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‘for.the local Chamber of Commerce (represented here by July 11:

‘Doug McLeod), has a welded rod framework and a head .
that moves, courtesy of NWCC welding and electronics July 12:
-_Students,,and.is covered with a velvety white slip-on coat ,

“ provided by Thornhill’s Pioneer Upholstery. It will be used

‘on parade floats and may find a permanent home in the July 13:
Business Development Centre. July 14:
Fuel tax. rates change _ muy
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~ Changes in provincial tax rates on petroleum fuels, effective July July 17:
L, 1989, were announced last week by Finance and Corporate Rela- uy ih
tions Minister Mel Couvelier. | ,

“The. indexing formulas were introduced in the March 1981 pro-
vincial budget and are based on the gasoline component of the Van- July 18:
couver Consumer Price Index.

Handicapped persons who qualify will continue to receive a rer July 19:
fund of the full amount of tax paid on gasoline and. diesel fuel. '

. “The next quarterly review of provincial fuel tax rates will take ef- July 20:
feat October 1, 1989. ee
Summary of tax changes July 22:
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| Unleaded gasoline (clear) B.28/L 7.691. +059) July 25:
‘Leaded gasoline (clear) 10.28/L 969/L +0.59/L July 26:

: Diesel (motive fuel) (clear) B.72/L 8.13/L = +06.59/L |
- Aviation fuel, locomotive Suly 27:

fuel, marked fuels, marine

diesel, marked propane ~ July 28:

and butane 2.57/L - 2. s9/L +0. 18 oO

‘There are no changes in the rates for marine bunker fuel, natural July 29:

’. Death of the mental hygienist, Buckminster Fuller (1983).

_ Whoops! 290 Iranian civilians flame out gratis of U. S. Navy missile (1988).

- INDEPENDENCE DAY, NICARAGUA (1979).

- CANADA DAY (Dominion Day, 1867).

U.S. President James: Garfield shot twice in ‘back. (1881) by psychotic. person. a
‘Author Ernest Hemingway (1961) and singer Jim Morrison (1971) become history.

Quebec. founded by. French explorer Samuel de Champlain (1608).
Yanks whip Rebs at Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg (1863). .

INDEPENDENCE DAY, USA (1776).
Death of former U.S. Presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (1 £26).
Birth of the composer, Stephen F. Foster (1826).

‘James Taylor and Santana perform live rock and roll in Moscow, USSR’ (1987

INDEPENDENCE DAY, VENEZUELA (1811).

U.S. Congress by resolution snatches freedom from Hawaii (1898):
Jazzman Louis ‘“‘Satchmo’’ Armstrong blows out (1971).

Birth of the poet, Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893).
Japan invades China (1937).

The Liberty Bell cracks with resounding thud (1835). never to ring again
Slane, Ireland riots for Bob Dylan (1984).

French imperialists blow up Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior at Auckland (1985).

Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, comes on line (1274).
Human population of Planet Earth peaks at 5,000,000,000 entities (1987):

Birth of Caius Julius Caesar (100 BC) Roman general and statesman.
Birth of Sir William Osler, renowned Canadian physician (1849).

George Bush does 8-hour shift as U.S. President while Reagan has surgery (1985).

INDEPENDENCE DAY, FRANCE (Bastille Day, 1789).
Birth of Pierre J. Proudhon, revolutionary philosopher (1809). a
E. Whymper and six others scale the.Matterhorn (1865), but only three survive.
Birth of the artist, Rembrandt van Ryn (1607). ae
Bering and Chirikov discover Alaska for Russia (1741), German G, Steller first ashare.
Alamogordo (1945): U.S. tests the first Atomic Bomb (EVENT OF THE MONTH}}}.

“Ton of gold” from Klondike arrives in Seattle onboard SS Portland (1897).
Quack! Honk! Disneyland opens for business (1955).

SPACEBRIDGE: Soyuz-Apoilo plug in (1975).

“‘The Big Mac Massacre’’ in San Diego (1984) sets stage for L.A. Olympic glitter.

FULL MOON, 1989.

Canadian ‘Samuel Cunard’s first steamship crosses Atlantic in 16 days (1840)...

Stauffenberg fails to explode Adolph Hitler (1944). ’
Astronaut Neil Armstrong of USA takes the first Moon Walk (1969), waxes poetic

‘‘Monkey Trials’ find evolution guilty by jury of peers in ‘Tennessee, ¢ court (1923).
First Mode! T Ford hits the streets of America (1903). oe
‘‘Das Kapital’ hits the streets of London and Germany (1867).

Birth of the psychologist; Carl Jung (1875), and author Aldous Huxley (1994),
Death of Eva Peron, Argentine populist heroine (1952).

Korean: War Armistice signed (1953), three million losers, no winners.
Thirteen New York City banks relieved of their burden (1979), ; .
Gen. MacArthur’s U.S. Army herds 15,000 Squatter Vets from Washington, DC 098%).
First “Black Gold” from Alaska’s North Slope arrives at Port of Valdez (1977). - we

White Pass and Yukon Railroad completed (1900).
Triumph 500 wreck breaks Bob Dylan’s neck, some brain damage (1966).

Riverboat Race
‘TERRACE ROTARY

RIVERBOAT RACE
. AUG. 7, 1989 _
_ COPPER RIVER FLATS

ist Prize: $2000.00 to
’ “Bhd Prize: Weekend Trip for 2 to Vancouver

including accommodation (Century Plaza Hote!
ertace Travel Canadian Airlines International Ltd.)
3rd Prize: Gas Barbeque

Tickets: $3.00 each or Two for $5.00
Available From Any Rotary Member

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