Teacher Sybil Shack on teaching life at federation meet
Winnipeg educator Sybil Shack shared the weariness of teaching but affirmed its value during the 37th annual Canadian Teachers Federation conference. She criticized jokes about teachers and described the profession as creative, leaving a piece of themselves with each child and seeking a social life beyond teaching.
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Sybil F. Shack
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Senator Hawkins Dies at 70 in Ottawa Hotel
Senator Charles G. Hawkins, 70, Nova Scotia Liberal and chair of the Senate finance committee, died after a brief illness in his hotel room at the Chateau Laurier. He was to move adoption of his committee report on mortgage funds before his death. Funeral services will be held Saturday at Milford Station, Nova Scotia.
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Charles G. Hawkins
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Nova Scotia
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Saskatchewan
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Chateau Laurier
Milford Station
N.S
Some Hope Seen For Beer Lovers
Toronto reports progress toward ending Ontario beer strike as United Brewery Workers of America and Brewers' Warehousing Company prepare to reopen negotiations. Kegs run dry and pubs face beer shortages with some houses already dry and more to follow. The dispute centers on delivery rules for union members and wage issues.
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ACSA Proposes Hargrave Appeal Over Dismissal
Alberta Civil Servants Association leader Roy Harrison says the group will urge the province to appeal the dismissal of P. D. Hargrave, Brooks Horticultural Station superintendent, after 19 years of service. Hargrave seeks an independent reconsideration by a three civil servant and three cabinet minister panel.
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Roy Harrison
Edmonton
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Brooks Horticultural Station
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The
News Today
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E. C. Manning
Agriculture Department
RCMP
Two Men Wounded In Montreal Gun Battle
In downtown Montreal a gunman fired six shots near a tavern just before 7 a.m. leaving Jacques Ouimet 29 wounded in the abdomen and arm and Gregoire Larocque 32 wounded in the arm. The shooter fled with two companions, one a woman, in a black car. police know the licence number and seek the assailants. Witnesses described a sudden argument outside Bleury Street tavern before the volley.
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Montreal
Bleury Street
Jacques Ouimet
Gregoire Larocque
Harmonica playing tenant halts Vancouver house fire
In Vancouver a 77 year old named John Emerson spotted a blaze at 2:30 a.m. from his home across the lane and alerted tenants and firefighters. He played his harmonica while the fire spread, then acted to raise the alarm. The displaced residents include Mr and Mrs Earl Westley and their six month old daughter.
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Georgia
Emerson
Nero
Earl Westley
Explosions Hit Okanagan Post Offices in Early Morning Attacks
Three Okanagan buildings were damaged in separate blasts in Osoyoos Oliver and Vernon. No injuries reported. Post offices in Osoyoos and Oliver heavily damaged and cordite odor noted. Authorities link attacks to the Sons of Freedom Doukhobors as plans to move them to Russia surface.
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United States
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Russia
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A. J. Wilson
Continued Heat City Forecast For Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan temperatures have cooled after a spell of hot weather. The forecast shows heat stalling at the Alberta border with hot sunny conditions in Saskatchewan this week. Medicine Hat area expects highs around 85 or more today and Friday with light winds and abundant sun. Noon reading was 82 with a low around 55 tonight.
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Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Skunk Nuisance Plagues Riverside Homes in Medicine Hat
James W. Robinson and Flo of 176 Third St. NE face six years of skunk problems in Riverside. Burrowing holes appear in their lawn night after night as late as 4 a.m. Neighbors, tools, and even city police interventions fail to stop the odor and intrusion from a hill east of Crescent Heights.
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Britain Defends Jordan Intervention at UN Meeting
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd defended London’s action in Jordan during the UN emergency assembly debate. He urged private talks on Gromyko’s proposal for consultations, insisted Jordan must maintain sovereignty, and backed a UN peace force to enable quick action in Middle East crises. Lloyd credited Allied actions for Jordan’s survival and criticized Soviet rhetoric while supporting Eisenhower’s Middle East plan.
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Pilot Rescued After PV-2 Crash Near Fairbanks Alaska
Fairbanks pilot Frank Novosel survived a crash 275 miles northeast of Fairbanks in a converted navy PV-2 bomber. He parachuted to safety while his co-pilot Donald Iverson died in the flaming wreckage. An air force helicopter crew found him Tuesday night after a search plane spotted him.
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Elvis' Mother Dies in Memphis
Mrs. Vernon Presley, mother of Elvis Presley, died today in Memphis after a brief hospital stay for a liver ailment. The death marks a somber moment for the rock and roll family as the Presley clan mourns.
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Memphis, Tenn
Vernon Presley
Elvis Presley
Tragic Shannon Flight Crashes Off Ireland With 99 Aboard
An Air France style news report states a KLM Super Constellation carrying 91 passengers and eight crew vanished off the Shannon coast. Dutch, American, French, German, Israeli, Polish and British nationals aboard. rescue efforts by Canadian and British warships. Initial signs of life reported by RAF observers later disputed.
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Flying Finn Pushed Inside
The article notes Finn Bridge remains in operation after a disrupted schedule as lesson four proceeded yesterday. Details of lesson four are reportedly on page 10 of today’s NEWS.
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Disappearance of Royal Dutch airliner prompts crash history tally
AP notes the North Atlantic loss with 99 aboard may be the worst crash yet in commercial aviation. It continues a list of historic disasters including 1953 Tokyo sir, Grand Canyon 1956, and other fatal airliner accidents worldwide with passenger counts and dates.
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Tokyo
Grand Canyon
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Argentine naval force occupies Snipe Island in Beagle Channel
Buenos Aires reports a 28 man Argentine naval landing on Snipe Island amid a dispute with Chile over ownership. A destroyer is standing by and another expected. Chile accuses Argentina of aggression after marines dismantled a Chilean lighthouse and returned to their ship San Luis. The island is among several in the Beagle Channel claimed by both nations.
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Women adop ting male first names shocks London columnist
London columnist Cassan dra laments many women using men's names. He recalls seeing women named Bobby Pat Ray Chris and even a Peter, predicting future awkward encounters at dances with Archibald as the ask.
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Reuters
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Pat
Ray Chris
Peter
Sare Cassandra
Mirror
William Connor
Archibald
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