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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
3
A column argues Canada maintains press freedom with minimal legal restraints beyond libel and blasphemy. It contrasts free reporting with Communist controls, urges balanced coverage and openness to criticism, and invites reader correspondence to FP. Von Pilis in Whitby writes on sustaining freedom amid economic and social pressures.
Retellings of wedding mishaps include a minister hurling a hymn book at a pursuing snake and couples fainting at altars in Norway Sweden and Plymouth. In Boston guests fought police and one groom in Catania lashed out over dowry size. A missing wallet with the ring delayed a honeymoon after a theft in Private Nary’s case.
An excerpt explains growth rates across species, noting dogs reach adult size by age three while humans still are infants at three. It compares life spans and brain development, stating that more complex brains slow growth and extend maternal dependence, using hens and elephants to illustrate.
Eleven hours of chaos as three baboons flee a crate in an aircraft at Tokyo airport. Passengers' baggage torn, clothing ripped, and valuables damaged while officials struggle with nets and hoses before reinforcements recapture the animals. The baboons were part of a shipment from Germany to Japan.
Bray Hatchery advertises started and day-old bray chicks for July August delivery from 120 John N Hamilton. It lists Broad Breasted Turkeys, Arbor Acres White Rocks, Sussex X Red and White Rock pullets, and 14 week layers, with delivery to Lakeview area. Also seeks flock owners with large capacity for Arbor Acres layers and mentions Nichols and Tweddle Hatcheries promotions. Also includes unrelated notes on cattle and nurses recruitment.
The Christian Science Monitor notes William Cashore of Center Square Pennsylvania won the national spelling championship with uncinated meaning hooked at the tip. It recalls previous winners including an Arizona girl with soubrette and Irving Belt with insouciant.
The text explains that worker bees sting to defend the hive with a barbed stinger that usually remains attached, causing the bee to die after withdrawal. Queens lack a barbed stinger and can sting repeatedly, while drones have no sting. Some bees are stingless and others bite or spray venom.
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