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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 20, 1956
Page
2
The News-Optimist editorial discusses freedom of the press as essential for truth and public right to know. It condemns barring reporters from meetings, explains ABC circulation audits for advertiser clarity, and asserts readers deserve full information on topics affecting their interests.
Michael Best’s Toronto Globe and Mail piece notes Manitoba's new alcohol education push ahead of October 24 local option votes in St. James Charleswood and Assiniboia. It outlines the Manitoba Committee on Alcohol Education goals and early ad plans to aid informed voting and future liquor responsibility.
The News-Optimist notes frost damage in the Northwest Saskatchewan but says mixed farming, including livestock and poultry, remains a stable, valuable asset. While late crops may suffer and a record year may fade, diversified farming sustains rural living and supports the economy, with frost unlikely to destroy the mixed farmer.
A reflective piece on why adults play golf, comparing it to fishing and exploring a fairway. It notes the satisfaction of a good shot, the endurance of walking, and the range of players from precise automatons to natural duffers. The piece ends with a claim that most golfers overestimate their skill while constantly striving and boasting.
The Manitoba governments new school grant formula triggers unprecedented public backlash. Districts see meager gains while growth pains worsen, prompting criticism of policy and calls for a more acceptable education plan. The piece notes past government strengths in debt management electricity and health policy, questioning current education strategy.
The piece argues the mind’s liberation from ignorance prejudice suspicion hatred and fear is the most worthwhile goal. It claims freeing the mind enables intelligence and creative effort, though many resist shedding lifelong beliefs, and warns narrow minded bigots hinder humanity while freedom of thought benefits society and inspires others.
The FAO says world farm production rose three percent in 1955-56 while prices and farm incomes fell. In the United States, farm prices dropped about 10 percent and retail margins rose three percent in early 1956. The report urges reducing costs to reach poorer consumers and notes large grain and sugar imports by the Soviet bloc, with limited gains in farmer income overall.
Marie Hayes of suburban Troy, a nurse, delivered a seven-pound girl named Rosemary while her husband Luther was at work. She was told to file a sworn statement since there were no witnesses, and the birth had occurred in about half an hour with her two-year-old Heidi napping.
Machinery experts at the Pacific Northwest section meeting discuss a shift to smaller self propelled machines and tighter matching of capacity to farm needs. W H Johnson of International Harvester cautions major revolution in crop processing unlikely while noting possible cheaper, interchangeable, and easily attached machines. Roy Stainer credits machinery with American agricultural gains and notes a 40 percent production rise needed by 1975 to feed population growth.
The text explains how some animals produce poison to defend themselves and to subdue prey. It notes that insects such as certain spiders and wasps use venom for hunting and defense.
British management frets as Canadian and American firms recruit engineers and draftsmen in large numbers. About 400-500 engineers left for Canada last year with salaries in the 4000-6000 dollar range, while Britain pays roughly half that. Canadian labor officials report hundreds of daily inquiries from prospective migrants. Britain faces a talent drain amid a rising demand for technically trained workers and comments from media columnists about a system lag and future shortages.
A husband in a domestic dispute with his wife kicked a plate glass door, injuring his foot. He was taken to hospital where doctors removed a sliver of glass. The incident underscores a heated row ending in a minor domestic accident.
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