High School Students Misconceptions Revealed in LA Exam
A special California examination of 11 000 high school students ages 16 to 18 in Los Angeles shows 18 percent did not know there are 12 months in a year. Thirteen percent did not know why July 4 is celebrated. Three percent could not tell the time from a clock. Nineteen percent misspelled writing with two t's and six percent were unsure how to spell correctly in reference books.
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Los Angeles
California
Pension sparks pride and critique from a Canada letter
A reader recalls an elderly man grateful for a pension and reflects on aged veterans and government aid. The piece critiques burnt out pensions for veterans, contrasts independence with hardship, and muses on radio coverage and small daily wonders in a Canadian community.
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John
Mary
Mother
Dad
Mig
Canada
Canadians Buy $167 Million in Life Insurance
Canadians bought $167.6 million of life insurance in October, up $11.8 million or 6 percent. Ordinary sales rose to $132 million, up 7.8 percent, with increases in most provinces except Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan. For ten months, ordinary life sales were $1,237 million, up 12.3 percent from 1950.
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Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
The Old Home Paper Poets Corner Verse
A nostalgic meditation on a home newspaper as a faithful friend that transcends distance. The poem likens the paper to a familiar voice and a bridge to memories, bringing forthcoming joy and shared scenes from distant places.
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Cecil A. Carr
Optometrist
Douglas
Tel
Vauxhalls
G.M.C
Ginger Farm
Actos Free Press
Gwendoline F. Clarke
Ant
Nfe
Korea
Tisday
Caneda
Poet's Corner
Pollock and Campbell
Water St
North Galt
Zenith
First Bank
Bank OF Montreal
GAC Trucks
Capa
GMC
Velus
Tral Motors
Lorne Garner Motors Limited
Bower Acton
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