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than shaking no hands at all.

“The unexpected protest”. a a

“Shake the hand that
shook the hand,’? shou-
ted. a. ‘cheerfal, silver-
haired North Vancou-
verite as she re-united -
with friends. and rela-—
- tives who had. mingled =

with hundreds | outside -
‘Presentation House last. -
| ‘Friday’ to meet Prime —
-Minister— Piere ‘Elliot —
Tradeau, -
‘dedicate the
Studio Thesire.

. ‘The ‘woman, who would —
‘oniy identify herself as a>
modest, shy pensioner, was
one of a number of North
Shore residents who’ man-

aged to meet. the prime
minister.

. As she approached. mem-
_ bers of her family, young ‘and -
_old, grabbed her outstretch-'
ed hand, and shook it firmiy,
acknowledging it was better

‘Her ‘‘celebrity ‘stint’’ end-
ed, the: local. resident, still
beaming, said: ‘‘It wasn’t ~
difficult (shaking ‘Trudeau’s
hand), you just had to be in|
the vicinity,’’ she explained,

in her British accente d.
"English.

as | think he’sa “much. nicer
‘man than: television and~
newspapers make him to be. .
I don’t think ‘he. could have .
been more’ charming about’
how he handled that protes-
tor. .

She was referring to a.
prison reformist, later identi-
fied as Betsy Wood of ‘North |
Vancouver, who interrupted
the premier as he started to.
address the gathering. Bo

- AUTOGRAPH ‘SEEKER
finds’ that patience and -
“determination have their
‘reward. She ‘was one of.
several who swam threw
the’ ‘crowd: to meet Prime
Minister | Plerre ‘Tradeau.
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“Trudeau. surprised. onlook-
ers, many of -them:. senior
‘citizens, by allowing Wood to»
“approach the platform | and
“voice her’ ‘cause. She: said”
Andy Bruce, a North. ra : .
‘ver man. sentenced. to life in "
the B.C. Penitentiary, isone, _DISAPROINTED ah
_ of. many rotting . away. Me, ecru
-cement: boxes. Trudeau ‘said. “I want | to sit near ‘the |
‘he did. not’ know who ‘Andy . entrance to the stairway up.

to the gallery.‘ want to'get a.
- Bruce. Is, but would look in ’ good picture of him,'” added.

Be ST _ Mrs. Bancroft. ' ny

‘To. her. ‘disappointment, am
‘Trudeau didn’t: go up. -the |

. stairs, but only ‘Visited: ine ..
- shrill voice by shouting . in in ‘theatre he. ‘had ‘dedicated,
runison: We want: Pierte, we.

ena a which was onthe main fidor.

latsr, turned into a shouting ,.
‘match between’ ..spectators .
who, drowned ‘out. .Wood’s

CWhen “Wood ' ‘confronted Her: companion, seated —
Trudeau, again: at a Vancou- * fext -to her, was confident.
ver picnic, Tater that evening before’ the ‘prime minister’.
.he was quoted as telling her: ° arrived that she was going to:

; “*People | from 87 different |-get a closeup of ‘him. ‘Said.

countries chose this country Mrs. Mark Watson: “I’ve.
in spite of people like you)... seen a lot of presidents: when:
“Twas in. Pakistan, ‘but. I've.

“Bours by fore the prime never seen Pierre 80, close.”*
minister's party arrived’ in’ ON oe
‘ North: Vancouver. the bright. ro

Also. present: among the
“orange chairs, dotting the throng | was 94-year-old

‘Jandscape ‘and entrance to
George Martin, of 1665
Presentation House, were Duchess ‘Avenue, W.V.,©:

quickly occupied. +. . whom Trudeau approached

“We were. here a0. early, personally after wading”

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Bancroft, as'she eyeid the sen IN
‘of people. res re An elderly _woman later

‘besides North Shore resi-

. ‘strators

told a reporter that the prime
minister met Martin at her
request. ‘‘I. spoke to him in .
‘French, and asked: him to: Two earl ybirds, Mrs. M.
come over... and he':did,”’. Castilloe and Mrs. O'Neill,
‘she~ said, bubbling - with both of Varicouver’s west
- pride. ara "end, managed to secure front

row seats and sat patiently in

a, | - the: afternoon sun..
‘But. there were others _

“scraping devators on ‘the
waterfront.

“Pd wait months to see
him,’’ said Castilloe, convin-
cingly.

‘dents, autograph seekers,
and piacard-carrying demon-
. deploring sky-

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