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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1961
Page
7
Eleven five year olds at Roxeth Hill school Harrow engage in an experiment in reading using the augmented Roman alphabet. The headmaster says the method uses 43 symbols with no capitals and phonetic spellings to speed learning before transitioning back to the traditional alphabet.
Education Minister Stewart McLean announced that the Manitoba government will provide school television broadcasts as part of department services this year. Experimental since 1958, the telecasts aim to deliver up-to-date facts not yet in textbooks and bring leading specialists into classrooms. School radio broadcasts start Oct 2, and telecasts begin in early November with two half-hour programs weekly through May.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows Western Canada professors have higher median salaries than eastern counterparts. Western median $8,610. Quebec $8,338. Ontario $8,108. Atlantic $6,790. Overall median up 14.2 percent from 1958-59. Biological science teachers earn the top median at $9,166.
Intercontinental Packers Limited of Saskatoon and Regina receives the Chatelaine Institute Seal of Approval for quality of Saskatchewan's Olympic Brand Quick Frozen Meats and smoked meats. The award recognizes rigorous quality control across all 12 prepackaged cooked meat lines and various products. President A J E Child leads the drive for top standards. plants operate in Saskatoon and Regina with H H Hillyard managing the Regina facility.
Grain in licensed elevators along the discontinued Wolseley-Reston CPR line will be removed by truck under an agreement with the Board of Grain Commissioners. W. J. Ball, Sask Wheat Pool manager, said grain likely moves by rail at their own cost, with storage possible for a time before the commission’s order.
A New York jeweler forecasts longer earrings and jangling pins with self contained dangles and more bracelet charms as fall jewelry fashion shifts toward visible sparkle. The piece notes broad global Bible ownership at about one tenth of people.
The piece argues for nutritious daily lunches, urging one third of daily intake per meal based on Canada's Food Guide. It outlines four basic foods: milk, fruit or vegetables, meat or alternatives, and whole wheat bread. It notes cold weather calls for hot options and promotes thermoses or heatable foods at school.
West German police said two East Germans used a bottle of schnapps to intoxicate border guards and slip across the border into West Germany. A 22 year old bricklayer and a 19 year old companion carried out the pretext of celebrating Communist moves before the guards passed out.
The article notes that the black tie worn by American sailors is a carry over from the British navy. It originated as a mark of respect after the death of Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Mrs Tamara Titov proclaims Soviet women are happy as husbands and brothers hold top roles in all matters. The remark frames gender roles within Soviet society and praises male leadership.
The Montreal Star reports Montreal has overtaken New York as North America's main illegal narcotics hub. Unnamed U S officials say about 60 percent of heroin smuggled into Canada and the United States originates in Montreal with 75 percent destined for the United States. The Star blames Corsican gangs and Montreal's ties to European suppliers for the shift.
A four year old girl in Chicago underwent a three hour operation at Bethany Methodist Hospital to remove an extra mouth and jaw in her left cheek. Doctors Dr. Paul Egel and Dr. E G Friedrich performed plastic surgery to reduce the cheek and cover the scar. The operation marked the first known case of its kind and left the patient in good condition.
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