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. Women who are beaten and abused by their husbands will soon -be_able to escape with their — children to a refuge without having to leave. the North Shore. -

A transition house is Regional manager for the ca: : . expected to open in North Department of Human a i ee 5 ae OLE: eg! - a Vancouver City in October Resources, Sydney Abma,. fa ee TE ee IDE LES OE : ee a a gas and it will be the first such has ascertained that-there is . a Lge eo: _ ae i centre on the North Shore a need for such a centre on OES gee ge ae Le. ME ' since Chesterfield House the North Shore. yt é Be LEO ya “ ee - : Meee | ceased taking battered wives — .

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Aging Scrooges tag put to test

WV hearings will tell all

During the next 10 weeks West Vancouver cit- izens will have their last opportunity to kill — or confirm — the label s giiested for them last year by a Vancouver newspaper: “...a community of aging Scrooges out to bar the gates against tour-

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- The opportunity comes with the release, expected within the next seven days, of the completed draft of West Van's long-awaited community plan.

The result of nearly four years of preliminary work, the draft community plan will be distributed right away to ratepayer associations and

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SMOULDERING CANNONBALL DIVER David Bradley, of Custer, Washington, was one of 17 heavyweights other citizen groups for 9. ert whose big day was Saturday at North Vancouver's Coach House Motor Inn, the scene of Superflop V — the fifth advance study and § TODAY: Mainly sunny world bellyflop and cannonball diving championships. The covetted green bathrobe first prize went to North Van discussion among members. Q@yiin ai fow cloudy bellyflopper Robin Gentile, who won a weekend in Spuzzam with Miss Bellyflop. And although the flery flopper in It will also be available inthe = ff periods. THURSDAY: the picture didn't win anything, he created quite a sensation even after leaving the pool, as can be seen on page A3. Memoria} Library. E Not much change ) (Elisworth Dickson photo) E .

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