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Progressive bid
Strong as NPA
wins all seats

oe Civic Non-Partisan Association emerged from Vancouver’s
the ection Wednesday this week still maintaining its stranglehold
city despite a continuing strong challenge from progressive

andj :
eo . Despite an appeal by Mayor Hume and wide publicity
ging citizens to turn out and vote on four bylaws, the unusually

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‘ght Vote reflected the lack of support for NPA policies.

sh view of the small vote, the
ib aire made by Mrs. Effie Jones
‘ aes the wide esteem in
sistent She is held for her con-

i activity on civic issues.
aldermen sixth, behind former
ahead an Halford Wilson but

of all CCF candidates.

The Continuing decline in the

C
eo on the other hand, ex-
faction the electorate’s dissatis-
ham, | with the CCF’s failure to
x Sg its interests throughout
Tinning ” and its insistence on
: Spins a full council slate and
alread § progressive candidates
Y in the field.
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Tet d here are the election

Wns up until press time:

Anna
Donala wort (NPA) ..... 27,832

Halforg McTaggart (NPA) 25,622
Ettie Jo Visor (Ind.) .... 20,753
eee es (ind)... 11,652

roars etherland (CCF) ... 9256
Nor net Eckland (CCF)... 9107

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a MacLean (CCF)... 8714
Henry poones (ind)... 6695
Don ve Klassen (CCF)... 6296
Ree (0d, en... 4612
erin ind)? 3812

Alparmichael (NPA) 24,263
Clift G_oWencisky (NPA) 23,123
Sr CCF)... 17,116
George ¢/POUFN (CCF) .... 14,557
Charles coment (Ind.) _.... 13,298
& gs Stephens (ind.) _ 13,172

SCHOOL BOARD (4 to be elected)

Ada Crump (NPA) ......--.--- 37,739
Reginald Atherton (NPA) 35,505
Fred Sharp (NPA) ........-- 29,561
George Rogers (NPA) ...- 28,943
Joseph Blumes (ind.) -..... 18,139
Agnes Murphy (Ind.) -......- 15,720
Mona Morgan (Ind.) ....-.-- 11,473

Elgin Ruddeli (Ind.) . 10,451

Emanuel Bloch, defense coun-
sel for Ethel and Julius Rosen-
berg and guardian of their two
orphaned sons, Michael and Rob-
ert, will speak in Pender Audit-
orium here this coming Wednes-
day, December 16.

1 LAURENT
RENECES
fo, ON HEALTH
AT PROMISES

STORY ON BACK PAGE

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Spite a
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little to relaxation of international

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Peay ewente publicity build-up, the Big tensions.
>. British Prime Minister Sir Winston
remier Joseph Laniel and U.S. Presi-

hievement was to accept the

Its one positive ac :
diness to arrange a Big Four foreign

with January 4 suggested as the date.
pointed out, the continued re-
People’s China at the conference table

Soviet Union’s rea

ministers meeting,
as Soviet statements

fusal to accept

£ international tensions from Bermuda

blocked any real effort to east international tensions.
Rather, U.S. statements immediately following the con-
ference, Eisenhower's boastful stand on atomic power,
the U.S. intention to bolster France’s war against Viet
Nam, reevaled no real desire to end the cold war.

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