Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 14, 1966, Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Winnipeg free press thursday july 14, 1966 record Grain crop planted continued Duce a substantial net increase for the two Cereal grains combined. Much of the increased Barley and heat acreage came from a reduction in that set aside for summer fallow. The 1966 total is acres seven per cent lower than 1965 and the smallest figure since 1965. I us said one Factor in promoting the record wheat acre age was Good moisture re serves in the soil during Spring planting. This also prompted Farmers to increase commercial fertilizer application. The other significant Factor in the record total is Market conditions. Booming Export wheat sales have produced assured markets for years to come. Grain crops generally Are making favourable Progress through wide areas. Warm weather Anil adequate moisture promoted rapid growth. Manitoba crops Are in Good in most areas with moisture favourable to except five. Heavy rain caused some red River Valley flooding. Crops made rapid growth in a skat Chowan last week. The average wheat height of 17 inches compares to 16 a year ago. Coarse grains averaged 15, compare to 13. However Over a crop development in the province is still behind sched ule. Crop prospects continued Good in Southern and West Cen trial Alberta but conditions ranged from fair to poor in the Region with rip Ley Viking and Vegreville areas especially critical. Recent Rains helped restore pro peels in the peace River District of Northern Alberta but Only a fair Harvest is expected there. The Alberta sugar beet crop is progressing favourably. Wheat acreages were Well up from last year in each of the three provinces Only Saskatchewan set a record. Britain props up the Pound since labor came to Power in 1e64, the rate has varied be tween five Ami seven per. Cent. Wilson taking of fice not to use the traditional measures of financial squeeze to protect the Pound but events have forced his hand. Pressure for a Rise in the rate was generated by the worldwide spiral in interest rates a result of the . Restricting of Over seas Dollar Loans to protect . Currency. This has produced a credit shortage throughput Western Europe. Within half an hour of the announcement the Sterling Dollar. Rate jumped to i from the Bank rate has been six per cent since june 2, 3965. The rate has reached seven per cent three times since the second world War for six months a the Winter 1957-58. For More than two months in the summer of 1961, and from just before the labor govern ment came to Power in octo Ber 1964. Until june 1965. The government s goal of holding wage and., Price in creases to the same level As the Rise in productivity has not been realized and conservative economists and businessmen be Lieve it never will. The guideline for increase.? has been Soj per cent but this has been far exceeded National productivity is below two per cent. There Are reports that de Gaulle blasts , and unless the bombings Stop there is no Prospect of opening them. One theory is that Gen. De Gaulle s urgency is. Simply a reflection of increasing concern Over the continuation and mounting intensity of the Viet Nam War. He is believed to the White is. Yellow aspect of the conflict is More fundamental than that of democracy is. Communism and that the end result of american action will be the uniting of. All Asia against the Western world. Meanwhile the French press shows itself reserved about or. Johnson s speech while characterizing it As an Appeal to China Over the head of Hanoi. If it Means that the president is the Olive China French commentators think this is a new and hopeful evolution of american policy but doubts Are cast on its sincerity. Is it Only a pre election be Monde asks Aad Figaro after be Monde the second most respected paper in France writes perhaps in the last analysis president Johnson is trying once More to prevent the world from being Able to reproach him for not having tried everything before going the t h e Saskatchewan acreage hit six per cent above the 1965 total of 000, and Well beyond the Previ Ous High of established in 1964. Manitoba wheat acreage to talled up seven per cent from last year. The Alberta total of is nine per cent above last year s in All three cases the 1966 figures Are Well beyond the 1954-63 averages. Acreages by province other major crops with 1965 Fig ures in brackets 630.000x Barley Rye flax seed f Saskatchewan Oats 000 Barley Rye flaxseed rapeseed Alberta Barley. Rye j flaxseed rape i seed i vent of the fall television pro was to Start oct. 1. Vok Ottawa of trial color television programs in Canada will begin sept. 1, a month earlier than originally announced state it oot rotary Lamarsh told the commons wednesday. She said the change was requested by broadcasting authorities and was due to Quick Vances made by both cog and private stations. It would thus How color to to be brought in with the miss Lamarsh noted that authorized stations have been sending color programs after the close of regular programs since july 1. The trial period when color to would become part of the regular net Amie Baa been acceptable to All. Broadcasters had advanced More quickly than o r i g in a 1 1 y anticipated. Representations particularly by the Canadian association of broadcasters bad asked for an earlier Start store hours to 6 . Mon., thurs. And . To . Dial Sutt or departments. Out of town ask for zen ii 5-5000 toll few. Storms hit . St. Louis hit scattered the United states heat Belt wednesday night but brought Only Tempo Rary Relief from the hot humid weather across the Eastern two thirds of the country. The death toll from the heat three weeks old in some at least 106. Scores of persons have been treated in hospitals for wat exhaustion and the continued hot and muggy weather has made millions of persons miserable. Heat related deaths in St. Louis and in two Illinois coun ties across the Mississippi River from the City totalled 87, including 54 in St. Louis. Mcnaught ii buried Ottawa cps Gen. A. G. L. Mcnaughton an. Outspoken and controversial representative of Canada in War peace was buried with full military honors wednesday in Beechwood Ceme Tery not far from his Home in suburban Rockcliffe. The funeral service was held in Christ Church Cathedral a historic Ottawa landmark about the i three quarters of a mile West of government is considering parliament buildings atop a ering the guideline to two or 2 a Hill near the Garden of the per cent. Another method in provinces Der study is Norm. It was conducted by it. Rev. With higher raises for lower in. O. Anderson anglican Bishop paid workers. Rupert s land who served Public service industries have under Gen. Mcnaughton in the been left behind by the Post second world War. He. Was As War wave of affluence and earn listed by weekly wage Well below that protestant in manufacturing. The forces. Brig. J. R. Miller chaplain general of free to with deluxe 3 room group n piece bedroom group double Dresser Chest of drawers Bookcase bed Spring and deep Spring filled mat Tress 2 pillows 2 pictures. 2 lamps and shades. 9 piece living room croup 2 pee. 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He told the committee headed by sen. A William Fulbright Democrat Arkansas that the nato crisis As it was known in the press is the 14 members of nato other than said or. Ball have made a Clear decision to continue the organization with full vigor. What remains Are largely technical discussions such As those re Garding the removal of Ameri can men and material from installations in France and the terms Era which French forces May remain in under questioning by sen Fulbright and others or. Ball insisted that the United states had done All possible to try to Compromise with Gen. De Gaulle in earlier years. I think it the split was in the he said. John Day top4h speaker John Day of the Dand beef club was awarded first place tuesday in this year s 4-h Public speaking contest other speakers reaching the contest finals held at a Winnipeg kiwanis club luncheon in the. 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