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Wed April Pant two- update fa Articles Reproduced compliments of he Metric Monitor units for distance At the Montreal Olympics winds of axtand th Canadian lag on Towir at tha Parliament Building Ottawa on day wu aMoctad by a high prasiura ISO km aou1hwl Michigan 14C US plans metric weather The United Stales National Weather Service NWS 13 awaiting the go ahead the Secretary Commerce be lore embarking on a metric on program While await approval however NWS has devised a timetable tor metric mpltmenialion including long plans lor temper readouts wind speeds mm and snowfall cm measure The NWS also paring public awareness to prepare Americans or the changes They are studying such issues as how much pub will bo needed satisfy iho public how soon should a federal agency public away the system measurement and which public program has proven most use in countries currently con verting to the metr system Reporter The Canadian Olympic Training Ragitti an annual provld craw Th yachting Sunvnar al Kingston at tha Um tod Ontario Great chance for business The Olympic Games oilers a groat opportunity or quick thinking Canadian business loaders to promotions that will do two good jobs at highlight summer and inform on the metric system For some lime now Canadian businesses have not only been planning their own conversion but by Initiating metric intormaton programs helping their customers and consumers to also McDonald Tobacco Eaion the Toronto Dominion and Royal Banks Metropolian Canadian the Bank or Montreal Kellogg Colgate PalmoUvo Libbys Nestles KimberlyClark and General Motors are just a taw the companies to launch information programs so far Whats the volume Can you HI mat tha paper It la high and tha lop 11 cup produced by tha Toronto rm Lily Cup Ltd on of far 1B76 Montreal Olympic Thla ancthar a ample a Canadian company Ihalr to u to lam to Metric is the name of the game If you plan to watch listen to or road about 1976 Sum mor Olymp tor July 17 to August I in Montreal you should proparo yourself now by loarninq to think The actual sports events will be measured in SI units and rod on and press will also be these units For d stance events such track hold j sport reporters and ho using rn km lomttre For it the kg kiloqriml v SI units in Sams examples Entrants in ft nq com petition must meet the follow requirements For llywoiqht I Class compnt tors must weigh under kq mid dlewoighb up to and up kg Flyweights must lift minimum kg in tho combined snatch clean and lifts middleweight a minimum and heavyweight class competitors must hit at least 352 kg Track and Field A good runner can cover km in 5 minutes The women world record or tho 100 sprint hold by of East Germany is Bill Crolhers holds tho best Canadian time lor tho BOO m middle d stance at mm The 100 worn on hurdle record holder is of East Gor many The Canadian time tor the 20 km walk 1 h 33 mm si is held by Marcel of Quebec Lots hope that this summer other Canadians can emulate foal win nor of a coveted gold modal for tho giant slalom at Inns Winter Olympics Kathy mastorod course and its gates in 13 to be putting all hit rill be competing In the Olympic pool Metric notes dur 1975 advises Young executive of communications Cunadian Scout Hand Cub Book About Scout Loaders Handbook ana Hover Handbook are a few tho publications pro by Scout natonal head quarters now In metric Last year wo published two feoturo articles on metric con version in our monthly Cana d an Leader magazine writes Mr Young and our national calendar dis inbulion too carries con version scales on inside From January Austr 1 n nut s show all pack iged in in dual mark or soldy metric Is iho coated abrasive have decided to use only to add expenditure Mttr Information Service M says adoption the metric system can load the United States to greater export opportunities thai former US Ambassador and chairman of the US Dele to Kennedy Round of Trade Negotiations sees the metric leading lo In standards low or the barricades to trade end mcroismg bonds botweon nations Middlotown Now Jersoy Ad Mr Marsh J Chair man of Sector Road Design and Operations who was Chiel Plan Department Highways and Transportation lor Alberta has been promoted to the position of Assistant Deputy Operational Planning and Services Nabob Foods Limited irttro ducod a now kg package- Nabob Cofleo onto the market at tho begining of October This size brand is now widely distributed throughout western Canada School currency metric teaching aid Mathematicians scientists Product on currency and others who havo given was a in con their names to the units on Ed in SI on a set on work it tho Col educational currency produced Iool lor use by a loam Canadian student mulation school US news Some Items trom the US supplied by National Bureau Standard Metric in formation office Moorings on proposal by the Distilled Spirits Council tho US that tho Treasury Do partmonl approve adoption of six metric sized bottles were hold on September 10 No op position was voiced at that lime The sizes 50 ml 250 ml ml ml 1 J and 1 I The Sevan Up Bottling Com pony Indiana has announced lhal Indiana will bo the first slate in tho S to have state wide distribution on their new metric drink bottles teachers Thoro lions Nova Scot Col school ties 1976 liken si Celsius Ft Newton Pascil j and Wilt I Sweet Other students in tho design and pro duction of currency were Dale Banks Jayno Groeno Louise HimmUman Pat Mac Karen Rector Tho overill aim project was to produce an useful classroom currency with a lull tinge denominations and the Mickey Mouse took play money wh would also be useful is a metric SCHOOL St I