Manitoba Teens Learn Civil Defence Survival Possibility
Six Manitoba teenagers completed a two week course at Canadian Civil Defence College in Ontario. The program covered nuclear explosion effects and casualty expectations and, crucially, how to protect families and the country. Student Alexander Martynowicz, 17, Virden, says the course erased fear, proving survival is possible with informed planning and citizen backing.
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Manitoba
Canadian Civil Defence College
Armprior
Ont
Canada
Alexander Martynowicz
Virden
Civil Defence Organization
Ottawa to start Man atomic energy station
Premier Duff Roblin of Manitoba confirmed the agreement with the federal government for the Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment. Construction will begin this fall on a bridge over the Winnipeg River to the site south of Lac du Bonnet. The 11,000 acre facility will lie on the east bank with major buildings planned for next year and may rival Chalk River in size after full development.
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Duff Roblin
Manitoba
Whiteshell
Winnipeg River
Lac du Bonnet
Winnipeg
Canada
Chalk River
Ontario
Goose banding project nets 220 geese in Manitoba
Two American wildlife biologists returning from a month in Manitoba's York Factory area report banding 220 Greater Canada Geese. Accompanied by Indian guides from the provincial Game Branch, they traveled about 550 miles by canoe, focusing on rivers feeding Hudson Bay east of York Factory. Rome's Coliseum housed 100,000 spectators, with 87,000 seated.
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Manitoba
York Factory
Hudson Bay
Saddler Don Gardiner Keeps Craft Alive in Minto
Don Gardiner, in Minto since 1921, runs a small family saddlery with wife Mrs Gardiner. He crafts high quality saddles and riding gear, explaining saddle trees, leather work, and the making process while noting the rare, skilled trade amid factory production.
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Don Gardiner
Minto
Fine “Association
England
Don
Gardiners
L. A. Roper
Mid-Western
Association
Rolls Royce
Gardiner
Canada
High River
Alberta
Tea offers health benefits and dental protection claims
A symposium in New York presented findings that tea has no caloric or sodium value and does not worsen gout hypertension or gastric disorders. It also noted tea provides the exact fluoride level recommended for preventing dental caries, at one part per million.
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New York
Fashion Page Flash Jr. Pattern Style 4628
Junior Miss sizes 9 to 17 offered for a full skirted summer line in cotton chiffon eyelet or pique. Size 13 requires 3 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Printed directions accompany each pattern part. Send 40 cents in coins to Adams Pattern Dept at 60 Front Street, Toledo, Ohio.
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Adams Pattern Dept
Front Street
Baby play set pattern with seersucker gingham fabric
Alce Broelke presents a baby play set pattern using remnants of seersucker gingham and cotton fames. Includes transfer embroidery and pattern pieces for 6 12 and 18 month sizes. Send name address and pattern number with a sturdy return envelope to Ceuta Culns.
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Ceuta i
Saskatchewan Indians Granted Full Liquor Privileges
Saskatchewan Treaty Indians now may purchase liquor in outlets under a revised Indian Act section. The rule, effective July 27, requires 3 percent band approval to consume or bring liquor onto reserves, and applies where a focal vote passed. W J Wuttunee notes similar status in British Columbia Manitoba Ontario and the North West Territories.
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Saskatchewan
W. J. Wuttunee
Saskatchewan Federation of Indians
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
North West Territories
Two new PFRA dams to supply Manitoba towns and farms
Manitoba will take over two PFRA reservoirs at Rivers and St Malo to provide reliable water for humans and animals. The Rivers reservoir forms a six mile by one mile lake, about 55 feet deep, costing about 1 million dollars. Recreation may be limited during summer to ensure water needs for Brandon, the Assiniboine River, and the thermal electric plant, and to dilute sewage discharged at Don.
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PFRA
Rivers
Man
St. Malo
Hutton
Minnedosa
Assiniboine
Brandon
Piandon
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