdom and the United States. Greece Turkey and West Germany joined later, under Article 1 linking to the UN Charter. The NATO Council is made up of foreign ministers from member nations.
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Canada
General Assembly
United Nations
San Francisco
U.N
Security Council
South Korea
U.N. Security Council
Ussr
U.N Security Council
Europe
Belgium
Denmark
France
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States
Greece
Turkey
West Germany
NATO Council
Climate Facts From Canada Winds and Weather Patterns
Canada lies mostly in prevailing westerlies with wide temperature ranges from 115 degrees in the south to 81 degrees below zero in the Yukon. Precipitation varies from over 100 inches on the west coast to 10 inches in the northern territories, with heavy thunderstorms in the southern prairies and Ontario and the Gulf of St Lawrence as the windiest zone.
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Canada
Pacific Coast
Alberta
British Columbia
Snag
Yukon Territory
Atlantic Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
Interior Canada
Rockies
Great Lakes
Northern Territories
Prairies
Arctic
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
Labrador
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Production Gap Across Regions Highlights Worker Output
The comparison shows Canadian workers producing nearly three times the average European output and about six times that of Japanese workers, illustrating a significant regional productivity discrepancy in manufacturing.
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Ron Burgoyne
Steinbach
Man
Fort Churchill
Barrens
Burgoyne
4Th Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Camp Petawawa
Ontario
Canadian federal printing bureau workforce in 1961
One of Canada's largest print shops the federal government printing bureau reported a workforce of 1,867 employees in 1961.
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Canada
The
Federal Government Printing Bureau
Sugar price hike at two refineries in Canada
Canada and Dominion Sugar Ltd and St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries Ltd raised prices for 100 pounds of sugar effective March 27. Canada and Dominion set price at 12.15 per 100 pounds, up 30 cents, while St. Lawrence rose to 12.10, up 30 cents. This is the 15th increase since January 1, when the price was 9.10. Refineries cited limited supply as the reason.
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Canada
Dominion Sugar Ltd
St. Lawrence
Gems of Thought Liberty Collection
A compact quotation compilation highlighting liberty across thinkers. Quotes from White, Eddy, Curran, Webster, Washington, Paine emphasize liberty as a gift requiring vigilance, defense, and active stewardship with mentions of key figures and ideas.
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William Allien White
Mary Baker Eddy
John Philpot Curran
Daniel Webster
George Washington
Thomas Paine
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By Philip Bracken
Pat Salter
Keiller Mackay
Queen’s Park
Izez
Harry Flander
Calgary
Cpl
Joe Holland
Kingston
Ont
Winnipeg
Andre Dansereaud
Rosetown
Sask
Morris Goulais
Sturgeon Falls
Berrens
Manitoba
Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
Hudson Bay
NATO
Gems of Thought
Liberty
Ed Tooker
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
Tookers
Roy Pruden
Goose Creek
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