Will tone down cigarette ads in major shift
The AP dispatch reports the tobacco industry will stop claiming cigarettes effectively filter tars and nicotine or yield health benefits. FTC Chair Earl Carter announced the move at an Advertising Federation of America talk, with FCC Chair John Doerfer urging pre broadcast screening of offensive material. Industry will revamp ads once new layouts and substitutions are ready, a large undertaking given annual ad spend of about 190 million dollars.
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Peach origins traced to ancient China
The fruit known as peach originates in China where it has been cultivated for over five millennia, remaining a staple in Asian cuisine and culture across centuries.
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Good Old Days Office Memo From 1870s
The Star and Times reprints an 1870s memo from Teamwork In Industry via Farm and Ranch Review. It outlines daily tasks and worker conduct including lamp filling, chimney cleaning, water and coal, careful pen work, weekly evenings off, reading time, saving for retirement, and suspicions about smoking or alcohol use. It promises a five cent daily raise after five years of faithful work if profits permit.
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QUICK CANADIAN Quiz answers reveal political and economic stats
The quiz states 12 federal elections have produced nine Conservative and four Liberal prime ministers. It notes federal employment around 200,000 vs 140,000 in the ten provinces combined. It dates the first agricultural fair to 1765 at Windsor Nova Scotia. It estimates 1959 retail sales at about $16 billion, with about half or $8.5 billion in Canada. It cites a weekly sales tax collection near $15 million.
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Deep Breathing Aid to Slimness
An article explains that overweight people tend to shallow breathe. Deep breathing increases oxygen intake, supposedly burning fats and aiding weight loss.
Price Promise or Ruse Behind A Small Store Display
A Co op Consumer reporter notes a store display of metal wrist watch bands priced at $15.00 with a crude sign offering a $2.95 price while stock persists. The buyer selects the top price band and questions the seller who explains factory pricing governs tags. The seller adds he barely profits at the discounted price.
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Drowning Risk From Bottled Feeds Warned
A busy mother who props a feeding bottle risks infant drowning if the baby cannot turn away. Experts urge holding the infant during feeding or careful watching at all times to prevent accidents.
Nuclear berylometer ships to Montreal for Society of Mines
A portable berylometer valued at 1900 dollars, built by Nuclear Enterprises Ltd of Winnipeg, shipped via Canadian National Express to Montreal en route to the Society of Mines and Resources in Paris. The machine detects beryllium in minerals, with beryllium priced at 70 dollars per pound used in jet aircraft and turbine manufacture.
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Winnipeg
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Montreal
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Paris
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Manitoba group fights margarine coloring plan
The Manitoba Federation of Agriculture disputes Dean Waines claim that factory coloring will not hurt margarine sales. They warn of substantial income losses for butter producers and Manitoba residents if the commission recommendation is adopted, noting butter exports bring in over 6.5 million dollars and margarine remains a cheaper option.
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Dean Waines
Commission
Manitoba
Grasshoppers hatch in farmer's house in Manitoba
Steinbach area residents Frank and Mrs. Reinke watched 13 tiny hoppers emerge from a flower pot in their living room, with seven more arriving the next day. They believe the eggs were laid last year and hatched by the house’s warmth, an odd domestic sight in New Bothwell.
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Frank Reinke
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