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The Oshawa Times, 28 Mar 1960, p. 14

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vo } 14 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, March 28, 1960 iological Warfare - i in Ottawa than te gain unauthor-| ticular bacteria . . labs In these laboratories the re-|cent years." five years ago." ized admission to one of the hot!the increase of some strains of [I can say that we are very def-|play captured a first place. | staphylococci in hospitals in re- |initely better off than we were| sults of other experiments are| In other words, scientists think tested, Wsing a virulent strain.|they know why staphylococci now The tests involve exposing ani-|are able to survive and multin'v mals, usually rats or rabbits, to|ynder conditions that caused the bacteria which has Dbeen|their death a few years a weakened or strengthened under Research into gaseous warfare closely controlled atmospheric follows the same general | OWS g | pattern esearch In Alberta conditions. as the biological experiments. | ppears n By GARTH HOPKINS into three 'parts Development of danger These tests show what effect|2: . : |Says Mr the bacteria will have under cer- tain conditions Pennie we then have to find an "Our appraisal of the hazards Canadian Press Correspondent physical defence by such means effective means of combatting : y Nea € ; MEDICIN | activi a . . " 3 From this point ihe research abd our medical defence against ICINE HAT, Alta. (CP)--|as protective masks and clothing; it hia finding pi He "arch such an attack have made great| rama ace From the outside, Suffield Ex- perimental Station looks like a medium-sized industrial plant From the inside, it has the ap- pearance of a large university science lgboratory. Its workers are engaged in re- search on biological warfare, Scientists and technicians of the Defence Research Board of Can- ada here are on a constant search for means to combat chemical or bacteriological at- tacks which could, with little or no warning, render a nation help- less. DEADLY GAME They are playing a deadly ser- lous game -- first determining what effect bacteria or gas might have on humans, then hunting for an antidote. For while Canada and other 'countries have signed the 1925 Geneva Protocol outlaw- ing use of "'asphyxiating, poison- ous or other gases and bacteriol- ogical methods of warfare," she can never be sure they will never| be used by others | Canada is working with Britain and the United States in the re- search. Each year for the last 14 years the three nations have met to exchange information and plan research so there will be no un- necessary duplication Work on defence against such| warfare has been broken down rapid and accurate detection in the event of attack, and ascer- search carried out under rigid developing preventive therapy. |vears. Our knowledge of the sit- By THE CANADIAN PRESS jaining Joy Substances stiect tie safety precautions. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION (uation has increased greatly and Canada's bilingualism was evi-| G Yau they on HOT LABS Information coming from the will no doubt continue to do so. dent in five regional drama fes- 0 them, After basic research on a given|hot labs is secret B.J. Perry, "Speaking from the knowledge tivals that declared winners this MEDICAL ASPECT strain of bacteria, the job moves superintendent of research says Suffield, on 1,000 square miles of land 282 miles northwest Medicine Hat, is responsible only for the medical section. Other as- would be easier to rob the mint'the increased The job involves painstaking re- of tories strides in the last three to five| Bilingualism one of the "hot" labora- cautiously: 5 - "Our research suggests an in- These labs are top-secret. It dication of the possible reason for| The BANK of NOVA SCOTIA incidence of par- pects are being studied at DRB plants in Eastern Canada. A.M. Pennie, chief superintend- ent at Suffield, says the station's job is "elucidating the hazards" of biological warfare. "In our defensive research we, ® ® attack would, ® have to try to determine how widespread the danger resulting from a biological be, If certain bacteria were able to live a long time and travel long distances in the atmosphere, ® then the danger would be great.| @ Having established the degree of ° i | Por quick comforting help for Backache. | Rheumatic Pains, Getting Up Nights strong cloudy urine, irritating passage: NM Leg Pains, and loss of e: y due to Kid n ry CYSTEX or mone Quick, compl sat atis n back, Over 900 million CYSTEX tablet: | ® used prove safety, success, Don't suffe another day without asking your drug. ® glist for CYSTEX, > MEET e800 enee UNEXPECTED eo , S ®| © EXPENSES Largest All-Canadian Consumer Loan Company : BILLS? 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MORTGAGE ARRANGED RISTOW & OLSEN, REALTORS |} You Are Invite Staff members guide all visitors of seven and nine will be waiting to between the hours o'clock on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. IRE NY kA é + + « An Invitation ! Mr. and Mrs. Citizen You are cordially invited to visit the Times and see the various procedures used to produce your own daily news- paper. i "The Publishers" SDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY EVENTGs MARCH 23-30-31 A large number of friends have expressed a de- sire from time to time to see through the new "Times' office and plant . . . Consequently, we are pleased to announce that we have arranged guided tours on the evenings of March 29-30-31 between seven and nine o'clock . . . Everyone is invited and our staff will be on hand to ex- dhe Oshawa tend a welcome and to describe the various op- erations. It is our sincere hope that as many as possible will accept our invitation to become more familiar with the various procedures that are used in the production of your own daily news- paper, gImes GA d to Tour the New Times Plant

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