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...reporters knew that the General had more on his mind than fishing. As chief of the Canadian Army's Western Command, embracing British Columbia, Alberta, the Yukon and Northwest Territories, he has stated bluntly that he considers the area "vulnerable." Among its military assets: the deteriorating Canol pipeline, 120 bridges on the highway between Dawson Creek and Whitehorse, a lot of abandoned Army camps, at least four big airports, a latticework of communications. Liabilities: long winter nights, frozen lakes and ground inviting airborne invasion. Perhaps a quick run over the area might uncover some fresh viewpoints on defense...
...Duke of Windsor's farm near High River, Alberta, still awaited him after five years, but neighboring Albertans didn't care if he never came back. Roving Columnist Cornelius Vanderbilt prodded the natives about the Duke, reported some shocking responses: "Who's he, mister?" "No one in Canada in their right mind has had anything decent to say about him as long as I can remember...
...last leg Musk-Ox bogged down. The snowmobiles which had licked the northern wilderness could not take modern highway conditions. On the gravel of the Alaska Highway their engines became clogged with dust, the heat in the vehicles became unbearable. At Grand Prairie, Alberta, with but 250 miles to go to Edmonton, Musk-Ox called for help. A special train was sent up. Eighty days out of Churchill, Manitoba, the weary men of Musk-Ox were glad to load their snowmobiles on the train, pile on themselves for the ride to their goal...
Canada normally uses 43,000,000 tons of coal a year. She gets 17,000,000 tons from mines in four provinces: Nova Sco tia, New Brunswick, Alberta and British Columbia. She could increase this production by half a million tons, but no more...
...Virginian (Paramount). Everett Cyril Johnson, who claimed to be the Virginian of Owen Wister's novel, died in Calgary, Alberta just before this latest einemadaptation of his exploits was released. It was for him, perhaps, a blessing in disguise...